bird1.jpg
by cynthiann

Comment:
Of your bird shots, this is my fav. I like the very relaxed pose of the bird preening, and the detail in the feathers. Everyone else has suggested a crop to remove most of the pelican in the BG. If I had to do that crop, I would crop to vertical with the head feathers right near the top, and use a blur vignette to put the pelican more out of the shot while still keeping the primary bird as much as possible.
It's a beautiful scene, just as you posted it. Somehow, to other bird seems to suggest that there is a flock nearby.

Moon @ 200mm + 100% crop
by Venom

Comment:
It's likely that you could improve sharpness a lot by stopping down to f4 or 5.6. Most lenses, esp long ones tend to get a little soft when shooting with them wide open. The moon is bright enough to shoot at smaller apertures with ease if you use a tripod. I think that you will have a great time shooting with the new 2.8. It makes composing and focusing a lot easier because of the brightness in the viewfinder.

cardinalwing.jpg
by cynthiann

Comment:
This is a great capture of this cardinal. I don't know how you got the BG so dark for this, but it looks outstanding.

Macro Day 13
by socalsteve

Comment:
Nice subject and great color. You can find out if the curve in the field of focus goes concave or convex from the plane of the camera sensor by making a series of marks on heavy paper, like a UPC symbol, and bending it in front of the lens. You may then be able to use that info to help select things with a curve in them that will be sharp from side to side in your reversed 50 images. You will likely find that the curve of the focus field is on a radius from a point inside the lens. You can also use the focus fall off at the edges to shoot dreamy scenes that look good with the softness at the edges.
ETA, Congrats on your son getting the badge. It's good that you take time to help him with his scouting.

Message edited by author 2008-03-15 01:49:37.

Water Drill
by JMart

Comment:
Excellent! And creative too.

Barn@Chelsea.jpg
by RayEthier

Comment:
Wonderful image. It's a beautiful scene, and light is perfect for the shot. The cloud formation draws me right into the subject. There is not a lot of color, but that works nicely with all the snow.

Rainbow in the Mist
by slaakso

Comment:
Fav, already : )
It grabbed me.

Day 13 - Water botlle
by hajeka

Comment:
That made a wild looking abstract.

5DM Special Edition Coins
by bjoern

Comment:
A dark background would have helped make the coins stand out. A light tent is good for this sort of subject too. Good focus and DOF with the f32. Stopping down to f32 gains DOF, but causes some loss of sharpness overall. It is not evident at this image size. If you shoot the same set up at 16 and 32, and view the images full size you can see the difference.
Your coin photos have been enjoyable to see during this side challenge, as they are so different from the ones I see daily.

macro13.jpg
by icu1965

Comment:
They make great texture subjects. I wonder if they are related to artichoke plants?