Randy- The word convergence comes to mind... I asked my nephew what he used and his reply was: "A Canon Rebel XTi, although I am looking at a Canon 50D or 30D... Lenses are definitely the essential part of the camera. I have a 70-300mm variable aperture (i think it is 3.5-5.7) image stabilized (IS) lens for long shots, a 10-24mm wide angle lens, and an 18-125mm IS lens for mid-range/standard shots." I imagine the 10-24 would come down the boles of the trees in 'kobzfl' even further at the 10mm setting. Ahh, to be young, single, and of independent means again... -Don From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [ENTS] Re: A good day in the field Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 21:44:56 -0400
That is one trick I've used in the past to get more trunk length in the frame, but I don't remember doing it for those two. What you really need is a wide angle lens. The lens I used in those shots went down to 17 mm focal length (canon digital rebel XT). Most consumer grade point and shoots don't go that low so you take your picture and wonder why your picture is such a lame porthole-like truncation of what you see with your eyes. It was a nice camera before I dunked it in a stream in the hocking hills last autumn (snap crackle pop...rice crispies). I put the full rez up on the file page for your viewing pleasure:http://tinyurl.com/kobzflhttp://tinyurl.com/l6rsed On Aug 5, 2009, at 5:18 PM, DON BERTOLETTE wrote:Randy- Did you lay down to take these pictures? I was sitting when I looked at them, and nearly fell over! Great imagery! -Don Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 12:16:29 +0000 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [ENTS] Re: A good day in the field Randy, Thanks for sharing. Ah, tis a glorious experience to gaze upward into a high canopy with one's attention focused aloft by long, straight trunks. I hope to stop by Hocking Hill SF on my next journey westward. Maybe we can meet up. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Brown" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 9:28:41 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ENTS] Re: A good day in the field The next image looks high into the canopy of the Algonquin Pines. The sight is inspirational. When I go to the Algonquin Pines, I frequent the location of this image. There is a substantial difference between looking up into the canopy of 90 to 100-foot trees versus those near and above 150. This brings me to a point. Ahhh.. beautiful canopy shots. Here's a few good ones I've gotten in Ohio.#1 Is looking up into a ~120' Tulip trees in Mohican State Forest. #2 Is a grove ~140+' white pines in Hocking Hills State Forest. <_MG_1864.jpg> <_MG_1732.jpg> Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. Check it out. _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=PID23384::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:NF_BR_sync:082009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
