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NIKON CORPORATION
NIKON D7000
10/4000 second
F/6.3
220 mm
400
Sep 5, 2012, 3:31:19 PM
GIMP 2.6.12
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Wish I had a decent long fast lens - the 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 doesn't quite cut it!
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=HelenaRothStock Jan 16, 2013  Professional Photographer
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:iconsahmail2003:
bet loki wants to look like this when he grows up.
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:iconfurlined:
He probably thinks the cheetah looks a bit skinny :D
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:iconquaddie:
I have the sme lens,it does take a bit of work to get the best from it,thats for sure...my ones`s sharpness sweet-spot is F11,not best for a moving subject..though you can push the ISO with the 7000 further than i can my 90.
I too get lens envy when i see one of those lovely sharp 70-200 2.8s :)..
Oh,nice shot though,even with a soft lens :).
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Sorry for the slow reply! I think I am going to have to get in the habit of upping the ISO and stopping down a bit more often :). I had a D90 before and I'm still in the habit of resisting upping the ISO much (so keeping the aperture wide open) which is probably not the best balance of settings.
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I feel your pain,the 90 is ok but not great,it does become second nature to try and keep iso as low as poss..the 7000 is different story though eh :).

Either that,or get a faster lens,but the cost is a major hurdle..
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i petted a semi tame 1 once, very tough fur :)
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Mood: Love *darkestarcane-bkm Dec 4, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
This is an amazing shot!
I know zero about lenses, but I know this photo is beautiful. You should be pleased with it!
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:iconfurlined:
Thank you :). Now I look at it afresh I do feel a bit better about the end results - it required a fair bit of fiddling with in post-processing to get it that way though in part due to the lens!

The lens I've got, mainly because it's a relatively inexpensive zoom, is a bit soft (esp. if not stopped down much) and is a "slow" lens (f5.6 at end long end of the zoom range). I've seen the results people can get with expensive quality 300mm prime lenses (or even a 70-200mm f2.8 zoom, even with a teleconverter) and I get lens envy :).
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*darkestarcane-bkm Dec 4, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
You're very welcome! :) Even if you had to do some post-processing to
get the picture the way you wanted it, I still think you should be very
pleased with what you have here :)

With your lens having the f5.6 at the maximum zoom range, the teleconverter
you mentioned, wouldn't it be of a help to you? Or doesn't the teleconverter
alter the f5.6 of the lens, but merely adds extra zoom range? I hadn't heard
of a teleconverter until you mentioned it, so went and had a look-see... and
don't have a clue what it does ;) "multiplies the effective focal length by
1.4x" might as well be written in Chinese for all I understand it.

The joy of photography... just when you think you're starting to understand
one aspect of its terminology, something comes up that boggles the brain.
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