The MOB

[Tintin124]

Normally stick to Macro stuff but as I bought the Sigma 150-500mm a week ago thought better take it out for a test run.

Least to say I was after the last of the Damsels and Dragonflies but saw none until I packed away the camera dohhhhh...

All ambient lit and shot handheld OS set to 1

1.

IMG_4555 by bthomas124, on Flickr

2.

IMG_4560 by bthomas124, on Flickr

3. Duck Face mooning

IMG_4573 by bthomas124, on Flickr

4. Evil eyes...

IMG_4578 by bthomas124, on Flickr

5.

IMG_4582 by bthomas124, on Flickr

6.

IMG_4586 by bthomas124, on Flickr

7.

IMG_4587 by bthomas124, on Flickr

All comments welcome and appreciated.

 

[Carlh]

For a test it looks a fantastic lens. So sharp! I cant comment on the birdie pics themselves as Im not a bird photographer, the only thing <i can> spot wrong is in the first image with the swan, the whites are blown but thats just a minor PP niggle easily sorted - looks like that lens was well worth the cash though! 500mm wowzer. Shove your TC on there and it'll be a 700mm

 

[Deleted member 34016]

I usually shoot at ( if possible) f8 @ 1/500th sec, the lens seems to be sharpest at f8

I like No6, well exposed and sharp, the majority of the others are over exposed

on a crop sensor camera you're shooting at the equivalent of 750m so a fast shutter is a must or use a monopod with the OS turned off for slower shutter speeds

Les

 

[Rustydon]

Hi Bryn
Some good advice above! As Les says #6 is a very good shot, and I also think #2 is OK too. You have chosen some difficult subjects for a first outing with your new lens - those coots and swans have brilliant white areas compared with most of the macro stuff you are used to I guess; you may need to do some localised pp work to correct those blown highlights on birds with such high contrast.

Russ