AT Shot of the Day Thread

[Spoooon]

Took advantage of the A7II deal to replace my old A7. 1/40 using the 200/2, between the IBIS and my sniper-like abilities to be still was able to get a sharp shot.

 

[gradoman]

Went to see the Lady:

The Gulls 3

Statue of Liberty Rear

Statue of Liberty Front

 

[IronWing]

Bald eagles, Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, USA

My nieces grew up in Prairie du Sac and therefore had no idea that bald eagles were ever endangered because they are everywhere. I grew up not far from Prairie du Sak, canoed the river there, and never saw a wild bald eagle until I was an adult. Score one for banning DDT.

 

[sdifox]

For the lulz. Can't see the text box I am typing in

 

[gradoman]

Before the real snowstorm hit:

First Snowflakes by https://www.flickr.com/photos/143743076@N02/

 

[gradoman]

Moon!

 

[Spoooon]

One of the cats with some good light.

 

[gradoman]

One of the cats with some good light.

Realized a few posts back you said you got a 200mm f/2 Nikkor. Man, wow!

 

[spacejamz]

I am dog sitting a friend's schaunzers...here are some pics of them playing with my puppy (three year old 62 lb puppy .

Disclaimer: no puppies were hurt when these pics were taken....

 

[zCypher]

Some friendly birds during a winter hike in Mont Mégantic, Québec

Some more close up fun with the 100-400

 

[gradoman]

I swear to someone's god this is the last one! Tripod locked down w/my backpack stuffed w/full water bottles, colors, color temp are more accurate and I understand a bit more of the camera and PS. Even figured out how to save the EXIF data, hahahah. Better City Pano by Antonio Hodge-Grande, on Flickr

 

[Platypus]

Some friendly birds during a winter hike in Mont Mégantic, Québec

No joke, this post pushed me over the edge to getting a 200-500mm

 

[bfun_x1]

First sledding day of the year.

 

[corkyg]

It is nice to see a picture as opposed to a link.

 

[Spoooon]

Realized a few posts back you said you got a 200mm f/2 Nikkor. Man, wow!

Yeah, it's a beast!

The Christmas tree

 

[zCypher]

No joke, this post pushed me over the edge to getting a 200-500mm

the 200-500 is definitely a great lens. you should check out Mark Smith on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyGYUrC2IvaHWoX6dwEsrMA , he uses the 200-500 extensively on the D500 and D850 with some amazing results

 

[CuriousMike]

Wait. You've put the Nikon 200 f/2 on your A7II body?
That must be interesting to hold...

BTW. 200 f/2... HOLY CRAP COOL !

 

[Platypus]

the 200-500 is definitely a great lens. you should check out Mark Smith on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyGYUrC2IvaHWoX6dwEsrMA , he uses the 200-500 extensively on the D500 and D850 with some amazing results

Yeah I love it so far, using it with my D750. It's really sharp and the fact it's 5.6 at 500mm is still kinda bonkers to me. It definitely wants a lot of light though...

 

[Spoooon]

Wait. You've put the Nikon 200 f/2 on your A7II body?
That must be interesting to hold...

BTW. 200 f/2... HOLY CRAP COOL !

It's fun, I haven't had many opportunities to really use it though. I kind of forced it, did some street photography with it.

Selfie

 

[CuriousMike]

L-Bracket - check
Wrist strap - check
You're all over the place with that set up... LOL.

You're the coolest dude on this board. Love it !

 

[gradoman]

It's fun, I haven't had many opportunities to really use it though. I kind of forced it, did some street photography with it.

Hahahahaha, outrageous!

L-Bracket - check
Wrist strap - check
You're all over the place with that set up... LOL.

You're the coolest dude on this board. Love it !

I see a neck strap too. Put both of them on, lolol. What a setup.

 

[Spoooon]

Too funny guys.

Because I don't trust the lugs on the lens, I wore the next strap and a blackrapid strap attached to the tripod mount the first few times I took it out. I don't know that I will ever completely trust the lugs.

Cat in the backyard just a little while ago using the 200/2, you can see how thin the DOF is. It's not surgically sharp, but that's not always a bad thing.

 

[CuriousMike]

I'm not one to say a particular lens gives a "3D" look, but that really does.
It's almost as if you have a poster set up in the background- the foreground looks that different.

 

[Charlie22911]

Took these shots recently, brought the wrong prime so I had zero stabilization. They aren’t as sharp as I’d like, but they are ok if not at zoomed 100%.

EDIT:
To clarify the first one was with the wrong prime, 55mm f/1.8.
The others were taken with 35mm f/1.4.

 

[Spoooon]

Too funny guys.

Because I don't trust the lugs on the lens, I wore the next strap and a blackrapid strap attached to the tripod mount the first few times I took it out. I don't know that I will ever completely trust the lugs.

Cat in the backyard just a little while ago using the 200/2, you can see how thin the DOF is. It's not surgically sharp, but that's not always a bad thing.

I'm not one to say a particular lens gives a "3D" look, but that really does.
It's almost as if you have a poster set up in the background- the foreground looks that different.

Yeah, it is pretty crazy. If the cat is patient, I might try to do a comparison between the 200/2 and another random lens. It'd be great to be able to us the 200/2 more frequently, but it's a big production getting it out of the bag and all that.

One of my preciouses shot with a more conventional Tamron 27-75.