I was about 1 1/2 meters away and at 2.8 not a lot of DOF being this close. When the birds are this close you only get a few seconds to shoot..... full frame image, hand held, D300 Sigma 300 2.8 prime 1000th@ 2.8
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from the garden
Shot a few days ago.......
I was about 1 1/2 meters away and at 2.8 not a lot of DOF being this close. When the birds are this close you only get a few seconds to shoot..... full frame image, hand held, D300 Sigma 300 2.8 prime 1000th@ 2.8 Cheers ....bp....
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Gotta love that lens Bernie and a very nice birdy to boot
 Chris
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Re: from the garden
...... thanks chris
after a play with a Velvia Vision plugin....... it could be a tad too bright or OTT.......  ....... I am still setting up the new 24-inch iMac  Cheers ....bp....
Difference between a good street photographer and a great street photographer.... Removing objects that do not belong... happy for the comments, but .....Please DO NOT edit my image..... http://bigpix.smugmug.com Forever changing
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Just tone down the Reds a little on that BP and I think you have a winner.
I'm really impressed with the image quality from a big sigma lens. I was using a 120-300 f2.8 over the weekend and was really happy with it! It will be my next lens purchase for sure!
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