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Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

10/27/2007 06:54:28 PM · #1

So I rented a Canon 70-200 2.8L IS USM for the month of November. It arrived in the mail today, so naturally I needed to test it out around the house. Some shots of Riley in the house, Some of the dogs outside (some ol' same ol') - I was liking it but regretted that I didn't have anything interesting to shoot. So I'm walking through the back yard up to my office to put the lens away and I spot 4 Racoons over by the tree on the side of the house. I've seen racoons around before and everytime I run to get my camera, they scurry away. This time I had the camera IN MY HAND and with L glass attached! So... snap snap snap!

I got some decent ones but never got all four in the same frame, so I started compositing a little and decided six was better than four...

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I spose I could just said there were six, but people don't take kindly round here to being fooled, hence the full disclosure. Now to go put some Ravens in the image...

Here's a solo shot of the last guy to run off...

I might buy the lens just for the luck it brings!!

Comments are welcome!

ajschel

Fujifilm FinePix X100S

10/27/2007 07:05:45 PM · #2

Didn't you know, the L stands for luck, great invention from Canon...

Wow, really nice pics and very convincing editing! The tree with 6 looks so funny, how many pictures did you compose it of? Very sharp and great colors.

PS Did you leave the garbage out again? ;-)

10/27/2007 07:13:29 PM · #3

What are the images like straight from the camera Ken ..... I keep looking and drooling over that lens at the shop. We don't have a rental up here, so that's not an option.

10/27/2007 07:14:51 PM · #4

Originally posted by ajschel:

how many pictures did you compose it of?

Just two:

Thanks and no, no garbage. They used to steal cat food though and one year I trapped one in our greenhouse - big mistake! He went nuts, climbed up the wall and on the ceiling rafters - took a couple hours to coax him out with a very long pole.

10/27/2007 07:18:14 PM · #5

Originally posted by suemack:

What are the images like straight from the camera Ken .....

The originals I posted had some very minor RAW adjustments and then cropped.

Here's one just resized - no other edits...

10/27/2007 07:21:25 PM · #6

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Originally posted by suemack:
What are the images like straight from the camera Ken .....

The originals I posted had some very minor RAW adjustments and then cropped.

Here's one just resized - no other edits...

Damn! You're sposed to tell me they're terrible, really soft and you had to do a ton of editiing to make them look good!

10/27/2007 07:23:16 PM · #7

Originally posted by suemack:

Damn! You're sposed to tell me they're terrible, really soft and you had to do a ton of editiing to make them look good!

Sorry. FWIW, that's exactly something I would say about my SP's! :P

10/27/2007 07:27:37 PM · #8

Originally posted by Art Roflmao:

Originally posted by suemack:
Damn! You're sposed to tell me they're terrible, really soft and you had to do a ton of editiing to make them look good!

Sorry. FWIW, that's exactly something I would say about my SP's! :P

SP's? Brain's a bit blonde today, out late at a hen party

10/28/2007 12:20:00 AM · #9

Originally posted by suemack:

SP's?

Sorry - Self Portraits. :)

Sigma 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX Aspherical DG DF for Minolta

10/28/2007 12:29:50 AM · #10

Thanks Art :D

MrEd

Sony DSLR-A100

10/28/2007 12:37:38 AM · #11

Maybe I should rent one, even though it won't fit my cameras?

MikeJ

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

10/28/2007 12:45:47 AM · #12

Yea, that lens takes good pictures. :D

Mike