Post Your Best Nature Shots!

[joback]

Oren & Chris: As long as you're enjoying yourselves, that's what really matters.Take lots of photos and experiment with adjusting them. You get good at this the same way you get to Carnegie Hall: Practice, practice, practice. Enjoy developing your own unique style. -John

[chrisc]

Oren,


You can easily put a CP on the G9. Canon makes a lens adapter (plastic), but the one I own is from Lensmate - it is 6061 aluminum, bead blasted, and anodized to exactly match the G9 finish - much nicer than the Canon adapter. It bayonet mounts to the G9 body after taking off the decorative ring around the lens.


It acceptes a 58 mm screw on filter or auxillary lenses - I used my 58 mm Kaesiman B + W Circular Polarizer

[Dann Thombs]

Had some success with this picture I think. Picked and held some pansies behind the weevil to add soem color.


Canon EOS 40D, MP-E 65mm, 1/250, f/11, ISO100, MT-24EX twin light, handheld

[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.





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