Local wildlife

[GeordieClioDriver]

Well i really wanted to try out the 20D properly and today was perfect for it! Nice and light, warm and no rain at all!!

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Got loads more but these are my favourite atm!

C&C welcome!also any advice for shooting wildlife (usualy used to looking at these through a rifle scope lol)

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

Heres another two!

:approve:

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Cracking stuff. Love the under-goose shot.

More more more ...!

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

Thanks very much! It's bloody difficult to catch them that close in focus!

I have around about 500 photos to sift through! I made 3 trips out today!

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

As asked.. heres a couple more...

 

[Addz]

brilliant pictures! makes me want to fire up the D60

 

[Andy.]

Nice shots! What lenses are you using?

 

[col 182]

Nice pics!

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

Nice shots! What lenses are you using?

Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG

Best money i've spent tbh! apart from the 20D itself.

 

[Paul_G]

Nice shots, especially like the overhead goose. Glad you're enjoying the 20D.

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

Nice shots, especially like the overhead goose. Glad you're enjoying the 20D.

Thanks! I got that by chance, walking across a field... heard them.. turned round and there was 5 or 6 of them! .. i actualy have a photo of them gettin me back .. (Tried to sh!t on me :|) lol

 

[MattT]

Great pics - I've just bought this lens too, so looking forward to having a bash at some close ups.
They handheld or tripod?

 

[Leeshez]

Stunning piccys

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

Great pics - I've just bought this lens too, so looking forward to having a bash at some close ups.
They handheld or tripod?

They are all handheld mate, a tripod would have probably scared em all off lol

 

[MattT]

^ Lol, good work mate.

 

[Brown.]

i found with my 20D focus was a problem..... are you in full auto?? have you tried apature priority ?

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

Im in manual mate, i always use it even with my 300D i used manual mode.

for the in flight photos i used AI servo and the stills i left it on AI focus incase they decided to move!

what problems did you have with the 20D focusing?

 

[jesus]

Cracking pics mate!

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

Although these are not wildlife im still pretty happy with them and i took them on the same outing!

 

[Vicky.]

Wow those are great, love the swan ones.

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

Thanks!

those geese dont like photos being taken... heres what I didnt show you before!...

:lolup:

 

[Ian]

Haha! Awesome shots dude, wish I could get such sharp photos!

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

I swear by this sigma lens. I've used canon telephoto lenses and the clarity is nowhere near as good as the sigma!

 

[DeeKay86]

Sorry for being a noob, but what is a 20D?

AMAZING pics by the way!

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

It's a canon DSLR mate!

Have a look.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos20d/

Review ^^

http://www.livingroom.org.au/photolog/canon-eos-20d.jpg
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos20d/Images/rearcontrols.jpg

Photos ^^

 

[DeeKay86]

Very cool!

So how does that compare to a Nikon D60?

I'm seriously looking to buy a camera very soon and was looking at the Nikon D60 and the Canon 450D. Any advice from anyone?

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

Never used a D60 but I've had two canon dslrs!

Really like the canons, easy to use and produce some
Cracking images!

Suppose it's like evo vs scooby for a brand name tbh!