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"Wild"life with a budget lens
... well, not really "wild" as they are all in captivity.
Taken at Seaworld on the Gold Coast with a $200 Nikkor 70-300G. This budget lens did quite well where there was sufficient light. VR might have helped - shaky hands due to years and years of video games.  Please feel free to C&C.
A few more here: http://users.tpg.com.au/benng/photography/2007/gg/
Not a bad shot (from a poorly regarded lens) , I've got the 70-300G (sadly paid a lot more then $200 bucks for it, but was I was young and stupid). I've just checked out your gallery you have some really nice shots, infact I prefer a lot of the others to the one you posted above. (Thats just me). IMO this crop doesn't work, something a little looser or maybe much tigher may work, but this variation feels awkward as they are partially out of frame.
Was thinking about that too. I wanted the whole dolphin in the frame, but I also wanted to crop out the boat that was following the dolphins closely. I'll give the tighter crop a go when I get home. Which other photo(s) appealed to you more in the set that I uploaded? btw... appreciate the comment. I can safely say that I'm still a newbie to photography. Been a pointer & shooter ever since my first Sony F505V way back in 2001, but only started to be a bit more serious/creative after purchasing the D80 last year.
In your gallery, I liked how shapre the Lorikeets where, the koalas shots are pretty good (good eye contact), you've got a nice Pelican portrait (could of done with a slight nudge of fill flash perhaps.
The shark photo is pretty impressive, and I thought the solo jumping dolphin wasn't too bad either. For a beginner you seem to have come up with plenty of pleasing images
Light and shutter speed are the key to the 70-300G. I have produced some decent shots with this lens. Its just a bit fiddly at times.
Steve (Nikon D200/D700)
My photography website http://wwphoto.redbubble.com/ My photo blog http://www.redbubble.com/people/wwphoto Please feel free to offer any constructive criticism on my works
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