Post Your Best Nature Shots!

[Bill M.]

Jon, you are absolutely correct that I do, effectively, have the same reach as I did with my 20D. I'm just getting used to the wider field of view I have now, but I can crop to my heart's content, knowing I canstill get a decent print in the end...


George, your minimalist kit is somewhat similar to mine, I basically carry the 5DII with a 24-105 and the 100-400 to have a pretty good range. I should consider carrying the 500D as well....

[George Slusher]

Bill M.:


I agree about the 70-200mm f/4L IS. In fact, when I got a 70-200m f/2.8L IS, I kept my 70-200mm f/4L IS, as well. For many uses, especially outdoors, it's superior to the faster lens, both in optical quality and the IS. It's also a lot lighter and easier to carry. I've read quite a few articles by bird photographers who carry it along with their 500mm L lens for landscapes, butterflies (especially with an extension tube or a close-up lens/filter), birds in flight, etc.


Nowadays, I mostly use a 100-400mm L IS for nature/wildlife, plus a 17-55mm f/2.8 IS or 17-85mm IS and 100mm Macro. Add a Sigma 10-20mm & Canon 1.4x extender and I'm set for 'most anything. That all (plus the 30D w/grip & various doo-dads) fits in a Think Tank Speed Racer. (I could use the smaller Speed Freak if I didn't use the grip on the 30D, but I've found that the grip is more comfortable and makes the camera + lens easier to handle. I have large hands--one of the reasons I got the 30D rather than a Digital Rebel.) If I'm going "minimalist," I take the 100-400mm, 17-85mm (the 17-55mm is a better lens, but that would leave a big gap in length, plus it's heavier), 1.4x extender and 77mm Canon 500D close-up lens (plus 67-77mm step-up ring) in a smaller bag, Think Tank belt system, or vest.

[Itheone]

A few from me:


























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[Bill W]

2 summer residents have returned;


Oriole on 5-5-09








Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5-6-09

[Don Burkett]

Some great shots in this thread. Here are some of my favorites.


Yertle the Turtle: 40D 560mm f/13@ 1/125 tripod AP+1/3 center crop





Eagle Eye: 40D 400mm f/5.6 @ 1/50 ISO 100 AP -1/3 tripod center crop








Into the Sunset: 40D, 390mm f/5.6 @ 1/8000 ISO 500 offhand








Sundown Swan: 40D <span class="exif"]1/200s f/6.3 at 280.0mm iso800 tripod








Thanks for looking. More at [View:http://www.pbase.com/dbrasco/animals] if you're interested.

[Rodger]

Yertle the Turtle: 40D 560mm f/13@ 1/125 tripod AP+1/3 center crop

Don, is that a Seussicalreference!? My school just got done doing that musical so my mind is still in Suess land.


Sorry, totallyirrelevant, but I just had to ask.


Very nice pictures by the way!


I like "Eagle Eye" the best.

[Don Burkett]

Yertle the Turtle: 40D 560mm f/13@ 1/125 tripod AP+1/3 center crop

Don, is that a Seussicalreference!? My school just got done doing that musical so my mind is still in Suess land.


Sorry, totallyirrelevant, but I just had to ask.


Very nice pictures by the way!


I like "Eagle Eye" the best.
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Indeed it was. Dr. Seuss was my favorite as a child and a favorite to read to my children.

[HiFiGuy1]

Here are a fewI got with my 40D and "lowly" kit EF 28-135. They are unprocessed except for resizing.

















Okay, I cropped this next one a bit.





Suggestions for cropping, processing RAWs, and composition are all welcome.

[Dann Thombs]

Took this a few weeks ago on a local seal tour. Used my 300mm f/2.8L + 2x TC. Then a bit of cropping.



Canon EOS 40D, 1/1600, f/10, 600mm, ISO400

[cian3307]

Nice shot dann, seals can make great subjects - those big brown eyes! here's 2 of mine: 400D + EF 28-80 (yes, the crappy kit one!) Tv 1/160 Av f11 ISO200.[img]/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Components.UserFiles/00.00.00.23.16/IMG_5F00_2728_5F00_1.JPG[/img][img]/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Components.UserFiles/00.00.00.23.16/IMG_5F00_2705_5F00_1.jpg[/img]