DA 55-300 versatility
Posted 05/08/2011 - 20:19
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Great, varied set Steve!
And thanks for extolling the virtues of this lens.
Take it from one who knows : If finances are tight, this is the lens for YOU!
(Plus the 100 D FA macro!)
Roger.
And thanks for extolling the virtues of this lens.
Take it from one who knows : If finances are tight, this is the lens for YOU!
(Plus the 100 D FA macro!)
Roger.
The more I look, the more there is to see!
Posted 05/08/2011 - 23:40
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Agreed it is a very versatile lens. For example you would not normally think to take landscapes with a lens of this length, but in fact I have taken some of my favorite landscape shots with it. I find that from high vantage points, picking out a smaller section of landscape with a longer lens can sometimes make a far more interesting image than a wider shot.
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Posted 06/08/2011 - 05:39
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Very nice set, I like the Reed Warbler shots - very good. However the clear winner is #10, butterfly isolated, composition & colour, lovely !
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Posted 06/08/2011 - 06:53
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A good illustration of what this lens can do. Shouldn't mind one myself!
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Posted 06/08/2011 - 11:58
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I've got the DAL, I find it fantastic for walking around cities picking out bits of architecture, (and its very light)
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16 years
Somewhere warm and sunny
1. Ripe
2. Blackbird hen
3. Reed Warbler through railings
4. Teasels
5. Another Reed Warbler tucking into the ripe blackberries
6. Reed Mace (not bull rushes)
7. Grasshopper (not perfectly sharp but not bad considering)
8. Wasp of some description
9. Barry Power Station
10. Gatekeeper Butterfly
C&C as usual please
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" (John Lennon)