Nature Oh Deer!

Oh Deer! · 12:33 PM

Went to a local trail expecting to find some birds and squirrels when I spotted these two fellows. They were very approachable and didn't seem to mind my company.

And I did run into the odd squirrel

SMPhoto · 12-12-2010, 12:46 PM

Awesome shots! Nice that you were able to get up so closely to those beautiful animals.
Really shows how clean the K-5's ISO3200 is.. Incredible!
Thanks for sharing with us!

-Matthew

jolepp · 12-12-2010, 12:49 PM

Very nice, also demonstrates that the 18-250 is not something to sneer at :-)

SebastianP · 12-12-2010, 01:05 PM

superb shots. How close ware you?

Vil · 12-12-2010, 01:23 PM

Originally posted by SebastianP

superb shots. How close ware you?

Probably 15-ft or so. I probably could have gotten closer but didn't want to press my luck.

Rupert · 12-12-2010, 01:26 PM

Great deer shots, very sharp and great resolution/color. Of course, my favorite was the Handsome Squirrel! I had to explain to Otis and Festus that by "odd" you meant no malice toward the Squirrel.....you didn't, did you? LOL!
Best Regards!

slowpez · 12-12-2010, 04:57 PM

Really, really nice. I especially love the first one and the squirrel. Well done.

miss_alexx · 12-12-2010, 05:35 PM

Very sharp images. The squirrel looks funny!

opiet70 · 12-12-2010, 07:54 PM

I love the shots and am seriously drooling over the K5's ability to shoot at that ISO...it's like 4x what I'd attempt to shoot with my K10...

Class A · 12-12-2010, 10:49 PM

Very nice shots. Did you blur the background during PP? I like my Tamron 18-250 but I don't think it would produce images like these out of the box.

Vil · 12-13-2010, 09:25 AM

I didn't blur the background. That's how it looked out of the box. It's the effect you get when you zoom in to an object that's relatively close.

Class A · 12-13-2010, 03:35 PM

Originally posted by Vil

It's the effect you get when you zoom in to an object that's relatively close.

I know that effect. I just didn't think the Tamron would produce such backgrounds even in these circumstance. I'll have a look at some of my past shots.

After an initial period of getting to grips with the idea of a "superzoom" and its inevitable compromises, I wholly embraced the Tamron 18-250 as a great lens that has much more virtues than offering "flexibility". Too bad it went out of production.

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12-12-2010, 12:46 PM	#2
SMPhoto Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Photos: Gallery Posts: 185	Awesome shots! Nice that you were able to get up so closely to those beautiful animals. Really shows how clean the K-5's ISO3200 is.. Incredible! Thanks for sharing with us! -Matthew

12-12-2010, 12:49 PM	#3
jolepp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Finland Photos: Albums Posts: 3,196	Very nice, also demonstrates that the 18-250 is not something to sneer at :-)

12-12-2010, 01:05 PM	#4
SebastianP Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Timisoara Photos: Albums Posts: 119	superb shots. How close ware you?

12-12-2010, 01:23 PM	#5
Vil Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ottawa CDN Photos: Gallery Posts: 76 Original Poster	Originally posted by SebastianP superb shots. How close ware you? Probably 15-ft or so. I probably could have gotten closer but didn't want to press my luck.

12-12-2010, 01:26 PM	#6
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Great deer shots, very sharp and great resolution/color. Of course, my favorite was the Handsome Squirrel! I had to explain to Otis and Festus that by "odd" you meant no malice toward the Squirrel.....you didn't, did you? LOL! Best Regards!

12-12-2010, 04:57 PM	#7
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,461	Really, really nice. I especially love the first one and the squirrel. Well done.

12-12-2010, 05:35 PM	#8
miss_alexx Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montréal, Québec Photos: Albums Posts: 584	Very sharp images. The squirrel looks funny!

12-12-2010, 07:54 PM	#9
opiet70 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 499	I love the shots and am seriously drooling over the K5's ability to shoot at that ISO...it's like 4x what I'd attempt to shoot with my K10...

12-12-2010, 10:49 PM	#10
Class A Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 11,251	Very nice shots. Did you blur the background during PP? I like my Tamron 18-250 but I don't think it would produce images like these out of the box.

12-13-2010, 09:25 AM	#11
Vil Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ottawa CDN Photos: Gallery Posts: 76 Original Poster	I didn't blur the background. That's how it looked out of the box. It's the effect you get when you zoom in to an object that's relatively close.

12-13-2010, 03:35 PM	#12
Class A Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 11,251	Originally posted by Vil It's the effect you get when you zoom in to an object that's relatively close. I know that effect. I just didn't think the Tamron would produce such backgrounds even in these circumstance. I'll have a look at some of my past shots. After an initial period of getting to grips with the idea of a "superzoom" and its inevitable compromises, I wholly embraced the Tamron 18-250 as a great lens that has much more virtues than offering "flexibility". Too bad it went out of production.