I love this glass

[dk]

Here are a couple recent shots with my new toy (80-200 f/2.. I was shooting with natural light only (I know, against the rules when shooting portraits. One needs fill at least), I was to lazy to get the SB600 out of the truck; besides, I might have missed this little fella. The Victory motorcycle was taken at my favorite spot near home. When the sun is just right the images really stand out. Let me know what you think.









A couple of comments I need to add; my computer crashed the other day and the framed images of the Victory motorcycle are all I have. I know the tele-pole is distracting, but I'm just not proficient enough yet to clone it out. Also, do you like the bike in b&w or color?

Thank a million.

David

It's snowing again, arrrrrg!!! Well maybe I can try my new glass on some snowmobile in Jackson Wyoming.

[BBJ]

David, nice shots and yes this is nice glass it is on my camera 99% of the time and is my most used lens for my motorsport pics i do. Now these pics are great only thing i could say about the bike pics is that he looks frozen and that maybe to high a shutter speed was used, i would have maybe used 1/320, 1/400 at the most maybe a bit lower but never more than 1/500 so stick to some of the speeds that you have used in the past.
Cheers
John

[Nikon boy]

David nice pics, i would have cropped the arm and tree from image two and the pole from image three it helps focus on the main subject,
just a suggestion,
I used to own an 80-200 before getting my 70-200 vr and i remember it was a joy to use and gave me sharp images and i don't think you always need flash with high quality glass, it gives a more natural look without it and if you shoot in raw exposure wont be a problem as you can adjust to your hearts content later!!
keep shooting and posting

[dooda]

Is it possible that we have another Mormon on our boards? That makes three of us that I can tell (Onyx and myself).

My wife's family is from right down the road from you in Elk Ridge.

I like the BW picture. Nice pics.

[dk]

Thanks for the great suggestions and comments.

John, I don't have the EXIF on the motorcycle but I think I shot it at 500+ for sure; I know the aperature was at 2.8. Question: if I shoot at 1/400 or less where am I setting the aperature? I shoot in manual mode. BTW, I love your shots; any room in OZ for another sports shooter?

Nikon Boy, in the final images I did crop out mom's arm and tree; looks a lot better. The flippin' telephone poles is something I just deal with 'cause I don't have the skills to clone it out; yet. I'm jealous, I want a 70-200 vr. Before I even think of spending another dollar on a lens, my wife has made it perfectly clear that I need to finish our basement. "Right away hun!" She is so tolerant of my photo-addiction.

dooda, I know Elk Ridge very well. Yep, another Mormon on the board. I knew about Onyx. Glad to meet you mate. So, you married a girl from Utah and moved her to Australia? I'd love to move to Australia but alas my wife is very attached to Utah.

Thanks a million for your comments and suggestions....I truly enjoy this forum.

David

[gstark]

T Question: if I shoot at 1/400 or less where am I setting the aperature? I shoot in manual mode.

David,

Is your question "how do I set the aperture?" or "what value should I set the aperture to?"

If it's the former, use the front command dial.

If it's the latter, you need to understand that there's a fixed relationship between aperture and shutter speed settings, so thit if you let more light hit your sensor (or film) by lengthening your shutter speed (1/500 -> 1/250) then, to maintain correct exposure (ensure that only the correct amount of light is used) you need to close your aperture by a similar amount.

So, once you've determined the correct exposure for a given scene, for every stop that you extend your exposure time, you need to close your aperture by a stop, and vice versa.

[dk]

Gary,

My question was the latter; and your explanation was tops.


David

[nito]

there are rules for portraits? Only rule I go by is whether it looks good or not. Certainly these shots are worthy.