Life at 500mm

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Life at 500mm

Postby biggerry on Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:45 pm

In preparation for the Forum Dinner and MattK's much anticipated long distance shooting, a little practice was in order :wink:

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Re: Life at 500mm

Postby surenj on Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:45 pm

I think I can almost make out the rabbit or the American flag.

What the setup? 300 and 1.7? Isn't that 510? :wink:
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Re: Life at 500mm

Postby Remorhaz on Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:54 am

The orange and blue of those two shots go very well together :)
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Re: Life at 500mm

Postby Matt. K on Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:08 pm

Gerry
Re that moon shot. If you get up onto a step ladder it will get you closer, hence, more fine detail in the shot. Also, a touch of fill flash wouldn't go astray. :wink: :wink:
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Re: Life at 500mm

Postby ian.bertram on Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:15 pm

Side fill to be precise, otherwise it will look too flat.
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Re: Life at 500mm

Postby Aussie Dave on Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:19 pm

ian.bertram wrote:Side fill to be precise, otherwise it will look too flat.


A couple of reflectors on Mars should do the trick....
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Re: Life at 500mm

Postby biggerry on Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:36 pm

surenj wrote:I think I can almost make out the rabbit or the American flag.

What the setup? 300 and 1.7? Isn't that 510? :wink:


according to exif
Focal Length {0x920A} = 500/1 mm ===> 500 mm

yep, 300f4 + 1.7TC

Remorhaz wrote:The orange and blue of those two shots go very well together :)


and its a natural orange too! no tweakage. :up: :up:

Matt. K wrote:Gerry
Re that moon shot. If you get up onto a step ladder it will get you closer, hence, more fine detail in the shot. Also, a touch of fill flash wouldn't go astray. :wink: :wink:


ian.bertram wrote:Side fill to be precise, otherwise it will look too flat.


Aussie Dave wrote:A couple of reflectors on Mars should do the trick....


haha, ya'all very funny, lucky i did not post my 747 and moon shot! imagine all the gags :rotfl2:
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Re: Life at 500mm

Postby colin_12 on Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:58 pm

All said and done Gerry they are nice images. I really like the moon image. :up:
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