In addition to other reasons, this weeks short trip was a shakedown cruise for
me and my new tripod. One area where I
was hoping it would help is shooting wildflowers, particularly small to tiny
ones. I often use the 28-300 at the long
end, partly because I'm lazy about changing lenses, or don't have the 90/2.8
macro on my person at the time. Another big
part is the working distance.
I've ended up with mixed results, particularly above 200 mm, and was having
doubts about the lens at the long end, both
as to sharpness and IS effectiveness. This is a pretty decent result of hand
held shooting of a small flower and insect.
<http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=California/Sugarloaf_Ridge_SP&image=_MG_2860criiam.jpg>
I particularly love the super long antennae. Still, at 100%, even some FM and
sharpening leave it short.
<http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=California/Sugarloaf_Ridge_SP&image=_MG_2860fp.jpg>
However, this smaller insect and bloom, in poorer light, was done on the tripod
and manually focused.
<http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=California/Sugarloaf_Ridge_SP&image=_MG_2819cria80.jpg>
Now that's more like it! Even at 100%, it holds up amazingly well.
<http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=California/Sugarloaf_Ridge_SP&image=_MG_2819fp.jpg>
Looks like I need to work on my technique, not look for new lenses. ;-) I do
think I've finally found a tripod I can
comfortably work with in the field - Hurray!
Still in parallel, Jim. :-)
Steady Moose
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