Post Your Best Nature Shots!

[Colin500]

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Canon 500D, EF-S 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 IS, 1/30sec, f/3.5, 21mm, ISO100


(No postprocessing, shot with 8 MPixels in B/W mode, can't remember the exact picture settings. First time in the woods with the new DSLR; after a bunch of really crappy shots I took a break and then tried to capture the mood of the place...)

[Joel Eade]

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[bob williams]

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[bob williams]

ooops, bad post, let me re-format

[Jon Ruyle]

Very nice, I gotta say.


Just curious- was this shot a member of a burst, or a single button press?


Do you think it the whole bird would not have been in focus at f/5.6? Or was there another reason for stopping down? I like how the water looks as is, but I have no idea if a tiny bit more blur would be better or not as good... do you? (Not trying to put you on the spot, but when people take way better pictures than I do, I like to inspect their minds [])


I'm *this* close to picking up a 400mm f/5.6 (imagine thumb and index finger 3 mm apart). Maybe a christmas present from me to me. But if I do that I'll have to get something for my wife... []

[Flaming]

Colin, love the shot of the woods. I like how you managed to get the mood. It is really nice.


Joel, love that shot of a bird. It is well framed and really well set with blurred background.


Bob Williams, I really like the shot of a wolf. It would be nice if you could set it to 800 pixles wide so that we could see the whole image.


Here are a couple of shots that I just took around my campus here.


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Canon 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM at 30mm f/3.5 1/90 ISO 100








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Canon 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM at 24mm f/3.5 1/60 ISO 100

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

Hi John,


it's a member of a 3-shot burst.


f/6.3was a mistake, I actually wanted f/7.1, these brown pelicans are so big that if you focus on the wing tip their heads get all blurry[]


These pelicans are so used to human activity at Bolsa Chica that they dive so close to the bridge, sometimes I wish I have my 70-200 with me.


House Finch


40D & 500 f/4L IS, f/5, 1/2000, ISO 250


Large Version http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9957752&size=lg

[Fast Glass]

Great shot of the House Finch! I have a film picture of one somewere in my other computer, but it is broken at the moment. I will post it once I get my computer fixed.


John

[Oren]

Please critique...

[Jon Ruyle]

Thanks for your answers. f/6.3 seems to have worked okay


Personally, I never mind slightly blurry extremities, I just like the focus of attention to be sharp. Others feel differently, I know. Heck, maybe it is just that when I pay for glass, I like to use it!