Endless Cosmos

[Morkel Erasmus]

It's cosmos season around here again...but this year's blooming has been very subdued due to less-than-ideal rainfall over the summer.

Here's an image from March last year at a meadow I like to visit. Maybe I will get to shoot there later this week - waiting on good skies as that is also rare these days... :2eyes2:

Techs:
Canon 7D with 10-22mm USM @ 10mm
f16 @ ISO-100
2 exposures blended using luminosity masks.

[Jack Breakfast]

Very pretty indeed. I like the depth to this one...all those lovely pinks and whites under the blues and whites...most appealing. Morkel, how do you like the 10-22 lens? I have a 7D as well and am seriously considering it...

[Morkel Erasmus]

Very pretty indeed. I like the depth to this one...all those lovely pinks and whites under the blues and whites...most appealing. Morkel, how do you like the 10-22 lens? I have a 7D as well and am seriously considering it...

Thanks Jack. I was pretty happy with the 10-22mm...most reviews state bluntly that the only reason this lens is not designated with an "L" is because it's an EF-S mount. The sharpness is great and distortion is easy to control using LR/PS. For a crop camera, it's the best Canon option IMHO. I have not shot with the Sigma 10-20mm f3.5 but hear it's nearly as good (and certainly a cheaper option). If you're tempted for the latter I would say try and rent both and test them out. I just prefer using Canon glass on Canon and Nikon glass on Nikon. :bg3:

It gives you an effective 16-35mm FOV on the 7D, which is equivalent to using the 16-35mm on a 5Dmk2, except you don't have f2.8 right through the barrel.

[Jack Breakfast]

Beautiful, Morkel, many thanks for the extra information. I think I'll purchase the lens when the dollars are there. I'm a fan of your work and would love to see other shots of yours with the same lens...can you direct me to any such shots?

[Jay Gould]

Mork, it is lovely; happy Easter. Consider cropping up to the first white daisy oh th LHS to do away with the dark stems and give more emphasis to the sky.

[Morkel Erasmus]

Thanks guys.
Jay - will look into it...:bg3:

Jack - here are a couple of my earlier posts in this forum taken with this lens. I thought of sending a PM but thought this might be useful for others who visit this thread and also consider using this lens.

http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/84039-Chintsa-Curves (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/84039-Chintsa-Curves?highlight=10-22mm+USM)

http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/73054-Mountain-Stream-Drakensberg-South-Africa (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/73054-Mountain-Stream-Drakensberg-South-Africa?highlight=10-22mm+USM)

http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/71744-Succulent-Sentinel

http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/86803-Baobab-Cluster (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/86803-Baobab-Cluster?highlight=10-22mm+USM)

http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/81881-Red-Rocks-and-Blue-Ocean (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/81881-Red-Rocks-and-Blue-Ocean?highlight=10-22mm+USM)

http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/74464-Goera-Pan-Sunrise (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/74464-Goera-Pan-Sunrise?highlight=10-22mm+USM)

cheers
Morkel

[Ian Cassell]

Morkel, I really like this one. Simple but very effective. I find that I don't use my UWA (I have the Sigma) as much as I should. When you have that very nice foreground, it really adds an exciting touch drawing you into the image.

[Robert Amoruso]

Good use of this lens, FG compositional interest and DOF to add depth to this image.

I might try a tad less cyan in the sky to see how it looks Morkel.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Morkel, quite nice. Love the field of blossoms, but really like the cloud just above the flowers. Nicely seen!

[Don Lacy]

Wonderful image Morkel love the balance of flowers and sky