Strange bird
by hajeka

Comment by Abra:
Fascinating!

May 28 - Snail
by hajeka

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
This one would make a good demo shot for thin DOF.

Dessert 14 - Baked banana with rum
by hajeka

Comment by Erin_Clark_007:
YUM! This looks delicious! I really like the bokeh in the background...this is a lovely shot.

May 28 - Snail
by hajeka

Comment by Venser:
Please say you were smoking snails on the BBQ. That would have been a nice continuation of the story currently presented over the last couple of days.

Message edited by author 2012-05-28 13:42:12.

May 27 - Smoke
by hajeka

Comment by Venser:

Originally posted by cosmicassassin: Originally posted by Cuttooth: I wouldn't call relaxing with a camera and beer lazy, I'd call it a goal. Well, if you cut out the camera and hold two beers, that's a goal. But then who watches over the BBQ? Dilemma. CS

And then you do this the next day, nice.

CS

May 28 - Snail
by hajeka

Comment by mrchhas:
I don't know about that! This is awesome - good DOF too! Though I see you suffer from some CA as well as I...

May 27 - Smoke
by hajeka

Comment by markwiley:
Firing up the smoker for the weekend. You must have been a ways back to use your 500mm on this.

The gathering
by hajeka

Comment by nam:
The diagonal line of the swan grouping is very nice but the focus is soft and I really wish at least some of them were more interested/interesting :)

May 27 - Smoke
by hajeka

Comment by jagar:
This brings back memories, I can almost smell it, I like and dislike it.

May 21 - On a pole
by hajeka

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
I guess that it would be a "short walk" for the heron LOL.
Mirror lenses are fun to use, and can get the "reach" without being big and clumsy to use. I have noticed though, that they are not as sharp in detail when you look at the images at 100% crop. The "different" bokeh and the fixed aperture make it a thinking process to get good photos with them, as you have to consider what's behind the subject, and if there is enough light to shoot without motion blur. They do allow you to capture many scenes that would not be possible though, without spending a ton of money and having a huge lens to lug around. Looking through some of the images you have posted in this S C, I can tell that the lens that you are using has better resolution than the older ones that I have and use. That may be partly because the 7D is a full frame camera too.