Three New Zoo Photos

[Lars]

The weather is really nice today so I went to the zoo here in Colorado Springs and took some photos for about an hour. Here are three examples that I added to my online photo album.

Meercat
http://www.shutterboard.com/album_page.php?pic_id=88

Prairie Dog
http://www.shutterboard.com/album_page.php?pic_id=89

Peacock
http://www.shutterboard.com/album_page.php?pic_id=90

 

[EvilYoda]

Soooo pretty. The detail is amazing, and the plumage (is that the right term?) on the peacock is just mesmorizing.

 

[saxophonoia]

wow....those are great pics.....they look so good. I like the Meercat pic the best though.

 

[Sundog]

Nice!!!

 

[Ionizer86]

Those are really pretty pics. Nice cam, nice shots

 

[Lars]

Thanks

 

[iamwiz82]

what lens?

 

[Aharami]

that peacock pic is nice

 

[Ogg]

Originally posted by: Ionizer86
Those are really pretty pics. Nice cam, nice shots

 

[tnitsuj]

What did you do to get this picture?

http://www.shutterboard.com/album_page.php?pic_id=22

 

[Lars]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj
What did you do to get this picture?

http://www.shutterboard.com/album_page.php?pic_id=22

I used the photoshop technique described here (with before/after photo):
http://www.shutterboard.com/viewtopic.php?t=20

 

[Nocturnal]

Wow, nice. My future plans are to pick up a 28-135mm and a 70-200 2.8L USM IS lens soon.

 

[Lars]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Wow, nice. My future plans are to pick up a 28-135mm and a 70-200 2.8L USM IS lens soon.

I would love to have that 70-200 2.8 IS, too! It will take a long time until I can afford to it though.

 

[joinT]

That peacock pic is amazing..

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: Lars

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Wow, nice. My future plans are to pick up a 28-135mm and a 70-200 2.8L USM IS lens soon.

I would love to have that 70-200 2.8 IS, too! It will take a long time until I can afford to it though.

Oh believe me I am very far from owning that lens as well.

I have a 50mm f/1.8 lens right now. It's excellent for day to day usage however I do wish I had a zoom lens like the 28-135. That is on my list next. I also want the 550ex flash as it is almost a neccessity to own.

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: Lars

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Wow, nice. My future plans are to pick up a 28-135mm and a 70-200 2.8L USM IS lens soon.

I would love to have that 70-200 2.8 IS, too! It will take a long time until I can afford to it though.

whats the ball park price for one of those?

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[ndee]

AWESOME pics, congrats. So clear, so nice details. How much optical zoom was that?

 

[Wallydraigle]

Originally posted by: Lars

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Wow, nice. My future plans are to pick up a 28-135mm and a 70-200 2.8L USM IS lens soon.

I would love to have that 70-200 2.8 IS, too! It will take a long time until I can afford to it though.

Nice shots! I'm sure you'll put that 70-200mm IS to good use when you get it. Despite its awesomeness, mine doesn't get much use anymore

 

[Lars]

Originally posted by: Aquaman

Originally posted by: Lars

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Wow, nice. My future plans are to pick up a 28-135mm and a 70-200 2.8L USM IS lens soon.

I would love to have that 70-200 2.8 IS, too! It will take a long time until I can afford to it though.

whats the ball park price for one of those?

Cheers,
Aquaman

about $1500 to $1600

 

[Lars]

Originally posted by: ndee
AWESOME pics, congrats. So clear, so nice details. How much optical zoom was that?

The first two photos were taken with the lens at 300mm, with the 1.6x crop factor it translates to 480mm zoom. Most consumer digicams do not go higher than 200mm.

 

[Lars]

Originally posted by: lirion

Originally posted by: Lars

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Wow, nice. My future plans are to pick up a 28-135mm and a 70-200 2.8L USM IS lens soon.

I would love to have that 70-200 2.8 IS, too! It will take a long time until I can afford to it though.

Nice shots! I'm sure you'll put that 70-200mm IS to good use when you get it. Despite its awesomeness, mine doesn't get much use anymore

:Q

The only reason I can think of for not using it is weight.

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: Lars

Originally posted by: ndee
AWESOME pics, congrats. So clear, so nice details. How much optical zoom was that?

The first two photos were taken with the lens at 300mm, with the 1.6x crop factor it translates to 480mm zoom. Most consumer digicams do not go higher than 200mm.

Ahm, how can I calculate the "zoom"? I don't get it in mm, I need something like 3.5x zoom

 

[beatle]

Wow, you obviously know what you're doing. Great pics! Glad that camera isn't going to waste!

 

[ndee]

also, how many shots do you have to take til you get the ones you posted? Do you know which settings to use from the beginning or do you take about 3-5 shots from each object?

 

[Lars]

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: Lars

Originally posted by: ndee
AWESOME pics, congrats. So clear, so nice details. How much optical zoom was that?

The first two photos were taken with the lens at 300mm, with the 1.6x crop factor it translates to 480mm zoom. Most consumer digicams do not go higher than 200mm.

Ahm, how can I calculate the "zoom"? I don't get it in mm, I need something like 3.5x zoom

That is difficult to compare. My old Minolta camera had 4x zoom from something like 35mm to 140mm.

The lens I used at the zoo today is a 4.2 zoom (300/70) but the reach of the zoom is much longer because the lens starts at 112mm and goes up to 480mm on the digital Rebel.