Shenandoah Saturday - DPChallenge Forums

05/27/2008 10:55:19 AM · #1

Made a road trip to the Shenandoah's this past Saturday (May 24th) and met up with a friend of mine, (former DPC'r 'nova'), Ray.

It was a bit breezy, no clouds, and bright sunlight - but managed to grab a few shots early in the day (Shenadoah's May 2008).

All shot with my Sigma 50-500, and most are straight from the camera JPG's (couple had minor crops).

Any thoughts/comments are, as always, certainly appreciated. :-)

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO IF for Pentax

05/27/2008 09:32:16 PM · #2

Uh-oh. Guess I hit the snooze button with these, eh? :-P

Nobody

Pentax K-S2

05/27/2008 09:35:44 PM · #3

Nah, I think everyone's just jealous. Very nice Barry.

How close were you to the deer?

icu1965

Sony DSLR-A200

Sony 75-300 mm f/4.5-5.6

05/27/2008 09:50:35 PM · #4

You lucky ducky! The last time I got that close to a deer I had to swerve out of the way! :)

PhotoDave

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II

05/27/2008 10:02:58 PM · #5

left a couple comments, all great captures. Ive heard a lot of good and bad about that lens but looks like it preformed excellently for you :)

05/27/2008 10:08:26 PM · #6

Originally posted by Nobody:

Nah, I think everyone's just jealous. Very nice Barry.

How close were you to the deer?

Thanks Sam. The focal length on the exif shows 280mm (or 420mm @35mm). Took the two close shots from the vehicle, hand-held with shutter speeds of 1/45 and 1/20 (have to love IS!). I'd guess they were about 40-60 feet away. They were quite nervous about my stopping and soon crossed the road in a hurry. :-)

05/27/2008 10:09:17 PM · #7

Originally posted by icu1965:

You lucky ducky! The last time I got that close to a deer I had to swerve out of the way! :)

In the early hours up there you do have to drive slowly. Hard not to anyway! :-)