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Hi Micheal,

I used the Desaturate filter under the IMAGE / ADJUST toolbar.

I'm not a professional photographer by any means I just shot what interests me and and happy with that.

When I took the picture of Shauna I was rushed because she and her mom were getting ready to leave. I took this out in my moms backyard

which doesn't provide for much shade.

If I had more time to pose her for a bit better lighting so it didn't leave that patch of sun on her cheack I would have.

( This next section is for D Weissmann )

I still see people posting against the 75-300mm and that's ok I guess I just don't do this for a living so I don't have to be so criticle.

I have shot many crystal clear shots with the 75-30mm and for the money I still say it is a good lens.

If you are a professional photographer and do National geographic work then I agree this isn't the lens to buy.

But for a person with limited money and just enjoys getting out and enjoying taking pictures, yes I would recomend it you can achieve great pictures with this lens....just work with it and get used to what settings in what conditions produce the best pics.

As I have already staed....If possible...Rent the 75-300mm lens and go shoot with it for the whole weekend, if you don't like what it produces then make your decision based on personla experience.

What may not work for one may work fine for some one else.

Everyone has their own needs and not everyone can afford $1400.00 dollars for a high end lens.

Camera stores are wonderful but not even they can be trusted to give you the best advice.

I am fortunate to have a friend who shot pictures for National Geographic and he has traveld around the world more times then I have gone to my local grocery store.

I showed him my Canon 10D and let him goof with it.

He produced crsytal clear shots every time with the 75-300mm then again he is a master with the camera so he knows how to adjust the settings properly.

I am not a novice but I am far from a pro, I just love to take photos and I listen to the critiques that others have to say about my photos. As long as the critiques are honest and constructive I can welcome it.

What others have said about the 75-300mm is true but what are their needs?

If you have money to burn and are more then just a weekend photographer then don't buy the 75-300mm. If you are just in love with taking great photos the and don't have money to burn then I say go for it.

I'm just being as honest as I can as a owner of this lens. I admit, not all photos taken with this lens will produce marketable photos.

Many have said they don't like it and can't get good quality pictures

well I can't disagree with that, but you like myself may be the exception to the rule.

Any lens or camera regardless of price can achive great pictures or bad pictures it's the experience behind the camera that makes most of the difference.

So in closing I say........RENT IT.....SHOOT UNTIL YOU GET SICK OF SHOOTING WITH IT......SHOOT IN ALL DIFFERNT KINDS OF LIGHTING......SHOOT HANDHELD AND TRIPOD WITH IT....IF YOU CAN, RENT A REMOTE TRIGGER.

Hear what others say but don't base you purchase on it, experience it for yourself.

I hope I am allowed to multiple post I don't want to upset anyone.

I'm not very good at explaining things so I try to let the pictures do the talking.

Here is a Humming bird picture I took using the 75-300mm lens with IS on and the ISO set to 800.

As you can see it isn't crystal clear but it's not bad either. If I had changed the ISO to 400 or maybe 200 I'm sure I could have captured an even clearer shot.<div></div>

Hi Me again....I'm new to how to post responses and I see that in my paragraph a link was typed to one of my pictures and a portrait was mentioned but no link so I will post the portrait in this post.

I apologise for my ignorance but I shouldn't have that happen again.<div></div>

Hello, I can't say enough about how much I enjoy the Canon 10D it is my first digital SLR and so far I have been just elated with the performance and ease of use.

I have two Canon lenses the EF 24-70mm 1:2.8 L USM and the EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 IS and I love them both. The 75-30mm takes a little getting used to and I would recommend doing some shooting both hand held and with a tripod. The very first day I had my 10D I was using the 75-300mm to shoot a Mountain Bike event and I hand held the camera the whole shoot.

Since I wasn't familure with Digital cameras I set the 10D to the Sports mode and let the camera do all the work. I was amazed at the pictures the 10D and 75-300mm lens achieved.

I guess because as you know I'm sure to get a crystal clear image from a zoom lens while hand holding it is hard to do but not impossible.

Every shot but one came out crystal clear and that was because I got off balance and stumbled a tad. On the other hand, I have taken pictures with the 75-300mm that came out soft and fuzzy on the manual setting but I think inexperience with the camera and lens had something to do with it.

I gave the 75-300mm a challenge to seewhat it could do taking picturs of Humming birds while in motion I was again amazed.

I was able on most but not all the shots get near and crystal clear images.

I shot both with a tripod and did some hand held shots as well and acheived great results.

I'm attaching some pictures so you can see what the 75-300mm lens can do.

I would recommend if your camera store rents equipment to rent this lens and a tripod along with a remote trigger. When you use the 75-300mm ona tripod make sure the IS is turned off because this can cause the pictures to come out soft looking even if the auto focus indicates perfect focus.

Anyway, good shooting and I wish you the best of luck with your decision. So far I have been happy with both lenses.

To give you an idea of what the 24-70mm can do check out this picture I took of my cat.

http://www.ephotozine.com/gallery/ulpics/29398.jpg

Here's a portrait I took with that lens too then took it into photoshop to convert it to black and white but did not do any sharpening to it.

Have a great day.<div></div>