With her camera and long lens, of course. Chipmunk, squirrel, flowers, and more! I hadn't seen her since February so it was nice to have an in-person visit in the backyard.
@taffy -- it was such a fun visit and I'm so glad we finally had photo-fun-time together in person! @stray_shooter -- never a competition but Taffy's goes to 600 and mine only to 400 -- does that make her the "lens contest winner"? @gardenfolk@redy4et@ludwigsdiana@koalagardens@julzmaioro@jamibann@30pics4jackiesdiamond@30pics4jackiesdiamond@judithdeacon@dide@777margo@casablanca@pusspup@santina@onewing@louannwarren@leonbuys83@merrelyn@helenhall@pistache@joemuli
Several of you commented on our lenses. They were the perfect ones for photographing birds way up high in trees, and squirrels and chipmunks at a distance. It's kind of funny that although we are quite similar in taste (look at both of us wearing black and gray head to toe) but Taffy started with Nikon decades ago and my father was a Canon shooter so we have completely different systems and can't share! And as for subjects, we point things out we discover so we can both benefit. We see things differently and capture differently so we have fun comparing afterward. It's been a long and lonely 73 days of social isolation, but I'm hoping summer brings more social-distanced photo fun times. Meanwhile, I'm so thankful for our 365 community for being socially-connected online!
It is so good you can now at least see your friends from afar. You and Taffy sound like @julzmaioro and I - such great photography buddies. Julz has a Nikon and I have a Canon. We love to head off together and have fun - and like you two, we can always get differing images from the same subject. It is so good to have someone with the same interest. The funniest thing happened a while ago on 365 - we both put up an ICM of the same sunrise on the same day (neither had any idea this was going to happen... and we weren't even together in the same place)
That is absolutely wonderful to see you two get together again. But, oh boy, that is one monster lens Taffy's toting. I'd need to work out for while to carry that one round. :)
@kvphoto It is, indeed! She bought it to prepare for her African safari she went on in 2019. How did you find. your way back to this photo, which is in an "extras" album from so many months ago? I'm glad you did!
@jyokota Wow... safari... how cool... I was actually looking around for your first grand canyon night shot that was re-edited and spotted this... then saw the link to the shot of you... both were very nice and you have an amazingly big telephoto. Do y'all handhold them? I'd have to use a tripod for one those... I do have a 150-600mm but I've always used it on a tripod. It is a Sigma and is ok... doesn't have great contrast like a better quality lens.
@kvphoto Well that makes it easier to understand because these days I rarely post in my second album so going. back would quickly take you to one I would have posted 7 months ago. (There was a time when I would post 2 - 3 photos some days! but now I can hardly keep up with posting one) If you have the Sigma, Taffy's Tamron should be close to the same size but she has her lens hood on it and the lens is completely extended. Same with mine. When pulled back, my lens ends about where the red line is, and it's fully extended in the photo and has a lens hood attached. It's a 100-400 and the lens I have used almost exclusively for the past year. I would have chosen the Sigma or Tamron for the reach to 600 but my husband did the research and he surprised me with that lens for my 60th birthday, our last together. He had read that the 100-400 would be brighter and I could add an extender to get to 600. But I don't own an extender. And yes, we were hand holding that day, and I hand hold my lens almost always because it's hard to do wildlife on a tripod since they move so quickly. I think Taffy used a monopod to stabilize when on her safari and taking photos from the vehicle. I would say that 95% of the photos have been taken with that camera and that lens you saw. Perhaps once it warms up again I will think about how to expand my world.
That was a lovely gift from your husband... so sad that you lost him when you were so young... I canât imagine how difficult that was for you. About handholding a big lens... perhaps I just need to practice handholding my Sigma. When I have visited birding locations I see everyone handholding those huge lenses. Like anything... practice, practice, practice. I love your squirrel photos. I after shoot with my 70-300 and I almost always handhold that lens. I know I could go back and check your EXIF but what ISO do you typically use in daylight with your 100-400? I typically use 800 unless I want a slow shutter speed.
February 28th, 2021
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@stray_shooter -- never a competition but Taffy's goes to 600 and mine only to 400 -- does that make her the "lens contest winner"?
@gardenfolk @redy4et @ludwigsdiana @koalagardens @julzmaioro @jamibann @30pics4jackiesdiamond @30pics4jackiesdiamond @judithdeacon @dide @777margo @casablanca @pusspup @santina @onewing @louannwarren @leonbuys83 @merrelyn @helenhall @pistache @joemuli
Several of you commented on our lenses. They were the perfect ones for photographing birds way up high in trees, and squirrels and chipmunks at a distance. It's kind of funny that although we are quite similar in taste (look at both of us wearing black and gray head to toe) but Taffy started with Nikon decades ago and my father was a Canon shooter so we have completely different systems and can't share! And as for subjects, we point things out we discover so we can both benefit. We see things differently and capture differently so we have fun comparing afterward. It's been a long and lonely 73 days of social isolation, but I'm hoping summer brings more social-distanced photo fun times. Meanwhile, I'm so thankful for our 365 community for being socially-connected online!