Canon Thursday Photo 2011: #35

<p>Canon 7D, EF 500mm f/4L IS, ISO 800, f/7.1, AV mode, +2/3EV resulting in 1/2000. Taken on a windy ridge road during a session mainly shooting a Coopers hawk and a Swainsons hawk:<br>

<a title="Wild sunflowers by dcstep, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6196/6086834174_12ce2d5c77_z.jpg" alt="Wild sunflowers" width="640" height="640" /></a></p>

<p>really like Mark's bobcat, Phil's skater and Randall's egret......nice work guy's</p>

<p>3 of the better county fairs in Ohio run over the next two weeks and i plan on putting some mileage on my 60d before sending it in for some service....my shot is from the harness racing session yesterday afternoon</p><div></div>

<p>Here's one from a few weeks ago.<br>

A little crop, there was too much leaf around the flower. Hydragea (Hortensia) just starting to bloom. I like the fragile white of the new bloom.<br>

5D2, 70-200 2.8 L is.</p>

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<strong>Dinah</strong><br /><br />Camera: Canon EOS 7D<br />Lens: Canon EF-S17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM<br />Exposure Program: Manual<br />Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)*<br />Aperture: f/14.0<br />Focal Length: 28 mm<br />ISO Speed: 100<br /><br />Strobes:<br />200ws strobe shooting through a 30deg spot grid camera left pointed in the direction of her face.<br />200ws strobe shooting through a 24" softbox camera right, high and close to the wall.<br />Triggered by a Calumet wireless RF trigger.<br /><br />*Please note: The low shutter speed must have been a mistake. I must have bumped the dial because 1/50th would not have been intentional. But when using strobe lights with very little ambient light, shutter speed is of very little consequence so it doesn't really matter.</p>

<p>Very nice posts this week as always.</p><div></div>

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<p>The photos keep getting better, hopefully my contribution is worthy;</p><div></div>

MiG 17 Russian Fighter Aircraft flown by Team Heavy Metal. The pictures is cropped but not manipulated. Canon EF 100-400.<div></div>

<p>Unfortunately, no shooting this week; so, not to let the side down, I'm posting one from the Wayback Machine = 1995, one of my first outings with my then-new Rebel G, my first "serious" camera. The scene is in Bastrop State Park, Texas...</p><div></div>

<p>As usual, some great shots again this week. I think I look forward to Thursday's as much for seeing what has been posted, as for posting my own shot. This wasn't my best week for photo opportunities, but the Great Egrets have finally moved into the pond where I can get reasonably close shots of them. I have a few static shots that I like, but this one was my favorite from last night, despite the fact that there is some motion blur (or maybe because of that).</p><div></div>

<p>An F-18 Going full throttle at the local Air Show. Breaking the water barrier? So loud and so fast. I would not want to be the target of one of these. He proceeded to go straight up after this shot, Amazing. Canon 5d MK2 ISO 400 1/400 f/16 old Vivitar 100-300 zoom. I got to really practice panning and shooting for the 2 days of the airshow.</p><div></div>

<p>Ornamental grass.</p><div></div>

<p>Wandering in Paris</p><div></div>

<p>This is my first photo taken early in the morning. The owl just sat there and posed for me. </p><div></div>

<p>One of the many shots I got at a butterfly conservatory, on my Canon 7D with my 70-200mm F4L</p>

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<p>Cactus Wren on Saguaro - taken on my last trip to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson</p><div></div>

<p>Milwaukee Art Museum</p><div></div>

<p><strong>"Looking for a Shooter?" </strong>A little awkward when your the product of the shoot. I'm working for the American Cancer Society's 2nd Annual Concert for a Cause, in Reading, Pa. When I got the call for free AD space in lieu of the event, and had to rush something out, (otherwise, my entire week was nothing but video, so this is it).<br>

I am very impressed by all the scope and creativity of other's works here. I will comment latter when I can switch my coffee for beer. Love it.</p><div></div>

<p>I always hope my contributions are worthy of the company here. Saturday morning before the hurricane arrived we headed out on a foray for all the chanterelles and choice fungi we could gather. Also picked up a few other nice items for the sake of beauty. A cropped shot of gills on a Cortinarius violaceus that are tinted with cinnamon colored spores. Taken with available light after power went on Sunday.</p><div></div>

<p>Aikido</p><div></div>

<p>Footbridge over Meander River (single exposure hdr)</p><div></div>

<p>Last day in Baghdad.</p><div></div>

<p>Apologies. I just noticed that this is specifically and EOS thread. The above image was taken with my G11. My other camera was safely packed away.</p>

<p>My trip to Speedweek at the Bonneville Salt Flats came to a tragic end on the second morning there when my friend died of a heart attack. I got some help to take down the tower and pack the truck back up, another friend rode overnight to drive the truck back to Eureka, and I drove back to San Francisco. The time trials hadn't even started. I took few pictures and they're still in the camera.</p><div></div>

<p>Great shots everyone, here are a few that I would like to comment on. </p>

<p>Nathan - That deer is beautiful, I love the colors - I'm curious how much post process work if any was done, it looks great. I'm surprised you were able to use a tripod, with my luck it would have run off.</p>

<p>Jeff Spirer - Great use of light - I'm new to this group and can tell its your picture just by looking at the composition and use of light - awesome!</p>

<p>Ken Papai - Is this shot lit with Natural light? It looks great - it works - </p>

<p>Michael Elenko - I love Macro photography and your use of the flash on the dahlia really brings the details out, I saw it on my iphone at lunch and initially thought - "wow that looks great"</p>

<p>Mark Kissel - I love the composition of your bobcat, just curious is this in the wild?</p>

<p>Dean - The model you shot looks awesome and I am very appreciative of all the detail you put into the description, it really helps me understand the technique used.</p>

<p>Eric Shelby - Love it</p>

<p>Ashley - I really like the butterfly here what is your aperture set to?</p>

<p>Laura - great shot</p>

<p>This is my contribution for the week, I'm fooling around with a new lens 17mm tilt shift. A byproduct of the lens is that it creates dioramas of scenes. I always carry it around just in case and look up and think hmmmm I wonder what this scene would look like from up there. So this as involved climbing bridges, getting on rooftops of hotels, and parking structures. Its so much fun creating these I thought I'd share one this week. Thank you so much for this group and all those who contribute - </p>

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