Had to try the dragons
Jul 14, 2018 21:26:36 #
Jul 14, 2018 21:56:35 #
Excellent dragon shots, Mike!! Love the details you capture on both, but love the face on #2!! 
Jul 15, 2018 01:08:52 #
Excellent, Mike. Watch out for the macro bug, it's contagious. These kinds of shots make you vulnerable to it.
Jul 15, 2018 05:33:15 #
UTMike wrote:
All these dragon photos took me out to the back yard. I learned that shooting with the 24-70 at 70mm (1st shot) produced a body completely in focus. Going to the 100-400 at 400 (2nd shot) produced great eye detail but the rear of the body got lost. Since both were hand held, next time I will use a mono pod to see if I get better results.
Well done Mike.👍👍
Jul 15, 2018 06:01:27 #
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Jul 15, 2018 08:02:33 #
UTMike wrote:
All these dragon photos took me out to the back yard. I learned that shooting with the 24-70 at 70mm (1st shot) produced a body completely in focus. Going to the 100-400 at 400 (2nd shot) produced great eye detail but the rear of the body got lost. Since both were hand held, next time I will use a mono pod to see if I get better results.
Very nice UTMike, they are fun to shoot
Jul 15, 2018 08:11:44 #
Jul 15, 2018 08:26:58 #
Actually Mike, in the first one, the head looks a little out of focus to me, but the body is sharp. Maybe the F4 is the culprit and not camera movement. The second shot is much more pleasing. As with birds, the eyes should always be in focus.
Jul 15, 2018 10:27:36 #
mike, great shots!! Don"t you think if you shot at(f9- f11) that the body would have been in focus too.. It also depends where on the dragon you are focusing. Try it out. Good luck!!
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Jul 15, 2018 12:29:45 #
Very good. Shallower depth of field with the longer lens?
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