Troy,
No need to apologise at all. Your words are never harsh! And, if they were, they would be for a good reason. I'll get around to processing the full frame, soon... : )
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Originally Posted by troypiggo
Sorry if the comments came off a little harsh. I was going to mention in my first post that I'd like to see the full frame shot because you said this was a heavy crop. Well? We're waiting....  |
Rick,
Cheers, glad you're one of the ones who enjoyed it. : )
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Originally Posted by RickS
I quite like it |
Leon,
That's quite OK, mate. It's not to everyone's specifications, that's for sure. The rocks, in their almost deliberate composition, appeals to something inside of me. It's like a Japanese Zen garden, without the pebbles. ; )
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Originally Posted by leon
H mate, I know you are the top Water Man, but I'm afraid this one doesn't do it for me, sorry.
Leon
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Tim,
Thank you for the kind words!
Yep, the 17-40mm f/4L USM is my workhorse. I don't think I'll be switching to its more expensive sibling anytime soon. I do like the sun stars that the 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM creates, but, this will do me for now. All my filters are 77mm diameter ones; I don't want to have to mess about with getting step down rings for the 72mm diameter, or having to purchase new filters as I've got a fair bit of an investment in filters already.
The other lens I shoot with is the 24-105mm f/4L IS USM. Another fabulous all-purpose lens.
In comparison, the 17-40mm is less than half the price of the 16-35mm, but, as you can see, it provides plenty of detail as is. I'm not really into the whole sharpness of a lens thing, to be honest. It's blown out of proportion. When producing images for print or for the web, you have to sharpen the images, anyway. It's just a fact of RAW image processing. I also find that having softness, either through work in post, or through natural diffusion, provides for images which have a certain mystique and other-wordly feel.
The one thing I do miss by not having the 16-35mm counterpart, though, is the magnificent diffraction spikes it provides when shooting the sun. They're extremely thin and well-defined.
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Originally Posted by tims
Hello H
From your NZ visit, were all your photo's taken with the Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM lens? The details in the photo's are amazing - I didn't realise zooms could produce that sort of quality.
Is this one of Canon hi-end zooms?
Tim
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Adam,
Cheers. Well, the image made you look and think about how I could have done it better, so, that's something. ; )
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Originally Posted by lacad01
H. I like how the texture of the rocks comes out in this one. May have been nicer zoomed out a bit, unfortunately I don't get abstract concepts either  |
Cheers, all.
H