[The1]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Red-tail hawk up close by dcstep, on Flickr

Incredible shot this is one of the few things i miss about the crop body is the extra free zoom. just think, if you put a 2X converter on that lens with that body, you'd be shooting about 1600mm. Would make for some fantastic moon pictures.

[BTM]

Originally Posted by M_Six

^^^^More pics of the Vette, please.

Ask an ye shall receive:

[The1]

Originally Posted by BTM

Ask an ye shall receive:

if that's the case...... Can i have it?

[BTM]

Originally Posted by The1

if that's the case...... Can i have it?

LOL my dad isn't as friendly as that

[M_Six]

Does it get out much? How does it run?

Love those old Vettes.

[BTM]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Does it get out much? How does it run?

Love those old Vettes.

I've never driven it...damn classic car insurance...but it'll get up and go. It gets out enough...he doesn't drive it every weekend in nicer weather but the damn thing still starts up every time

[The1]

what year/motor/transmission combination in that beast? I'm quite jealous.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by The1

Incredible shot this is one of the few things i miss about the crop body is the extra free zoom. just think, if you put a 2X converter on that lens with that body, you'd be shooting about 1600mm. Would make for some fantastic moon pictures.

Yeah, but on my 7D a 2x TC will not AF. This shot demanded AF.

It's interesting to know that if I took this same picture with the same lens on my 5D MkII and then cropped it to this size, there'd be almost the same number of pixels on the subject. The real advantage of the crop sensor is that the subject is larger in the viewfinder and easier to keep AF points locked on. With the 7D you get the advantage of 8-fps, which allowed me to pick this particular image out of four or five "keepers".

The only reason that I occasionally consider the 1D MkIV is that it'll do single-point AF with the 2x TC. That's a lot of extra money for that one feature, but it keeps me thinking. Maybe the 7D MkII will include that capacity. We'll see...

Dave

[dcstep]

Here's what we did yesterday:


White-tail deer buck in snow by dcstep, on Flickr

[The1]

I think i'm going to have to look you up next time i'm in Colorado visiting my dad.... I have lots to learn from you.

And you're right, for the price of the 1D mkIV you can have 2 amazing cameras with 98% of the functionality of the 1, and still have some money left over.

[Chewy734]

Dave, what's with the highlight on the bottom right of your latest pic?

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

Dave, what's with the highlight on the bottom right of your latest pic?

That's snow on a fence post.

[Chewy734]

Got it... did you use the fence posts to support your handheld shot?

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by The1

I think i'm going to have to look you up next time i'm in Colorado visiting my dad.... I have lots to learn from you.

And you're right, for the price of the 1D mkIV you can have 2 amazing cameras with 98% of the functionality of the 1, and still have some money left over.

Yeah, send me an email or pm when you're coming. We can shoot some and give my M3 a workout.

Dave

[The1]

sounds fun, wouldn't mind a rip in an M3 through the mountains...

We'll see how this year looks, I'm always up for learning some camera tricks.

[Sidnito]

tried to play with the sunset, but was alittle late. any tips are welcome, im new to this but am looking forward to practicing alot more ofcourse.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

Got it... did you use the fence posts to support your handheld shot?

No, sorry to say, I was just too lazy to move so that the post wasn't in the way. The buck was spooked already, so moving the car or getting out of it might have caused him to run, which he did soon after this. Still, I should have tried it without the post in the way. I saw the post as I took it, but the buck was filling the frame and I couldn't get him framed like I wanted and eliminate the snow.

[BTM]

Originally Posted by The1

what year/motor/transmission combination in that beast? I'm quite jealous.

'66/327/4speed...rated at 350hp who knows really (we all know how the muscle car era was with those ratings) but from the butt dyno it's definitely quick.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Sidnito

tried to play with the sunset, but was alittle late. any tips are welcome, im new to this but am looking forward to practicing alot more ofcourse.

Nice infinity perspective. The exposure is right. I don't know your settings here, but this would be good on a tripod, smaller aperture, etc., but it's nice as is.

Dave

[Sidnito]

thanks, yeah i had a tripod with me, how would a smaller aperture change this photo?

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Sidnito

thanks, yeah i had a tripod with me, how would a smaller aperture change this photo?

I don't know what ISO you were at and your shutter speed, but, assuming that you go down to f/16 you'd get a little better sharpness right at the car and road in the forground. Not knowing how you shot this, having a tripod, I'd shoot it at ISO 100, f/16 and +1EV or +2EV to bring out details in the dark area. I like the exposure you've got on the foreground, but might try realistic HDR to get some more color in the sky.

What were your settings? I'm suspecting that this is a relatively high ISO, but I could easily be wrong.

Dave

[The1]

shot this a while back with my T1i