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Middle one taken with sigma 10-20 others with the sigma 70-200 2.8 macro
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Chazman

#1 - love the pose but finding the focal point is hard, just a little too soft

#2 - Lighthouse Beach - this shot is spot on and is even more impressive with the moon in shot - love it

#3 - What a brilliant pose of the two felines. This shot is spoilt somewhat by the intrusive bamboo(?) but I still like it

Sigma rocks

First pic was taken @ F2.8 the focus is on the bird standing up (not bent over) so the bent over one is just in front of the focus but then blends out again so i guess i will have to use a smaller F-stop next time like F4 or 5.6
originally i didnt like the bamboo in the tiger picture but its growning on me, to me it gives a sense of depth
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I like the last two Chazman,
That beach shot is great
Regards Colin

I am loving #2, great shot.
For 1 and 3, I would strongly recommend using f/5.6, that is where this lens shines in terms of sharpness, those two are still good but just slightly off in the sharpness department. It is a hard situation in #1 because the blur there is motion blur, not focus blur. Are you using continuous AF(AI Servo in "Canon Speak")? If you are, turn it off and put it on single area AF (One Shot in "Canon Speak").

Harry

Birds pic i agree, was taken @ 1/80 F2.8 so could have been quick using iso 200 or even 400.

with the tigers it was 1/60 F2.8 @ 200mm iso400.

i hate using anything higher than iso400, it gets abit too grainy for my liking

Love the second and third ones. Where abouts was #2 taken?

As other have said, the first is a little soft...but i suspect its from the 1/80 shutter speed.

ChemicalHorizon wrote:Love the second and third ones. Where abouts was #2 taken?

As other have said, the first is a little soft...but i suspect its from the 1/80 shutter speed.

The lighthouse atop Lighthouse Beach Port MacQuarie - a great spot

Thats right Lighthouse @ Port Macquarie

A few nice spots round here

are you a local sirhc55?

#2 is a ripper of a shot chazman and I agree with Chris' assessment on the other images.
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marco

Chazman1981 wrote:Thats right Lighthouse @ Port Macquarie

A few nice spots round here

are you a local sirhc55?

Unfortunately not, but I do visit friends there whenever I can and spend each christmas in Port. I have considered moving there as I really like the place.

Love it when it’s rough weather in Port

Second one of the series for mine........nice work!

Dan

Chazman,

Please take a few moments to review our FAQ, and in particular, please pay attention to your image sizes when posting. While the file sizes here are fine, 800px is, as a general rule, is the LONGEST dimension of either the height and/or the width that your images should have.

You need to consider that many members view this site in lower resolution modes, and 1000 px is just too wide.

Thanx in advance for your cooperation.

All awesome shots mate, well done..

1 colour is great
2 perfect comp, beautiful tones, + bonus moon
3 perfect.

WOW. Love them all.

Canon or Nikon man? Contemplating the Sigma 70-200 2.8 macro myself. You pleased with it so far?

i use a canon 400d but not to say i am a canon man, i had a D70 before, i am kinda the outcast in the family, my dad and brother both use nikon, i love the 70-200 macro, i wouldnt get the standard 70-200 though, the macro version has better glass elements in it. and is much sharper. the only thing i wish for is abit more focal length but very rarely, its awesome for indoors and under hard light conditions.
the tiger shot was good being able to use the 2.8 at only 400iso where as my brother had to use iso 1600 because his was 5.6 and the results of mine were alot more satisfactory and @ 2.8 it blurred alot of the zoo background out so it looked nicer.

thanks for that. 2.8 is a great advantage!