Sunbirds with e-300....

[hammer_400]

Hey guys, went to SBG this morning, here's some pics to share...
eventhough the sigma focusing was a slow... crk crk crk... not zep like the 50-200...
still managed to get off a few nice shots...
almost all shot at iso 400, wide open, with fill flash and sigma 55-200...
minimal PP, just USM, crop abit and resize...

[hammer_400]

Had to throw this in....eventhough its not a Sunbird just resize and USM... no other tweaking... the colors are so nice....




More pics here...
http://photobucket.com/albums/v666/hammer_400/SBG/

[bariq]

nice shots, cool. keep shooting.

[yangbeng]

i like #2...~ nice and sharp~

[chancy]

Originally Posted by hammer_400 Hey guys, went to SBG this morning, here's some pics to share... eventhough the sigma focusing was a slow... crk crk crk... not zep like the 50-200... still managed to get off a few nice shots... almost all shot at iso 400, wide open, with fill flash and sigma 55-200... minimal PP, just USM, crop abit and resize...

Hi Hammer_400,

The words 'minimal', 'abit' are music to my ears :-)

Fantastic feathered nature pics ! Thanks for sharing !

Cheers,

[koolz]

The Sigma 55-200mm is really sharp for that price!

[Event_Horizon]

The sigma is effectly 110-400 relative to the 35mm format right.

How did you get the birds to pose for you?

[kktan]

Hi hammer_400,

I like #5. Thanks for sharing.

[hammer_400]

hi koolz, the sigma is pretty good, esp for its price and size... on the 55-150mm side it performs decently, it gets noticable softer @ 200mm, so i try to zoom out a little if i hit 200mm... stopped down it improves at the long end, but it gets hard to handhold.

event horizon, yup, the equiv FOV is 110-400... and in a small package too! the e-300 + sigma 55-200 + fl36 all fit into a nova 1, and while shooting it's easy to carry for extended periods.... especially when "chasing" after the sunbirds....

[serene]

I like pic 2 as it puts all focus on the bird. BTW, I think it will look better if you crop up the distraction on the flower (top part). Good attempts!

[koolz]

Originally Posted by hammer_400 hi koolz, the sigma is pretty good, esp for its price and size... on the 55-150mm side it performs decently, it gets noticable softer @ 200mm, so i try to zoom out a little if i hit 200mm... stopped down it improves at the long end, but it gets hard to handhold. event horizon, yup, the equiv FOV is 110-400... and in a small package too! the e-300 + sigma 55-200 + fl36 all fit into a nova 1, and while shooting it's easy to carry for extended periods.... especially when "chasing" after the sunbirds....

Oh, thanks for sharing!

[wind30]

must go to SBG with my 55-200 lens too any recommendations for timing to go? Early in the morning when it is quieter? what time do birds wake up anyway ???

[ykkok]

hammer,

It's good to hear that you put the sigma to good use - wonderful. I guess, with a light-weight system like this, we gain better shooting opportunity. Also, at the end of the day, less muscle ache

[hammer_400]

Originally Posted by wind30 must go to SBG with my 55-200 lens too any recommendations for timing to go? Early in the morning when it is quieter? what time do birds wake up anyway ???

I'm not an expert, but when i was there from about 10-12am, most of the birds started to come out around 11+...