Meow!
The 5D Mk1 still has some use in wildlife.
It is brilliant as long as the subject is lazy and does not move. I love the cheetahs - docile and co-operative. I could fix the autofocus and recompose the picture as I like.
The foxes are a different kettle of fish. Difficulty tracking them. All thoughts of picture composition went out of the window. It's times like these when I tell myself 'I need that D3. That joystick would give me hours of pleasure and joy because I could tell it where to focus quickly!!!'. Moving the autofocus points around the diamond on the 5D was just too slow. I resorted to centre autofocus with Al-Servo and just clicked randomly.
Tigers were fast and unpredictable. When they come towards the fence, the 70-200mm becomes too long, when they walk away, the 24-70mm becomes too short. I need two fast bodies.
Depth of field was something I had to play with. I wanted bokeh. But when the aperture becomes too big, some bits were blurred out. Had to play around with the balance. I need a higher ISO too, if I want to shoot at F13 with the long zoom.
The 1D Mark IV must have all the qualities I want! I wish it were March 2010 now.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2108357...7622594145830/
All my cats are au naturel. I can't be bothered to apply cosmetics on them or enhance their features. I've cropped a little to highlight their tantalizing bits. I rather like the tongue.
The 5D Mk1 still has some use in wildlife.
It is brilliant as long as the subject is lazy and does not move. I love the cheetahs - docile and co-operative. I could fix the autofocus and recompose the picture as I like.
The foxes are a different kettle of fish. Difficulty tracking them. All thoughts of picture composition went out of the window. It's times like these when I tell myself 'I need that D3. That joystick would give me hours of pleasure and joy because I could tell it where to focus quickly!!!'. Moving the autofocus points around the diamond on the 5D was just too slow. I resorted to centre autofocus with Al-Servo and just clicked randomly.
Tigers were fast and unpredictable. When they come towards the fence, the 70-200mm becomes too long, when they walk away, the 24-70mm becomes too short. I need two fast bodies.
Depth of field was something I had to play with. I wanted bokeh. But when the aperture becomes too big, some bits were blurred out. Had to play around with the balance. I need a higher ISO too, if I want to shoot at F13 with the long zoom.
The 1D Mark IV must have all the qualities I want! I wish it were March 2010 now.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2108357...7622594145830/
All my cats are au naturel. I can't be bothered to apply cosmetics on them or enhance their features. I've cropped a little to highlight their tantalizing bits. I rather like the tongue.
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