Holy cow, Wade! I sure hope this is in Avian!! What a gorgeous shot with all the eye-candy elements and a tack sharp little beauty of a subject. Congrats!
I am interested in the lens you used. IQ looks good for such a wide range zoom. How much post-proc sharpening and/or other "helps", or is this pretty directly "out of the lens," so to speak. Is the IQ good throughout the range of 50-500? Thanks for info.
Posted by wade pettitt on March 12, 2012 at 7:52 PM
Catherine, the bigma has had a very good reputation for its quality. I dont think I am doing any more as far as post processing as I have for any lens I have owned. The reviews have said it 's weakest point is on the small end. Thank you for the kind comments.
Oh wow, I love this shot. I am not typically a bird aficionado, but this one is fantastic!
Posted by John Williams on March 13, 2012 at 8:12 PM
How striking! I'm pretty sure I've never seen a better shot of a female Yellow-rump, for all the reasons listed above. My only suggestion would be to play with a pano crop to remove some of the OOF flowers at the bottom; it's a small thing, but the rest of the photo is so tack on that they grab my eye a little. Regardless, eye candy!
Posted by Scott Smorra on March 17, 2012 at 9:37 PM
I like this one Wade. The pose of the bird is excellent. The sharp details look great.
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7 repliesnikon d5100, Sigma 50-500 at 370mm, f8 1/320th of a sec ISO 500
I am interested in the lens you used. IQ looks good for such a wide range zoom. How much post-proc sharpening and/or other "helps", or is this pretty directly "out of the lens," so to speak. Is the IQ good throughout the range of 50-500? Thanks for info.