Nature 6 lenses, 10 recent images

6 lenses, 10 recent images · 10:28 PM

Tamron 70-300 [now broken, needs to get sent in for repair

]

Mister

Elmer

DA L 50-200

nice swan

beercan behive

killdeer in flight

DA L 18-55

on a cloudy day @ the Black River

Tokina RMC 28mm

brighter morning @ the Black River

SMC M 50 f/1.7

Gidget

Raynox DCR-150

orb weaver spider

house spider with eggs

All no crop or slight crop. Comments & criticisms welcome, appreciated and needed!

**Ash** · 10-14-2009, 10:31 PM

All are beautifully brilliant and detailed.
I'm impressed by the Tamron's sharpness, colour and contrast.
Your fast fifty captures are also excellent.
Even the first 50-200 shot is rendered so well, it's just testimony of how much the operator (and shooting conditions) dictates the quality of results even with the most basic of lenses.
Well done,

flippedgazelle · 10-15-2009, 07:32 AM

Thanks, Ash. I hope my Tammy 70-300 won't be gone for very long, and I really hope Tamron fixes rather than replaces it - it seems to be a sharper than usual copy of the lens. The focus ring broke.

goddo31 · 10-15-2009, 08:15 AM

Beautiful shots.
I can imagine my partner would love the horse shots - might have to show her.
Great results from those lenses, thankyou for sharing.

flippedgazelle · 10-15-2009, 04:06 PM

Originally posted by goddo31

Beautiful shots.
I can imagine my partner would love the horse shots - might have to show her.
Great results from those lenses, thankyou for sharing.

Thanks, Jason. I actually see horses (from a distance) fairly often, but I'm pretty shy about bugging the farm owners for permission to tromp across the pastures...

JMR · 10-15-2009, 04:41 PM

Excellent work. All are sharp and vibrant.

JMR

flippedgazelle · 10-16-2009, 04:29 PM

Originally posted by JMR

Excellent work. All are sharp and vibrant.

JMR

Thank you, sir.

Andi Lo · 10-16-2009, 04:33 PM

Love that reflected tree shot...

I find it quite surreal. Might work really well in B&W. Great work on all of them! Did you use extension tubes to shoot the spider?

flippedgazelle · 10-17-2009, 09:35 AM

Originally posted by Andi Lo

Love that reflected tree shot...

I find it quite surreal. Might work really well in B&W. Great work on all of them! Did you use extension tubes to shoot the spider?

Thank you for the kind words. I'll look into doing a B&W conversion, but I'm not very good at it...

No extension tubes for the spider - I used the Raynox DCR-150 macro adapter on the Tamron 70-300 lens.

igor · 10-17-2009, 12:42 PM

great shots, love the first one.

mithrandir · 10-17-2009, 03:43 PM

Really nice series. That does seem to be a most excellent copy of the Tamron 70-300. Hope it comes back that way. By the way, how big are the paper wasps in your neck of the woods. I don't think the ones here in Maryland can move beer cans, even aluminum ones.

flippedgazelle · 10-19-2009, 09:18 AM

Originally posted by mithrandir

Really nice series. That does seem to be a most excellent copy of the Tamron 70-300. Hope it comes back that way. By the way, how big are the paper wasps in your neck of the woods. I don't think the ones here in Maryland can move beer cans, even aluminum ones.

Didn't you know that paper wasps in NJ are the size of pteradactyls?

Sad that someone decided to pollute the natural environment, but at least nature did something productive with it.

Igilligan · 10-19-2009, 12:04 PM

What a great, diverse series of photos;...

These are all about you and less about the lenses or the camera for that matter.

You got some mad skills. (as the kids would say)

fredg · 10-19-2009, 05:41 PM

Beautiful!
I love them all, except the spiders ... too frightening for me:
when I first saw your orb weaver spider
... I was afraid it should fell on my desk from it's WWW

I hope you'll get back your Tamron soon. It does a great job in your hands.

flippedgazelle · 10-20-2009, 09:54 AM

Originally posted by Igilligan

What a great, diverse series of photos;...

These are all about you and less about the lenses or the camera for that matter.

