Captive Albino Tiger with my new 500 II

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8352/8261284507_e20570beaa_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40906945@N08/8261284507/)
Zoo0011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40906945@N08/8261284507/) by docsanjeev (http://www.flickr.com/people/40906945@N08/), on Flickr


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Camera
Canon EOS 7D (http://www.flickr.com/cameras/canon/eos_7d/)


Exposure
0.001 sec (1/800)


Aperture
f/7.1


Focal Length
500 mm


ISO Speed
100


Exposure Bias
-1/3 EV

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I was testing this lens at the Zoo. Light wasnt ideal but just took some test shots.


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[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Sanjeev, I bet that felt good, shooting with the 500. :bg3:

Yep, with good light it makes a huge difference to an image, you can have choice of DOF, a fast SS and a lower ISO. I like the comp, it sits well in the frame and there is enough for the HA to look into. I might just drop the exposure just a fraction for the whites on the head. You can adjust more, but just keeping things simple at this stage and you can then bring the adjustments back in via a layer mast. If it's too much just use the Opacity slider to help control things.

Looking forward to more, but it is a different way of shooting compare to what you are used too. :w3

BTW the image has an untagged profile, I'll put it down to excitement. :bg3:

Enjoy.

Steve

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Thanks Steve. It is very different to shoot with a long prime! I was shooting some storks and I found I was cutting off their legs as the focal length was too long! I had to back up a few steps to get the whole bird in the frame. It a different experience shooting with a super tele and am enjoying it! Only it attracted more attention at the zoo than the animals! :-) I could hand hold down to 1/30 to 1/60 of a second! Whoa! The IS is awesome. And I noticed the 500 pics need much less sharpening than the 100-400!!!
thanks for all the Help Steve.

[Steve Kaluski]

it attracted more attention at the zoo than the animals!

Celebrity status, cool.

I think you may find HH at those settings you are pushing this, but give it a whirl. The 500 technology, build and overall quality is far superior to the 100-400 and so really you cannot be compared, however as you have already mentioned, the clarity and sharpness is a huge leap to what you are used too which is excellent, considering the cost outlay for the lens. You will very quickly get used to judging distances, however for me, the main element is you can give your subjects space and respect and are not crowding them. Therefore their own comfort zone is not compromised and they too are more relaxed, giving you better photographic imagery.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Sanjeev - congrats on the new lens, enjoy it! Steve has covered the basics on the image. Zoos are great places to learn with new equipment but often the conditions/light aren't optimal. Looks like the light was against you here.

TFS,
Rachel