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01-APR-2005

Orrin G Peek I See You04_01_05.jpg

Here is the world famous Orrin G up in the crab apple tree where we have two bird feeders. He thinks they are really cat feeders.

I took this with the EF-300mm f/2.8L IS with both the 1.4x II and 2xII extenders stacked. That makes it 840mm and f/8.

Here is another of Orrin G up in the tree at the feeder and for the pixel peepers a 100% unprocessed no sharpening crop


Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/100s f/8.0 at 840.0mm iso800 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Guest 30-Apr-2005 18:48
Nice captuer
Rob Oele06-Apr-2005 10:55
Whatever the case, this picture feeds the human eye very well. It also gave me an association with a picture I made from a white cat. Although both cats differ in looks, the expressions are very similar:http://www.pbase.com/roboele/image/37734025
Greetings, Rob
Lee Rudd05-Apr-2005 19:33
Whatever way Orrin looks at it, it is a Cat feeder :) Nice eyes
Argishti Khachik02-Apr-2005 17:59
Terrific shot here too! WOW!
John Lester02-Apr-2005 16:01
I use the Gitzo G1317 Mk2 with either a Kirk ball head for stills or a Gitzo pan head for racing. Carbon fiber and weighs about 7 pounds with the head on it. I got the idea from the Epson print academy series featuring John Shaw who works out in your area.

John
James Lundy02-Apr-2005 06:21
Bill,

You are right my mistake. Physical lens focal length times crop factor equals relative field of view.

Thanks for the kind correction, you could have easily flamed me for that mistake. Duh.
Wm. Bates02-Apr-2005 05:25
Vinh,

Oh yeah the old Gitzo tripod was in use for these photos. The little Gitzo Explorer 2220 and ball head are really past the limit with this lens. Time for something a little sturdier.
Wm. Bates02-Apr-2005 05:22
James,
the field of view is like 1344mm but the focal length is still 840mm. now isn't that confusing..lol.
Shawn Patrick02-Apr-2005 05:17
Great Capture. this looks like something I would try and take but
would miss cause the cat would keep moving. Nice Work.
Wm. Bates02-Apr-2005 05:10
Awwww, that's MY precious kitty! I love this picture! Thanks for pointing your camera in his direction instead of Mine.

Wanda
Vinh Luu02-Apr-2005 05:08
840mm and you shot at 1/100 with no camera-shake? wow. :) either you've got 3 legs, or a tripod for the occasion. very nice shot. these peaking through types of shots are always great.
James Lundy02-Apr-2005 05:05
Bill great shot. I am really glad you started a "normal" PAD. So about this 840mm focal length. Shouldn't that be 1344?
300mm lens times 1.4 times 2 is 840mm for the extenders, but what about that crop factor of 1.6? Shouldn't it be 1344mm?
John Buffin02-Apr-2005 04:10
What a great shot to begin the new year with.
Love the natural framing, and the "hair light" shining on his head.
Coleen Perilloux Landry02-Apr-2005 03:46
This is a wonderful shot and a beautiful minou. My daughter has one who looks just like him and I believe I used him for PaD in January or February.
Dawn02-Apr-2005 03:24
PS, congraduations on the year two!
Dawn02-Apr-2005 03:23
Cute shot!
Lazy 3L Photography02-Apr-2005 03:18
Very nice catch from quite a distance! I love the composition and expressiveness of this picture.
C. White02-Apr-2005 03:07
Really cute kitty.
JeremyGood02-Apr-2005 02:53
Beautiful shot.