Post Your Best Nature Shots!

[Joel Eade]

40D


700mm


1/40


iso 500


f/5.6


580 EXII + better beamer -2 1/3 stops


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[bob williams]

Joel, This is stunning---and I love the fall colors in the background---This shot is so sharp, I think I just injured my left eye

[bob williams]

Conropl, This is a calendar or wall hanger shot---Beautiful.


And.....to all the others: I have been so invloved with my football stuff, I have inadvertantly ignored my other favorite strings and I have clearly missed a bunch. I apologize for the lack of attention lately.

[bouwy]

Beautiful Joel. Well done


Wally

[Joel Eade]

Joel, This is stunning---and I love the fall colors in the background---This shot is so sharp, I think I just injured my left eye

Thanks Bob, I couldn't stand it any longer....it looks like the new super tele's are still a year away and found a pristine used 500 f/4 for less than 1/2 the price of a new 600 so I went for it!!!


This was a trial shot on my old 40D with the 1.4 TC. Should be ready for Bosque now.

[btaylor]

Went for a driveyesterday eveningchasing this storm. There was lightning bloody everywhere! There's been a heap of electrical storms around this week as we've had both dust storms and bush fires so the lightning's been amazing.It's a bit earlier in the year than normal for the storms to start so it looks like we're in for a big wet season. Will have another look and see what happens over the weekend.


The lighting in the foreground here was from a floodlight I have in the tray of my 4WD. I used the Canon 17-40mm here - needed quite a bit of distortion correction to get the post next to the gate reasonably straight so I lost a little of the image but I like how it came out. So far I'm enjoying the 17-40mm. I'm still craving something even wider though but until I can save up for a fast prime normal lens (possibly Canon 50mm f/1.2L or Sigma 85mm f/1.4) and the Canon 14mm f/2.8L I'll stick with this one.


Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 17-40mm f/4L @ ISO 400, 13sec exposure, f/5.0. Tripod mounted on Really Right Stuff TVC 34L. That reminds me - I'm supposed to do a review of that tripod for you. See what happens today.



Private Lightning by Ben__Taylor, on Flickr


Cheers,


Ben

[JJphoto]

I couldn't stand it any longer....it looks like the new super tele's are still a year away and found a pristine used 500 f/4 for less than 1/2 the price of a new 600 so I went for it!!!

no wonder it's 700mm. Joel, Congratulations! it looks like a very sharp copy, we can expect more stunning shots coming from you!

[Steve U]

Planted my first daylilies in the garden. I don't know much about them, but at $25 a pop, they better be special. This is the first flower of the first one, there are about 6 buds under this flower so it should look pretty impressive once they all come out. The colours certainly are very vibrant.


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Thanks for viewing.


Steve

[Kayaker72]

Ben....great picture.....I really like how you captured lightning in multiple parts of the frame.


Steve...very nice lilly. But considering I still have snow on the ground....it hurts, just a little If your day lillies are anything like ours, the benefit is that they are very drought tolerant and bloom much of the season.

[bob williams]

I couldn't stand it any longer....it looks like the new super tele's are still a year away and found a pristine used 500 f/4 for less than 1/2 the price of a new 600 so I went for it!!!

no wonder it's 700mm. Joel, Congratulations! it looks like a very sharp copy, we can expect more stunning shots coming from you!
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Joel, Congrats on the new glass. I am confident you will be very happy with it. It's a great lens and should suit your needs well on your upcoming trip . Two suggestions if you haven't already done so:


1. Update your insurance


2.Consider a Gimbal head, The Wimberly Sidekick is a great compromise and holds the 500 very well.---I love mine and haven't even thought about a full size gimbal head since I purchased it.


I can't wait to see what you do with this new lens