Canon Thursday Photo 2011: #22

<p>Playing with my new Tamron SP 70-300 VC on Monday (on my XTi). First decent day weather-wise when I wasn't working since I bought it 3 weeks ago.</p><div></div>

<p>Just testing my Jupiter-37A on extension tube</p><div></div>

<p>My brown-eyed girl.</p><div></div>

<p>Coming and going.</p>

<p>Two-rail "street" by the airport</p>

Ah yes, thanks Mark. That's what my googling was for. I do agree something for scale would be better. From what I

read, they are about 300 ft tall and each blade is over 120 ft long. We see these blades on the back of semi trucks

going up I-65 all the time and theyre massive, nearly 3 times as long as a typical tractor trailer.

<p>This young hawk is preparing to make his first flight. He sat on this limb a good part of Tuesday morning close to the nest and watched his parents leave and return from their hunting trips. Had a Canon 20D and 300 f/4L, ISO 200, 1/500, f/4. This image has been cropped considerably as he was very high up.</p>

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<p>85 @ 1.2</p>

 

<p>EOS 1Ds Mk. III, EF 35/1.4 L, f/8, 1/200s, ISO 200. Cross processed.</p>

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<p>Great pics this week! <br>

Nathan, thanks so much for handling this each week. My goal has been to take a picture to post each week, and not fall back on my archives. I'm definately an amatuer, but I feel my keepers are getting better as a result of my goal. Now I have missed a couple of weeks, but not many.<br>

This week is from the beach, but in my rush to get out I left the 50D w/ EF 300 F4 L at home by the door.</p>

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Another shot from the beach. 40D 17-85mm.

 

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<p>Wine tasting at Calcareous Vineyards, Paso Robles westside, 5/29/11.<br /> 7D in my right hand w/16-35 at 21mm, ISO 100, f/8.<br /> Photogenic scenes everywhere you look. The clouds add a definite texture in this early afternoon photo; plus, it was very windy. I logged 340 photos in three full days in the wine country.</p><div></div>

<p>Took this shot yesterday. I call it Follow the Leader.<br>

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v96/KerrBear219/resize-31.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></p>

<p>Another flower , 5D mk2 ISO 200 Sigma 24-70 f/22 2 sec exposure converted to black and white in lightroom. James Dean, one of the first rules of working around machinery is no jewelry and no loose clothing. I am speaking as one who has hacked, gashed, chiseled, slashed, drilled, hammered and done countless other things to my person. So that makes me an expert. Stay safe.</p><div></div>

Portsmouth Harbor Tugs.<div></div>

The above picture is was oversaturated on posting.

<p>Taken while out walking my dog yesterday morning.</p><div></div>

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<p><strong>{Getting Ready}</strong><br /><br />Camera: Canon EOS 7D<br />Lens: Canon EF-S17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM<br />Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE<br />Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)<br />Aperture: f/2.8<br />Focal Length: 31 mm<br />ISO Speed: 800<br />Exposure Bias: +1/3 EV<br />Flash: Off, Did not fire<br /><br />Some post processing done in Photoshop CS5.</p>

<p>Thanks to this Thursday tread I have been taking more photos than before. Hopefully this is making me a better photographer.<br>

My contribution for this week is .... another flower;</p><div></div>

<p>The finger shot looked like it was incurred in pain. aagh<br>

Nightblooming Cereus bloom with bee. Canon 7D f4.5 1/640 IO 160</p><div></div>

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<p>Mother and child</p><div></div>

<p>Same first ever concert shoot as last week. Another of my daughter's friends.<br>

Another question: You cannot tell it from these web-sized photos, but both shots (with different lenses, last week's rented and this week's a lens I own) were front focused despite the spot focus point being squarely on the musicians' faces. I've never noticed this problem with any lenses before. Did this have anything to do with using AI Servo focus?<br>

1/60s, f/2.8, Exp Comp -2/3, ISO 400, 18mm<br>

Thanks to Julie and Donald for your comments last week.</p>

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<p><strong>@ Mark </strong>- Thanks for the comment. In reality I had worked for more OOF by the far end of the stand, but that was all the lens would give me. Yet, I believe the image still maintains some merit in its current presentation, though possibly not as much.</p>

<p>-Dave</p>

<p>Last sunday i was volunteed by a friend to take photos at a motorcycle and classic car drive with mentaly handicaped. This was the policeman that accompanied us. Have some nice shots of his BMW as well.. later maybee, sorting the 500 pix to a managable series..<br>

5DII, 70-200 2.8Lis.</p><div></div>