First Nature Shoot in 2005

Viewfinder · 15th January 2005

It has been 3 months since I last went for a nature shoot to 'hunt' down those nice little birdies. Woke up early this morning to prepare for my first nature shoot in Yr 2005

My finger are itching for the shutter.

Met up a quite a few CSers (Bluestrike, Kei, erwinx, MadCat, Flamer) there and got to know two new friends, one of them is Averyaba. Here are some of my shots for the day at BG.

All shots uncropped, only resized and border in PS.

Comments are welcome. Need to start practicing for 2005.

Thanks for viewing.

skfoo · 17th January 2005

No signs of rustyness there.

Wishing you more good catch in 2005.

Cheers!

Kei · 17th January 2005

Great catch there!

Nice to see you in action again

chenwei · 17th January 2005

really nice and i love the 2nd one, never shoot birds b4, quite curious what is the usual setup? lens must be over 500mm? and you all use tripod always?

erwinx · 17th January 2005

no.1 is good and no.2 is eve nicer because of the background

Garion · 17th January 2005

Raymond, its been a while, glad to see you back in action.

Nice captures there, you definitely have not lost your touch. 1st and 2nd shots are great.

Happy shooting in 2005. (hope we can meet up sometime and shoot together).

ericpooi · 17th January 2005

Hi Raymond,

Eric's here (the one that wife is waiting for me for about 2 hours at the cafe :-)). Nice talking to you that day. Indeed great pictures, superb clarity, sharpness, great control on depth of field and excellent composure.

I am always a Macro guy and after seeing your pics, I am really motivated to get close to half your level. Can't really remember what lens you are using that day, Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 with 2X TC?

Anyhow, hope to see you again next time then... Cheers.

Jeff · 17th January 2005

Some beautiful BG you have here. #2 looks great. Feels very immaculate.

Viewfinder · 18th January 2005

Thank you for all the kind compliments. I still have alot to learn and catching up, based on some of the post in the forum. Hopefully able to obtain a nature shot which I am truely satisfied with.

eric: hi hi, nice meeting you that day. I remember you

did you wife complain after you got back?

Thank you for your compliments, I am haven't been shooting nature for quite sometime and would consider myself as a beginner. There are many experience nature shooters in this forum, who are my motivation.

I was using a Sigma 120~300 f/2.8 with a 2x TC that day. All these shots are taken at 600mm f/5.6

ericpooi · 19th January 2005

Luckily she didn't.... quite patience to my surprise

Probably, she think this is a better hobby than going out drinking with my friends till late nights....

Thanks for your information on the lens.... I only intend to get Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 with 1.4x teleconverter, not sure whether 2x will degrade the quality too much

15th January 2005	#1
Viewfinder Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 491	First Nature Shoot in 2005 It has been 3 months since I last went for a nature shoot to 'hunt' down those nice little birdies. Woke up early this morning to prepare for my first nature shoot in Yr 2005 My finger are itching for the shutter. Met up a quite a few CSers (Bluestrike, Kei, erwinx, MadCat, Flamer) there and got to know two new friends, one of them is Averyaba. Here are some of my shots for the day at BG. All shots uncropped, only resized and border in PS. Comments are welcome. Need to start practicing for 2005. Thanks for viewing.

17th January 2005	#6
Garion Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West side of S'pore Posts: 5,512	Raymond, its been a while, glad to see you back in action. Nice captures there, you definitely have not lost your touch. 1st and 2nd shots are great. Happy shooting in 2005. (hope we can meet up sometime and shoot together). __________________ [ deviantart selections \| Photoblog ]

17th January 2005	#2
skfoo Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,183	No signs of rustyness there. Wishing you more good catch in 2005. Cheers!

17th January 2005	#3
Kei Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,090	Great catch there! Nice to see you in action again

17th January 2005	#4
chenwei Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,290	really nice and i love the 2nd one, never shoot birds b4, quite curious what is the usual setup? lens must be over 500mm? and you all use tripod always?

17th January 2005	#5
erwinx Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,492	no.1 is good and no.2 is eve nicer because of the background

17th January 2005	#7
ericpooi Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 535	Hi Raymond, Eric's here (the one that wife is waiting for me for about 2 hours at the cafe :-)). Nice talking to you that day. Indeed great pictures, superb clarity, sharpness, great control on depth of field and excellent composure. I am always a Macro guy and after seeing your pics, I am really motivated to get close to half your level. Can't really remember what lens you are using that day, Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 with 2X TC? Anyhow, hope to see you again next time then... Cheers.

17th January 2005	#8
Jeff Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,512	Some beautiful BG you have here. #2 looks great. Feels very immaculate.

18th January 2005	#9
Viewfinder Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 491	Thank you for all the kind compliments. I still have alot to learn and catching up, based on some of the post in the forum. Hopefully able to obtain a nature shot which I am truely satisfied with. eric: hi hi, nice meeting you that day. I remember you did you wife complain after you got back? Thank you for your compliments, I am haven't been shooting nature for quite sometime and would consider myself as a beginner. There are many experience nature shooters in this forum, who are my motivation. I was using a Sigma 120~300 f/2.8 with a 2x TC that day. All these shots are taken at 600mm f/5.6

19th January 2005	#10
ericpooi Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 535	Luckily she didn't.... quite patience to my surprise Probably, she think this is a better hobby than going out drinking with my friends till late nights.... Thanks for your information on the lens.... I only intend to get Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 with 1.4x teleconverter, not sure whether 2x will degrade the quality too much