Gary Ayala
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A snap from this morning:
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Backyard Hummer
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Cem_Usakligil
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Hi Gary,
You call these beautiful pictures a snap, to me they are anything but that. I know some other photographers who try to photograph hummingbirds but it is not easy at all! So this is, again, an excellent picture. It also has a nice tonality and bokeh. What lens did you use?
Cheers,
Gary Ayala
New member
Thanks Cem ... this was with the Bigma (Sigma 50-500) @ 500mm.
Thanks Don for looking and commenting.
Gary
PS- You guys notice the tongue?
G
Thanks Don for looking and commenting.
Gary
PS- You guys notice the tongue?
G
nicolas claris
OPF Co-founder/Administrator
Gary Ayala
New member
Salut, ca va? - LOL ... no you wouldn't. The Bigma, for me, is not truly sharp ... barely acceptable. I will be up grading to a 300mm and a 400mm prime to cover this range. I'll post some 100% Bigmas later this week.
A la prochaine,
Gary
PS- So what is the difference being being Francaise and European?
G
nicolas claris
OPF Co-founder/Administrator
Hi Gary
Yes, ça va bien merci! Content de te revoir parmi nous !
The sharpness of Bigma is what I wanted to compare with my Canon 500 ;-)
The difference between Français and Européen? Same as between Californian and American…
Yes, ça va bien merci! Content de te revoir parmi nous !
The sharpness of Bigma is what I wanted to compare with my Canon 500 ;-)
The difference between Français and Européen? Same as between Californian and American…
Gary Ayala
New member
Reureux d'etre de retour.
The Bigma is about equal to the Canon 100 - 400 in image quality. Your 500 prime should blow it away at 100%. A friend of mine recently purchased the Canon 400 5.6 and we did a bit of a comparison. The Bigma required more processing to attain similar sharpness and contrast IQ ... the additional processing means more noise. Up to an 8x10 there isn't any or very little visible difference between the Canon 400 prime and the Sigma 50-500, but at 100% it is noticable.
The 400mm had much, much better corner sharpness and significantly faster focus.
Gary
The Bigma is about equal to the Canon 100 - 400 in image quality. Your 500 prime should blow it away at 100%. A friend of mine recently purchased the Canon 400 5.6 and we did a bit of a comparison. The Bigma required more processing to attain similar sharpness and contrast IQ ... the additional processing means more noise. Up to an 8x10 there isn't any or very little visible difference between the Canon 400 prime and the Sigma 50-500, but at 100% it is noticable.
The 400mm had much, much better corner sharpness and significantly faster focus.
Gary
Move over Cartier Bresson....
Gary Ayala
New member
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Gary,
I love hummingbirds as they defied science for almost a century and didn't accept the notion that their flight was physically impossible. I have a great admiration for their specialized flying and ability to hover and sip nectar. Your picture is fresh and interesting with the twig giving an extra twist.
I have not yet achieved my ambition of beautiful humming bird pictures and need to setup a feeder. The birds are to far away for my 70-200 lens even with a x 1.4 extender.
Asher
I love hummingbirds as they defied science for almost a century and didn't accept the notion that their flight was physically impossible. I have a great admiration for their specialized flying and ability to hover and sip nectar. Your picture is fresh and interesting with the twig giving an extra twist.
I have not yet achieved my ambition of beautiful humming bird pictures and need to setup a feeder. The birds are to far away for my 70-200 lens even with a x 1.4 extender.
Asher
Gary Ayala
New member
Hey Asher, Hummers are great and very entertaining to watch. When you get a feeder make sure you get the kind which have a perch. The perch give the bird a well deserved rest while feeding ... makes for tougher photography. I have a potted ficus near one of my feeders ... so that gets a lot of use as well.
Gary
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Gary,
Could you post a picture of the setup?
Asher
Could you post a picture of the setup?
Asher