First Use of New Toys: Australian White Ibis
Hi, well here is the first of the first efforts with the new 5D2 and the 300f/2.8. Shot 160 - wow a 4gb card disappears quickly (15 minutes) - dared to keep 4 for the ETL. For awhile I am only posting images with no PP; only straightened and cropped. Interested in all comments and critiques, especially exposure, composition, sharpness - yup, everything you can think of. I am going to do this for about a month while I do the PS lessons. I am not going to repeat what I have just written with each image. The only cloning was really tight cropping to eliminate the terrible backgrounds. I was so intent on shooting the birds and using the gear I completely ignored the backgrounds. Awful!!
I can understand why serious birders have 500mm and up lenses. I certainly understand why a 300 would be the absolutely shortest lens you would use for these subjects. I will definitely be using the 1.4 and 2x extenders. These birds were not that far away.
While my eye says that the images are quite sharp - what does you eye say?
Custom settings are basically a mixture of Artie's 50D/1D3 recommendations.
Camera: 5D2
Lens: EF 300 f/2.8
Extender: none
Flash: none
ISO: 1250
Speed: 1/1600
Aperture: f/5.6
Exp Comp: none
Metering: Evaluative
AF Drive: AI Servo AF
Thanks in advance for all of you c & c.
