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Post by bindi on Mar 20, 2008 4:42:35 GMT
This is the `neighbourhood chicken' who just wanders around to people's yards, according to his moods. Today he visited us, and is happily scratching about in our yard. . I know this is common in some places, but in my city is very rare to have a wandering chicken, so he is special to us:)  F/5.6 ISO 400 1/125 second hand held shot with Canon 300mm f/4 IS and canon 20D I'm loving this lens! I love being able to shoot relatively wide open, and still get a sharp image! |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 20, 2008 5:37:00 GMT
Wow... amazing detail, your 300 f4 is definitely a keeper, Bindi! The chicken looks much better here than when full of gravy at Colonel Sanders'.  |
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Post by Martin Alvendia on Mar 20, 2008 7:10:49 GMT
Congrats on the new glass Bindi! Love the detail on the chicken
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Post by bindi on Mar 20, 2008 8:51:47 GMT
Thankyou Romy and martin! He fell asleep on our table tonight, and I gave him a cuddle, then took him back home. I love this chook:) I've never owned chickens, but I appreciate this one's friendliness.
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Post by Reyno Rosete on Mar 20, 2008 11:30:53 GMT
Great details and beautiful colors Bindi !!!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Mar 20, 2008 15:53:39 GMT
Wow... amazing detail, your 300 f4 is definitely a keeper, Bindi! The chicken looks much better here than when full of gravy at Colonel Sanders'.  I was thinking of KFC also when I saw this. ;D ;D Seriously, that is a very detailed shot, Bindi. Conngrats on your new lens.  |
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Post by bindi on Mar 20, 2008 21:36:30 GMT
Noisy miner (a Type of honey-eater)  This is another crop of one I shot this morning from my window, also at 5.6, 1/250 s ISO 400 I am so impressed with this lens. |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 20, 2008 23:45:45 GMT
Your PP routine is outstanding, Bindi.... the finest fine feather details are clearly seen!
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Post by bindi on Mar 20, 2008 23:53:26 GMT
Thanks Romy!
I normally export the pic from Zoom browser to PS. Then I increase the DPI from 72 dpi to 240 dpi.
With this photo, I duplicated the layer, put some USM on it (it didn't need much!) and used `blend' to map the layer to the luminance channel of the bottom layer.
I haven't used curves or altered saturation with this lens so far, as I really like the tone right out of the camera. With the 70-300mm IS, I have to use curves all the time.
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Post by bindi on Mar 21, 2008 0:15:09 GMT
Romy, May I have your opinion about these? These are 2 pics I have been working on in PS this morning, from the broken 100-400mm IS that I had to send back to adorama. This is about as good as I think I can get these pics to look with PP (usm) I shot these at F/8, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec at 400mm focal length. I was not so happy with them, actually- not in the way I feel after I shoot a picture with the prime. The sunlight was perfect, the bird was quite still, and the shutter speed was incredible (and at f/8.0 it should have been sharp). So I was expecting a little more detail. I did have to do some quite savage cropping, I guess, which could explain some lack of detail. I guess what I'm wondering is with PP, is this typical of what the 100-400mm can do at 400mm stopped down, or can it potentially perform better than this? Its hard when I am making judgments based on a 1999 broken copy of the lens. One thing I can say about both these lenses, is the tone they capture is just stunning. I haven't wanted to alter it all- just add USM. Thanks so much Romy!    |
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