#1

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 200mm

#2

ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 210mm

#3

ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/100 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 230mm

This post has been edited by kelvinyam: Mar 11 2008, 10:53 PM

Great eagle shot!!

NIce capture of the eagle! Using AF or MF? This APO fast enough to track eagle?

AF-C. Fast enough, burst it through and get about 30% keepers.

nice.... i love them all

omg... those are freaking nice shots!!
i should start thinking of buying dslr and learn how to shoot d

This post has been edited by 10071985: Mar 2 2008, 12:16 AM

i have nothing to say about this but "Wow !!"

Hey, thanks!

#4

ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 180mm

#5

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 100mm

#6

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/640 sec
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 150mm

please tell me it is the person behind the camera that matters on this case,
before i ditch my d40 and get the sonya200 + Sigma APO..

how you get so correct focus ? i tried burst last time when was at bird park, most of the time the focus was off, thus the eagle is blur..
using AF-C too..

my noob shot, after cant get proper pic, i focus at the trainer's hand and burst when the eagle's coming..



This post has been edited by mindkiller6610: Mar 2 2008, 12:47 AM

wow, the first one was super sharp and nice colors!

I'd like to say it's the person (paiseh) but the fact is, it's the camera. A200 is having the same focus motor as A700 and the focusing speed is 1.7x speedier than A100. If compares to S3IS, I think it's at least 3 times faster.

Many has claimed that the poor-man-zoom-lens Sigma 70-300mm is slow on focusing, but it's fast enough on A200 for me to capture what I want.

This post has been edited by kelvinyam: Mar 2 2008, 12:52 AM

#7

ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/160 sec
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 100mm

#8

ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/125 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 200mm

#9

ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 180mm

#10

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/160 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300mm

#1 and #5 SUPERB! The feathers just have this glow. I can't imagine how much sharper it would be if it was at F8 or F11! Still, it's amazing what it looks like wide open.

omg..kelvin bring out the poison already...u bad boy

now i have no excuse already to get Sigma 70-300 APO DG MACRO

i drooled over pic #1... superbly nice capture....

And if you haven't notice, there is so little CA, almost without any, even at wide open.

Hey, I'm sure you can afford one, this is a poor-man-zoom-lens after all.

Nice WB, Nice Panning, Nice focus, Nice!!!!!!!!!!

I've decided, A200 kit+ Sigma APO 70-300mm!!!

GET IT TODAY!!

Nice shot kelvinyam keng! i love them all

all are nice shot....
kelvin using hand take shot ?
Dont have use tripod ka ?

All hand held. With SSS, you don't need tripod

#11 I just love the bokeh created by this lens!

ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/320 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 300mm

#12
This is one of my personal favourite: Mandarin Duck. I've always wanted to capture mandarin Duck, and the only place I know having this species is KL Bird Park.

ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/320 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300mm

if taking mandarin duck in pair will be more nice

Hahaha... I think there's only one in KL bird park. At least I only see one.

#13

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/800 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300mm

#14

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/800 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300mm

It might be slow on Canon/Nikon body .... no USM, no AF-S, no HSM .... but with Sony in-body focus motor... it's fast

wow ....kelvin , your duck photo can fight with juza the italian

This post has been edited by 168257061: Mar 2 2008, 11:21 AM

Nah, still miles away. His duck got the detail, while mine lack of it due to the distance, insufficient focal length, and "cheap' glass.

oh ya , some of his photo is using the tele converter lenses .....
keke....when kelvin be the 2nd juza

Waliauwei, nice pictures! Looks like now I'm going to get the 70-300 instead of the 55-250IS
Sorry to invade, but do you think the focus would be fast enough to take horses?

This post has been edited by Xannava: Mar 2 2008, 12:37 PM

wow... really lik the pic of the eagle very much... great!!

Kelvin... all the photos are really great color . Am i reading the Zoo guide book??? wa ha ha ha.. so attractive ...

Juza uses 400mm prime + 1.4X TC for his bird shots. The "400mm L" alone is more expensive than my whole gear collection!

The focus is fast enough for an eagle, so I guess horses shall be no problem.

My only guide: www.juzaphoto.com
I'd say he is my mentor, although Juza may not be aware about this

very cute ducks... #13 looking particularly so cute!

OT: is mandarin duck eatable?

kelvin, what is the biggest aperture at 200~210mm for the Sigma?

Can you give me a center 100% crop the Sigma's 210mm at its widest aperture & ISO-100?

This post has been edited by soulfly: Mar 2 2008, 05:36 PM

Biggest aperture is F5.0 at 200mm

This is the nearest to your request,
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 180mm



100% crop

Some Pelicans:

#15

ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 300mm

#16

ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/2000 sec
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 300mm

#17

ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 300mm

The Love Birds

#18

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/640 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 200mm

#19

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/640 sec
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300mm

#20

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 210mm

That's all for this series. C and C are welcome.

hehe.....
All photos is clear

Pro.... Bird can be your 2nd wife already jkjk

The bird shooters!!! Seriously, when will you stop visiting this park (sorry for sound like your wife )? jk jk

pratice make perfect i could say.....

Maybe not in the next few months because I've managed to capture what I want: The Mandarin Duck. Which is actually what I wanted to do for so long, sort of influenced by Juza.

#13 is SUPERB!

#14 has an interesting desaturated effect around on the water.

These are very unconventional angles of ducks which help throw the shallow DOF on the water. I'll have to try these next time I shoot ducks (er, not the Elmer Fudd way.)

Oh and there's a Tamron 2x teleconverter in J-One, Amcorp Mall, that gets you to 600mm (which passes a 400mm x 1.4). You may experience some quality loss but stop down even more, as I see you can afford it in the lighting that you shot the ducks in.

#20 is interesting too, what a icy cool bird.

Nice pictures. I wonder if the 70-300mm will work as well on my camera, since people have been talking about less than ideal focusing performance on Nikon.

D300? It's a higher class body. If this lens works for A200, there's no reason it can't work with yours.

I was in Jurong Bird Park this morning. Gosh, the bird park there is 10x more exciting than KL Bird Park.

#1

Model: DSLR-A200
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/100 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 150mm

#2

Model: DSLR-A200
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 210mm

This post has been edited by kelvinyam: Mar 11 2008, 10:52 PM

Nice bird but the feather seems like sharper than the eyes? A little OOF on the eyes?

Btw how much is the entrance fee of the birdy park?

salute!! very nice shot i must say!!

Expensive. S$18.

Wow, seems like you have a way with birds, they seem like posing for you to shoot.

Haha... I guess they are like models, like being photographed

It's the setting of your camera or the color of the birds? So colorful la ur birdie shots. U touched up the pics?

Yes. Most of my photos were post processed. Mainly level and curve adjustment.

great shots, some seem under-exposed / dark but i definitely loved the shots of the hawks or whatever BOP in mid-air, tried to get that in KL BP but all attempt failed *i sucks!*

still #1 is my fav among your series.

#13 and #14 are nice but i find the background distracting / end abruptly, i prefer to have the water stretched all the way back.

nice shot. i personally find the Sigma 70-300 looks sharper than my Tamron 70-300.

I managed to process more photos in a Friday evening. These were from Jurong Bird Park too.

#3

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 100mm

#4

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 100mm

#5

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 100mm

#6

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 200mm

#7

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 135mm

#8

ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/640 sec
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 210mm

Very sharp pictures. I like #1 and #4. Most of my pictures from the bird park outing came out blur. Must practice more