Great Tit (With new tools)

Posted by MoCa on Sun Nov 23, 2003 7:37 am

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I'm really happy with my new toy's :

Canon 500mm f/4.5 :

Gitzo 1325 :

(an amazing improvement

)
Better Beamer :

(needs more experience, spotlight mostly to big and to harsh)

Shutter speed: 1/125 sec
Aperture: 6,3
Exposure mode: Program
Flash: External E-TTL
Flash exposure compensation: -1/3
Metering mode: Evaluative
ISO: 250
Lens: 500,0 mm+1.5

Monique, I am packed and ready to go, I may not look like much but I am well behaved and can grow on you like a fungus, with no cure for it!!!
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by Alan Murphy on Sun Nov 23, 2003 7:58 am

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Monique,

Congrats on your new equipment. A very nice photo. You did a great job with the fill flash. I don't think that you will be able to get this kind of excellent result from your flash and have control over the size of the catchlight. You could tweek the highlight in PS. It dosn't look to big to me. This is also very sharp for 1/125.

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by Ken Newcombe on Sun Nov 23, 2003 8:15 am

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Monique,

A Nice Chickadee and yellow leaves (are leaves are all gone). Is 500 + 1.5 a x1.4? F9 would have kept the whole bird sharp. The 500 likes to be stopped down 1-2 with the tele extender for sharpest results. Glad to hear the new gear is working out.

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by MoCa on Sun Nov 23, 2003 8:24 am

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Thanks Alan and Ken,

Yes, it is of course 1.4 ...

This is what I mean with the too bright catch light: 100% crop

Monique, I am packed and ready to go, I may not look like much but I am well behaved and can grow on you like a fungus, with no cure for it!!!
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by BrianS on Sun Nov 23, 2003 8:26 am

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Congrats on your new toys ... excellent results thus far.

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by AlexC on Sun Nov 23, 2003 10:31 am

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Monique; Wonderful feather ball, love the side look of this bird, Congrats one the new Glass Eye, It can surely help!!!, Nice colors to boot!!!
Congrats!!

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by Alan Melle on Sun Nov 23, 2003 11:11 am

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Very nice and a well composed. Looks like the new toys are working well for you.

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by Jill on Sun Nov 23, 2003 11:28 am

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Monique, Great shot of this Great Tit !!! Adore the pose and BG, too. Enjoy the new gear !!!

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by Fero on Sun Nov 23, 2003 12:36 pm

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Congrats to onnoew tools and I like tho photo a lot. Being form Europe I know how hard bird photography is there.

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by Bill Whala on Sun Nov 23, 2003 4:35 pm

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Monique,

You are off to a fine start with the new equipment!! Very nice shot.

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by Jim Urbach on Sun Nov 23, 2003 6:19 pm

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Monique,

Nice sharp image. Oh the joys of new equipment.

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by Laura Stiefel on Sun Nov 23, 2003 10:10 pm

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HI Monique/ Congrats in the new equipment! IT looks like you are already putting it to good use. I can't wait to see more.

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by Dick Theunissen on Mon Nov 24, 2003 2:37 am

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Congrats on the kit Monique - it is doing you well. Nothing to add to what has already been said on the sharpness. I like the composition. Dick

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by LHays on Mon Nov 24, 2003 9:27 pm

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Monique
A wonderful shot. And oh those new toys. I'm telling you, you're in business now. Nothing like a 500mmL IS, tripod and BB. You are going to get some great shots with this setup.

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