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      03-08-2017, 10:31 AM   #10341
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Thanks Dave! Nice red-tail. The 5DIV auto focus is amazing. The only downside is I am still a bit reach limited in some situations. I'm going to try to get a 400 DO through CPS and see how it works at 800mm with a 2X. The combo works well on my 300 2.8 for 600mm, and I have seen a lot of guys using a 1DX2 with that 800mm setup.
Thanks, Ed.

I'm very happy with my 5D4/500mm/1.4xTC combo. The AF still isn't up to the 1DX, but I think that the files are better, except in really bad light. The extra pixel-density really plays in favor of the 5D4. 700mm focal length, plus that pixel-density adds up to great "reach." Still, I'm praying that the rumored 600mm DO is for real and only cost one arm, not and arm and a leg.

Compared to the 7D2, the 5D4's AF is sweet indeed, but compared to the 1DX, it's a constant battle. You don't just point the thing at a bird and get perfect AF. Fortunately, I'm not required to post all my OOF shots.

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Portrait of a mallard and her uninterested mate. Taken at Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, WA on a typical rainy day using a 55m lens at f2.0.
Great shot, Terry.

I bet he'll be "interested" very soon.
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      03-08-2017, 09:16 PM   #10343
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Thanks for the complement. I'm in awe of the of photo's I see on this sight and appreciate the skill and patience put into each of these shots!

I picked up photography as a hobby a couple of years ago since it meshed well with my love of nature and being outdoors. I photograph mostly nature and landscape, but enjoy trying other areas and expanding my skills. Work keeps me very busy at the moment, but I hope to slow that down in a few years and spend more time with this hobby. What I'm lacking at the moment is a good long lens. I'm still considering the Canon ES 300mm f2.8 IS II or perhaps the new Sigma 500mm f4 DG HSM OS Sport Lens (which may be too much lens for me at the moment!)
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Thanks for the complement. I'm in awe of the of photo's I see on this sight and appreciate the skill and patience put into each of these shots!

I picked up photography as a hobby a couple of years ago since it meshed well with my love of nature and being outdoors. I photograph mostly nature and landscape, but enjoy trying other areas and expanding my skills. Work keeps me very busy at the moment, but I hope to slow that down in a few years and spend more time with this hobby. What I'm lacking at the moment is a good long lens. I'm still considering the Canon ES 300mm f2.8 IS II or perhaps the new Sigma 500mm f4 DG HSM OS Sport Lens (which may be too much lens for me at the moment!)
Don't let the generally high standard here keep you from posting. We love newbies. We all started somewhere.

I'm not sure that you can have "too much lens."

Cost and weight are the two big considerations. My test for the cost is, will I use it regularly? If you think you can answer "yes", then, if you can afford it, do it.

My go-to first recommendation these days, particularly for a Canon shooter, is the exceptional EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II. It works well with the 1.4x TC-III on the 80D, 7D MkII, 5D MkIII and above.

If you go the 300mm route, or any of the other Canon primes, consider buying used from a reputable dealer. They hold there value well, usually 80% of new, for lenses issued in the last few years, so you can recover your investment when it's time to move up to a 500 or 600mm.

Try hand holding. The 100-400mm has excellent IS and is easily hand held at low shutter speeds.

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20160728 - Los Feliz Fountain - IMG_4337-Edit_100 by JMG, on Flickr
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      03-09-2017, 08:06 AM   #10346
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So many great pictures in here. I really enjoy everyone's work.

Here's a quick shot from this AM:

Peek-a-boo by Josh, on Flickr
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      03-09-2017, 08:50 AM   #10347
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So many great pictures in here. I really enjoy everyone's work.

Here's a quick shot from this AM:
Josh, you certainly understand you AF system, or you could have never gotten that shot.
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Josh, you certainly understand you AF system, or you could have never gotten that shot.
#manual focus.

To your point, there was no way my old d90 was going to figure out what I wanted to focus on.
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^^^Very cool shot, Ed.


I love the pastels behind the bird.
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#manual focus.

To your point, there was no way my old d90 was going to figure out what I wanted to focus on.
I don't know Nikon, but on my Canons I would have gone to single-point AF. I've found MF to be very unreliable, though you did a good job here.

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Young and hungry Titiotus spider photo taken at midnight - Sonoma County, CA. Fastest spiders I have ever worked with!
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I love the pastels behind the bird.
Yeah all my shots that afternoon had an "Easter" quality to them. That is the first time I had been to Grizzly Island, and I may go back this weekend. I had to buy a state pass in lieu of a hunting or fishing licence to get access, but the pass is good for all California wildlife areas, so I need to do some research.
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From this past fall

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i never want to see a spider that close, again..
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i never want to see a spider that close, again..
I understand the sentiment! My wife is deathly afraid of spiders so I have to sell her on "know your enemy". This one is nocturnal, so it is unlikely you'll run into one.

Titiotus is large and intimidating, but harmless. Well, maybe anyway. He is apparently a battle veteran as you can see his left foremost leg is smaller that the others, so he lost it is a fight somewhere and is in the process of regrowing another - - - a handy skill!
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20170305 - El Dorado Park - IMG_9398_100 by JMG, on Flickr
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Another fun weekend, new unit, same old drills.
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Perfectly framed Eagle - - - looks great in B&W! Did you shoot in B&W mode or did your process RAW to get this?
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Perfectly framed Eagle - - - looks great in B&W! Did you shoot in B&W mode or did your process RAW to get this?
Thanks! I always shoot RAW. I use Silver Efex Pro for B&W conversions which is a great (if old) plugin for Lightroom or Photoshop. It is now free through Google, although that also means it will never be updated again
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The osprey are back!
This poor girl. Her mate just came back to the nest and gave her the fish, then when she took off with it, she lost her grip:

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