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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 147 - Change >> Challenge 147 - Eligible > Seasons Change
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25-NOV-2007 Charlie Beck

Seasons Change

Vancouver, BC

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
1/60s f/4.0 at 163.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Charlie Beck03-Dec-2007 18:39
Thanks for the comments. Rod - your secret is safe with me.

The leaf may have been planted here, but not by me. I saw this during a tour of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden. Every single stone was placed by hand with a specific design purpose. Perhaps this leaf was too. LOL.
ctfchallenge03-Dec-2007 18:02
Nice leaf shot Charlie, and I like the contrast in colors and textures shown here. :-) CJ
ctfchallenge01-Dec-2007 03:51
The leaf looks planted but it works nicely. I thought I posted an earlier comment but it either disappeared or was not saved due to my incompetence. I said then that the leaf belongs in the pachysandra as mulch for the winter. Nice shot. -tv
Rod 30-Nov-2007 21:23
The 2.8 will be too big & heavy for me Tom...........don't tell the girls:-)
Guest 30-Nov-2007 20:21
Rod, you can get the 70-200 f/2.8 L without IS. The faster lens will pretty much make up for the lack of IS.
Rod 27-Nov-2007 04:39
Thanks Charlie & Alex:-) I would be looking at the F4 Alex for the lightness. The IS costs an extra $500 down here ($1400 for the IS & $875 for the non IS, grey market) & was wondering if it was worth it as it's a big expense for me. Of course it depends on what uses we need it for & maybe without it I will just have to use a tripod which I'm normally too lazy to carry:-)
Guest 26-Nov-2007 22:21
Rod, I just bought the 70-200 f/2.8 IS and it's just amazing. But it always depends on what subject your going to use it. I bought this lens for low light situation in shows. It's a very heavy lens but the IS is great. I can shot at 1/10 whitout any hand shake, but it's a very expensive lens.

Charlie you made a good picture, a nice red maple leave would have make a great contrast with the green on the background.
Guest 26-Nov-2007 20:57
Nice contrast with the brown on green. -COAmature
ctfchallenge26-Nov-2007 20:00
Thanks to you both. I couldn't have afforded the IS, so I can't comment on whether it would have been worth the extra cost. I have been using the 17-85 IS USM, and I surmised that the IS is worth perhaps one stop in shutter speed.
Rod 26-Nov-2007 08:00
I'm looking at getting this lens Charlie, do you think it's worth the extra money for IS? Nice shot mate.
ctfchallenge26-Nov-2007 06:58
another good photo representing change in my favourite place :-) - b.c.