:-) 300mm f/4.5 IS USM W 1.4X (Plus 1.6X Mag factor of the EOS Reble XT) = 672mm...
Camera Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT Shooting Date/Time 3/5/2006 6:26:38 PM Shooting Mode Manual Exposure Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/50 Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6 Metering Mode Partial Metering ISO Speed 100 Lens 300.0 mm Focal Length 420.0 mm Image Quality RAW White Balance Mode Auto AF Mode Manual focusing Sharpness Standard Color saturation Standard Color Space sRGB Noise Reduction Off Drive Mode Single-frame shooting
Thank you my friend. I would have forgotten to breathe through my mouth, but it will be very cold up on the Mountain... I guess the 2 golden hours are sun up and sun down? I doubt the baby Mnt. goats will listen to me... LMAO ...
Are you sure f/8 will be a good enough DOF? And you can bet I'll be there… Drama will unfold and be seen in my viewfinder... I have a 1GB Lexar and a 2GB Sandisk, as I probably will shoot in RAW mode. Also the guide will have a notebook computer, so I can dump the data on it and burn it to CD's in full RAW mode. I'm not real sure about RAW mode, as I haven't shot much in that mode... What do you think?
How in the heck did you shoot hand held with that long of a focal length? I will take my tripod for sure. And "Yes" I'm getting older by the day and it will cause me some pain. :( ... But it will be worth it... ;)
Thank you once again my friend,
Marty
PS: The Pro guide that's taking me said I could use his EF 400mm since we both use EOS bodies... YES... He has the Mark II of course... $$$$$ ;)
Pat attention to the light. Take advatage of the two golden hours each day gives you. Crop in the camera. Tell the baby Mnt. Goats to cooperate.... Expose many photographs, look for drama though your view finder, don't stand in one spot. F8 & be there.... :-) Keep you camera against your face. Breath through your mouth so you don't fog up the viewfinder. take a tripode, even though you won't use it. If you leave it home you'll need it. Remember, pain is temporary, photos last forever...
Nice shot of the mulely's. I love the data you list on each shot. It helps me learn a lot.
I thought you fell off the face of the earth and then I saw a comment you left. I thought you were on my friends list, but you were on my associates list instead. I will correct that right now.
I'm going on a photo shoot next month in Colorado to shoot baby mountain goats on Mount Evans. Do you have any advice for me?
I just bought the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L, IS, USM and I'll get the 1.4X before going. I know the 300mm you have is a prime, but I couldn't afford that, so I got the zoom.
nice Pat. To have this sharp at 1/50 at 420mm (not being a beliver in the 'zoom factor' of dSLRs) is amazing, and handheld too! The IS is a handy thing huh??
Man, it must have felt great to see these guys over that hill.
Sorry Pat, I was thinking this was an image of another Pat and her husband's name is Mike.....apologies my friend! I do LOVE this image! Take care, Darlene
Strong lighting in this photo, the softness and the warmth in both the mules as well as the rocks work very well. Personally, I would've liked a bit more colour depth in the sky, turning it into a somewhat more pronounced blue. Interesting view on the mules, too; (or should I refer to them as being Deer?
Maybe the number of animals is a bit redundant, and you could've composed it with a few less, but hey. Such shots cannot be planned, and the scene is as happened, and that's also what I like about it.As Darlene says, the upward angle works to your advantage, ridding the image of peripheral background disturbances. Good image quality, too...
Darlene, I live in South Dakota. But I was traveling. Took a quick drive through the Badlands on a trip across the state. Who is Mike? Lol.. you must have thought I was someone else.... :-)
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