[msej449]

The best phto from this year's Alpine ski season: Verbier in Switzerland from about 5 Kms away on adjacent peak. Canon Mk.2 100-400mm L-II zoom on Canon EoS 5D Mk.III hand-held. Very impressed with the detail, given I was at max zoom and holding it in my hands ....



For ski buffs this is the middle third of a continuous piste running from 2727m (8,947ft) down to the end at 1756m (5,751ft) - a 971m (3,186) vertical drop. Great fun, whether newbie or pro.

[Itsed65]

You can't throw a rock without hitting a graveyard in Maine apparently


Graveyard in the Woods by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[M_Six]

And you can't dig a grave in Maine without hitting a rock.

[Ickdeep]

[Terry989]

Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose. Taken with Voigtlander 65mm wide open at f/2.0.
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[dcstep]

Terry, great selective-focus demonstration with a neat subject.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by msej449

The best phto from this year's Alpine ski season: Verbier in Switzerland from about 5 Kms away on adjacent peak. Canon Mk.2 100-400mm L-II zoom on Canon EoS 5D Mk.III hand-held. Very impressed with the detail, given I was at max zoom and holding it in my hands ....

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Neat perspective and great shot.

It's amazing how sharp that 100-400mm zoom is. The Canon/Nikeon/Sony zooms have gotten so good that you hardly need primes these days. My only primes are my FE 400/f2.8 and FE 80/f1.4, which are obviously special purpose lenses.

My kit is FE 12-24/f4, FE 24-105/f4, FE 80/f1.4, FE 100-400/f4.5-5.6 and FE 400/f2.8, mounted on either an a9 or a7RIII.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Very cool shot, DC. Well done.

Thanks Mark,

Story goes, I was so close that I considered taking off the 2.0x teleconverter. I couldn't back up because of a lake. I thought, "If I take the lens off, he'll fly while the camera is apart." So I hung on and battled to get him in the frame. As you might guess, his wings are chopped off in the full extension take-off shot, but I got this. Only cropped to change aspect ration to 5:4.

Click on it and go to Flickr, if you want to see full-screen. Huge feather and eye details when seen full-screen.

[Flyguyin23]

First Shot of the season!

Taken in Southern Maryland

Gear: Canon 5DIV at 24mm (24-105 L); F14; ISO 2500; 1/60

[Itsed65]

This is the lighthouse on the Maine state quarter

Pemaquid Point Lightghouse by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[Zing]

Sheet metal and tornadoes are a terrible combination.

[M_Six]

Anything and tornadoes are a terrible combination.

[Ickdeep]

Friend's M4

[Itsed65]

Camden Maine

Harbor Waterfall by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

Osprey Close Up by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[Ickdeep]

Friends '15 M5

[dcstep]

Ed, super osprey closeup.

Dave

[dcstep]

Drinking While Flying by David Stephens, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Ed, super osprey closeup.

Dave

Thanks Dave. Just about all I have to shoot here this time of year. Saw some eagles in Maine, but I didn't have the kit for it with me, just a Fuji travel setup.

[Itsed65]

Osprey with Lunch by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Ed, great, head-on osprey-with-fish flight shot.

I was chasing pelicans recently:

Male Brown Pelican Bring Nesting Material Back To Nest by David Stephens, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

Thanks Dave. Just about all I have to shoot here this time of year. Saw some eagles in Maine, but I didn't have the kit for it with me, just a Fuji travel setup.

Notice that I took my whole kit for a long weekend in Florida. When I know there'll be wildlife, I take it all. ThinkTank roller-bag makes it manageable.