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Mandarin Duck
Image # 2614
Lazy 5 Ranch
Mooresville, NC
Canon 100-400L @ 400 mm
ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/400 second
Aperture Priority, Center Weighted
Handheld
After a year and a half with the Canon D30, I decided to move up to the 1D. My reasoning was that the 1D's greater speed, along with its more sophisticated autofocus and metering, would allow me to get shots that I might more easily miss with the D30, and give me a higher yield of "keeper" images. It does have modestly higher resolution (4.1 vs 3.1 megapixels), but it's the camera's shooting abilities that makes the difference for me.
I have had many emails concerning the D30, D60 and 1D with respect to image quality; my personal take is that any of these cameras is capable of producing images of stunning quality. I don't know that one could really look at any given image and decide it was taken with one camera vs another. On this basis, people should choose the camera whose features match their particular needs.
I've posted this small gallery, to let people know I'm still shooting, and to mark the end of my D30 era. As I indicated above, I don't think the 1D images will be a quantum leap above my previous D30 images, but hopefully as I learn to tap the potential of this incredible instrument, and master the post-processing steps as well, that I'll be able to move forward with my photography. These images were taken in a number of different locations in North and South Carolina.
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Mandarin Duck Image # 2614 Lazy 5 Ranch Mooresville, NC |
Canon 100-400L @ 400 mm ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/400 second Aperture Priority, Center Weighted Handheld |
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African Crowned Crane Image # 2614 Lazy 5 Ranch Mooresville, NC |
Canon 600L ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/400 second Aperture Priority, Center Weighted Gitzo Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick |
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Ring-tailed Lemur Pair Image # 2625 Lazy 5 Ranch Mooresville, NC |
Canon 100-400 @ 285 mm ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/125 second Aperture Priority, Center Weighted; 550EX, Flash EV -1 Gitzo Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick |
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Saddlebilled Stork 1 Image # 127 NC Zoological Park Asheboro, NC |
Canon 600L + 2x II Teleconverter ISO 200, f/8, 1/500 second Aperture Priority, Evaluative Metering Gitzo Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick |
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Saddlebilled Stork 2 Image # 115 NC Zoological Park Asheboro, NC |
Canon 600L + 2x II Teleconverter ISO 200, f/8, 1/500 second Aperture Priority, Evaluative Metering Gitzo Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick |
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Ostrich Image # 100 NC Zoological Park Asheboro, NC |
Canon 100-400L @ 400 mm ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/1250 second Aperture Priority, Evaluative Metering Handheld |
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House Finch Image # 162 My backyard Mooresville, NC |
Canon 600L +1.4x II Teleconverter ISO 200, f/10, 1/400 second Aperture Priority, Evaluative Metering, EV -2/3 Gitzo Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick |
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Great Egret in Flight Image # 203 Huntington Beach State Park Murrells Inlet, SC |
Canon 600L + 1.4x II Teleconverter ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/250 second Aperture Priority, Evaluative Metering, EV +1/3 Gitzo Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick |
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Black-necked Stilt at Sunrise Image # 196 Huntington Beach State Park Murrells Inlet, SC |
Canon 600L + 1.4x II Teleconverter ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/640 second Aperture Priority, Evaluative Metering Gitzo Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick |
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Snowy Egret in Flight Image # 200 Huntington Beach State Park Murrells Inlet, SC |
Canon 600L + 1.4x II Teleconverter ISO 200, f/8, 1/2000 second Aperture Priority, Evaluative Metering Gitzo Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick |
