j._scott_schrader Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 ...and another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j._scott_schrader Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 I guess you get the idea by now...here's one last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j._scott_schrader Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 Oops, I just realized those are all Large Mammals, Here are a couple of Bird images too in case you are wondering about shooting birds with a 300mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j._scott_schrader Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 and finally a smaller bird. (I didn't and still don't shoot songbirds...they don't interest me as subjects.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_thommes Posted November 4, 2003 Author Share Posted November 4, 2003 Scott, I would be positively thrilled to have a portfolio of images like you have graciously posted for our perusal. These are fantastic. If this is what the range of a 300mm lens can produce, I'll stay with it for awhile. By the way, care to devuldge where the mammal shots were taken? Yellowstone(ish)? Thanks so much for sharing your images with us. And thanks to the other posters who included images as examples of this lens's capabilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j._scott_schrader Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 Robert, Thank you for your kind words about my work. The Bison was in Yellowstone. The Elk were in Grand Teton N.P. The Mountain Goats were shot in the Canadian Rockies. The Trumpeter Swans were in Grand Teton N.P. . The Great Blue Heron was was shot on Central Florida's East Coast, and the Snowy Egret was in Ding Darling on Florida's West Coast. The most important thing that contributed to the success of these images was the extensive research I did on each of these species before I traveled to photograph them. It proved to be invaluable as I was able to approach close enough to come away with what I considered to be some successful images of these species. So, ...although I wouldn't consider a 300 to be the ideal lens for photographing wildlife...it certainly is possible to use a 300 to create images that are successful artistically and also viable in the publication market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug herr Posted November 4, 2003 Share Posted November 4, 2003 I've put together a web page with links to a number of my photos made with lenses in the 250mm to 300mm range. The URL is <A HREF="http://www.wildlightphoto.com/300.html" target="_blank">http://www.wildlightphoto.com/300.html</A>. In a little while I'll do the same for photos made with 400mm and 560mm lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug herr Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Here are the 400mm photos:<A HREF="http://www.wildlightphoto.com/400.html" target="_blank">http://www.wildlightphoto.com/400.html</A> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregdowning Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Robert, <p>As some others have demonsrated with a little work 300mm can be more than enough focal length for nature images. I specialize in birds, which usually require longer focal lengths, but the following links are images taken with less than 300mm:</P> <p><a href=http://www.gdphotography.com/1117.htm>Arctic tern at 28mm</a></p> <p><a href=http://www.gdphotography.com/1001.htm>Snow Geese taken at 300mm</a></p> <p><a href=http://www.gdphotography.com/1206.htm>Snow Geese taken at 17mm</A></p> <p><a href=http://www.gdphotography.com/1243.htm>Snowy Egret taken at 50mm</a></p> <p>Hope this helps.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug herr Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Here are the 560mm lens photos: <A HREF="http://www.wildlightphoto.com/560.html" target="_blank">http://www.wildlightphoto.com/560.html</A><P> Greg, for the Arctic Tern photo, were you near a nest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j._scott_schrader Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Greg, Your Snow Geese in Blue is stunning! Great Shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregdowning Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 <p>The Arctic Tern was on breading grounds but was not yet nesting.</P> <P>Thank you for the compliment on the geese photo. It has been a popular photo and is actualy this month's cover on <a href=http://www.naturescapes.net>NatureScapes.Net</a>.</P> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew robertson Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 A 300mm is a great place to start. Many folks talk about 'needing' a longer lens, but in many cases you can use a subtle, non=photographic technique to get tighter shots. It's called stalking.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l._nelson Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 <p>300's a little short but I've been having fun with it. I've also gotten some good large mammal shots with a 200mm. So it's definitely usable.</P> <p>Puffin at 300mm: <p><img src="http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=1513723&size=lg"> <p> Also see: <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-display?photo_id=1517326&size=lg">More Puffins</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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