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Re: Youth Football - first attempt
wide aperture blur The blurry background is from using a wide aperture to decrease the DOF. This help separate your - sharply focused - subject from the lens blurred background. I've been shooting HS field hockey and soccer, and some football. Field hockey & soccer, esp on HS level is much faster than youth football. I'm… -
Re: Another lens help question
While on a motorcycle trip I'll shoot everything from wildlife to landscapes to flowers. I like to have people in my shots so there is context but I want to be able to get decent shots of anything I see. If I see a moose I want to be able to quickly capture it. Lovely scenery I'll take more time (next trip a tripod is… -
Re: Tamron 150-600 lens
I received mine about 2 months ago, and used in Iceland for shots of puffins with my 70D body. It is good enough that I am selling my older Tamron 200-500mm lens on EOS mount. I was surprised that Lightroom 5 had profiles for the Tamron 150-600, so there is no residual chromatic aberration after image editing. This is an… -
Re: First BIG move to an L lense.
Do you really need a zoom? The 135 f2 L has the same apparent mag on a 20D as a 200mm lens on a full frame camera. It is sharp, fast and with a great bokeh. And only $899 with a $35 rebate too. Small, light, black. Be the envy of your friends. What is the percentage of shots with the 70-200 zoom that are shot at 200?? I… -
Re: Which lens to rent? Portraits around Niagara/Ithaca
My favorite head-shot/head-and-shoulders lens for a FF Canon body is the Canon EF 135mm f2L USM. Wonderful bokeh to f2.2 and excellent background control. DOF is extremely shallow at the large apertures of f2-f2.2, so it requires good focus technique. (Don't use focus-recompose.) Do use the lens hood, always. (I also… -
Re: Tiger Swallowtails are Back!!
Some of them were shot in the shade or overcast in Auto ISO - the GX8 set a shutter speed of 1/640th wide open using the Lumix 100-400. I was impressed by how good the files were for a m4/3 body at those high ISOs. I remember reading a few years ago how the m4/3s camera sensors would never allow high ISOs due to their… -
Re: Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC
The Canon EF-S 17-55mm, f/2.8 IS USM has optical qualities which place it well into the "L" series lenses for image quality. It lacks the magnesium body of most "L" lenses, and you won't find an EF-S "L" lens. (Canon seems to avoid putting the "L" designation on crop lenses). For the portrait applications of… -
Re: Today's e-shoot
It's nice to see you throw an e-shoot on here! I'm really diggin it. Here's my critique: #1 - Great expressions here. Did you clone something out of the frame? I see some repeating patterns to the right of the frame, but maybe it's just my eyes. Other than that, it's a winner. #2 - Love the bokeh! Great framing, but it… -
Re: On Location with the 5D Mark3, D4 and D800
Just remember, I said you have options. Learn what DPP can do for you and use it when it makes sense. For instance, the DLO feature of DPP does not exist in Photoshop, and you may find it useful to improve image quality with some lenses. Similarly, the anti-moire feature of DPP has no simple counterpart in Photoshop. (If… -
Re: 85mm
I just got the new 85mm 1.8 G lens last week. I have been using it on my D40 and D5100 as well. I paid $500 and through Amazon. It is well worth it. Quite an amazing lens. Focus is very fast and silent. The bokeh is what sold me. It is simply beautiful when you exicute it right. This lens is all about separation. Both…
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