Post Your Best Nature Shots!

[Jon Ruyle]

Awesome, Dann!

[Colin]

Love the bug!

[btaylor]

Great shot Dan. Here's one I got the other night.


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Found this little fella on myshirt as I was sitting on the couch. I've just bought the Kenko extension tube set as a cheaper alternative to a macro lens and I must say I'm very impressed thus far (obviously still learning to use them as well). To put things into perspective, this little guy is perched on the top of a wooden skewer I had sitting on my dinner plate after some lovely chicken kebabs.


40D, ISO 100, 1/500, all three Kenko extension tubes stacked with Canon50mm f/1.8 II prime stopped down to f/10.


Lighting was from 420ex (camera right) attached to a home made diffuser that extends from the flash out to the front of the lens and a halogen lamp (camera left). Flashcompensation set to -2.


Enjoy.

[EdN]

Fishing the fisherman . . .


I took these shots several days ago. This is the first time I'veseen an Osprey with a fish but even more remarkable, itwas being chased by a Bald Eagle which I guess was looking for a free lunch. The duel between the two birds was like mini-fighter plane combat, and itwent on for quite a while but the Osprey was smart and agile. It was able to outmaneuver and finally frustrate the Eagle before going off the have lunch.


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[Rodger]

EdN those are intense!!!

[joback]

EdN: Very nice shot--stunning, actually--of our nation's symbol, The Robber!


By the way, when posting shots, please let us know what equipment you were using. Thanks.

[Colin]

Not nearly as cool as the bugs or aerial combat, but I got a leaf on a weed in my yard. I thought it was neat.





Tv( Shutter Speed )1/320
Av( Aperture Value )4.0
Metering ModeEvaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation0
ISO Speed200
LensEF24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Focal Length70.0mm

[EdN]

joback:


The photos of the Eagle and Osprey were shot with a 5D Mk II at ISO 400. All the shots were at 1/2000s. The first two were shot at F/9; the third one at F/6.3; and the last at F/5.6.


The lens used was a 300 F4L IS with a 1.4X Extender.

[Fred Doane]

EdN,


It looks like they were considerably cropped from the original. How much of the original image were those crops taken from?


Fred~

[joback]

Thanks, EdN: Your results are great.If it was me, I might have gone with a higher ISO to better freeze the action when the subjects were crossing the field of view (rather than coming at the lens).I've pushed my 5D pretty high with my 100-400L and found the results very pleasing. That said, I can't argue with your obvious success!