You got some mad skills. (as the kids would say)

Heh, you're making me

I wouldn't describe my skillz as "mad", more like "nonplussed" and occasionally "irritated".

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10-19-2009, 12:04 PM	#13
Igilligan Guest	WOW What a great, diverse series of photos;... These are all about you and less about the lenses or the camera for that matter. You got some mad skills. (as the kids would say)

10-20-2009, 09:54 AM	#15
flippedgazelle Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NJ, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,270 Original Poster	Originally posted by Igilligan What a great, diverse series of photos;... These are all about you and less about the lenses or the camera for that matter. You got some mad skills. (as the kids would say) Heh, you're making me I wouldn't describe my skillz as "mad", more like "nonplussed" and occasionally "irritated". Last edited by flippedgazelle; 10-20-2009 at 09:26 PM.

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Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	All are beautifully brilliant and detailed. I'm impressed by the Tamron's sharpness, colour and contrast. Your fast fifty captures are also excellent. Even the first 50-200 shot is rendered so well, it's just testimony of how much the operator (and shooting conditions) dictates the quality of results even with the most basic of lenses. Well done,

10-15-2009, 07:32 AM	#3
flippedgazelle Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NJ, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,270 Original Poster	Thanks, Ash. I hope my Tammy 70-300 won't be gone for very long, and I really hope Tamron fixes rather than replaces it - it seems to be a sharper than usual copy of the lens. The focus ring broke.

10-15-2009, 08:15 AM	#4
goddo31 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,576	Beautiful shots. I can imagine my partner would love the horse shots - might have to show her. Great results from those lenses, thankyou for sharing.

10-15-2009, 04:06 PM	#5
flippedgazelle Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NJ, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,270 Original Poster	Originally posted by goddo31 Beautiful shots. I can imagine my partner would love the horse shots - might have to show her. Great results from those lenses, thankyou for sharing. Thanks, Jason. I actually see horses (from a distance) fairly often, but I'm pretty shy about bugging the farm owners for permission to tromp across the pastures...

10-15-2009, 04:41 PM	#6
JMR Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 3,332	Excellent work. All are sharp and vibrant. JMR

10-16-2009, 04:29 PM	#7
flippedgazelle Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NJ, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,270 Original Poster	Originally posted by JMR Excellent work. All are sharp and vibrant. JMR Thank you, sir.

10-16-2009, 04:33 PM	#8
Andi Lo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,924	Love that reflected tree shot... I find it quite surreal. Might work really well in B&W. Great work on all of them! Did you use extension tubes to shoot the spider?

10-17-2009, 09:35 AM	#9
flippedgazelle Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NJ, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,270 Original Poster	Originally posted by Andi Lo Love that reflected tree shot... I find it quite surreal. Might work really well in B&W. Great work on all of them! Did you use extension tubes to shoot the spider? Thank you for the kind words. I'll look into doing a B&W conversion, but I'm not very good at it... No extension tubes for the spider - I used the Raynox DCR-150 macro adapter on the Tamron 70-300 lens.

10-17-2009, 12:42 PM	#10
igor Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: USA and Europe Posts: 585	great shots, love the first one.

10-17-2009, 03:43 PM	#11
mithrandir Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,895	Really nice series. That does seem to be a most excellent copy of the Tamron 70-300. Hope it comes back that way. By the way, how big are the paper wasps in your neck of the woods. I don't think the ones here in Maryland can move beer cans, even aluminum ones.

10-19-2009, 09:18 AM	#12
flippedgazelle Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NJ, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,270 Original Poster	Originally posted by mithrandir Really nice series. That does seem to be a most excellent copy of the Tamron 70-300. Hope it comes back that way. By the way, how big are the paper wasps in your neck of the woods. I don't think the ones here in Maryland can move beer cans, even aluminum ones. Didn't you know that paper wasps in NJ are the size of pteradactyls? Sad that someone decided to pollute the natural environment, but at least nature did something productive with it.

10-19-2009, 05:41 PM	#14
fredg Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Paris suburbs Posts: 24	Beautiful! I love them all, except the spiders ... too frightening for me: when I first saw your orb weaver spider ... I was afraid it should fell on my desk from it's WWW I hope you'll get back your Tamron soon. It does a great job in your hands.