Hi Hans,
Thanks for your comments. This is an out of camera composition/crop. The foxes were smaller in the original image. That's likely the cause of the softness you noted. I don't remember what focal length I was at... probably not all the way to 300.
That said, I've been satisfied with the 28-300 (it's actually my wife's lens)... on the slow side of course, but it and AF is what's needed in this situation when you turn a corner, see the animals, jump out of the car before the opportunity goes away, and walk the tightrope between approaching them for a better shot vs. frightening them away.
In this case I had about 5 minutes with them before another car drove by.
Tom C.
From: Hans Imglueck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW - Fox Pups Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 22:59:56 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Tom,
great shot - perfect composition. They look very curious.
Regarding sharpness the shot could be a little bit sharper. I assume you used the lens at 300 mm handheld. Is the slight softness due to the lens or due to vibrations? Are you content with the lens?
Best regards, Hans.
--- "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Another shot taken several miles from home about 1 1/2 months ago. Tight crop on right was necessary to exclude a green/white metal fence post.
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Tom C.
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