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Not an action shot, but this is like my favorite photo of the game, Fans having fun, which is what High School Football is all about, "Having Fun!!!" Shot with the Canon EOS 40D with my Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 and Canon 430EX II Speedlite, 28mm, ISO 1600, 1/320, F/3.5, Flash Fired
This is it, my first sports shoot. I got there 15 minutes before the kick off which is a good thing. First thing I did was to look for the Athlethic Director(AD) to introduce myself and after the introductions, I went to the sidelines to prepare my gear. I choose to use the 60D as my main body with the 70-200mm F/4, and the 40d as my second with the the 400mm and or tamron 28-75mm.
Frankly I was overwhelm, not only that it was my first time to shoot football, it was my first time to shoot any sports. I have a lot on my mind, like should I just shoot in shutter priority or manual, auto iso or fixed. I experimented quite a bit during the first few minutes of the game, I even tried shooting with the ef 400mm F/5.6L, but ditch it in the bag and just decided to stick with the 28-75mm 2.8 and the 70-200mm f/4. I mostly shoot in Aperture priority on all the events that I covered, but this is a different neighborhood for me, before I'm just concerned with light and with what's in focus or what's not, now I have to consider light, speed and depth of field.
Most of the photos I have taken since January of this year were all of birds. I’ve noticed that the more time I spent time photographing these beautiful creations I have been really drawn closer to them.
This is one of my favorite. A photo of a White Heron flying across a pond to catch a fish.
This was photo was taken with the Canon EOS 40D and a EF 70-200mm F/4L IS USM.
Ok, here’s the story, I was sitting by the pond waiting for the ducks to come near me, when I notice this Hawk kinda staring at me from afar. So I grab my camera set it to auto bracket and slowly walk towards him praying that he won’t fly away. It’s just me and him, I only have a 200mm lens, I check if I’m close enouch, still not, so I walked some more. It seems like he’s observing every move I make. I had a feeling he’s going to fly away if I move in much closer, so again, I slowly raised my camera fired away. I managed to get 6 frames before he flew away on top of the trees. I waited for another hour hoping he would come back down, but did not.
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The photo above was shot with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon EF 70-200mm F/4L IS USM Lens.
Software I use to create and process this photograph:
- Photomatix Pro
– I used this in creating this High Dynamic Range Photograph by merging the three exposures I shot.
- Topaz Detail
– Topaz Detail puts unique detailing capabilities right at your fingertips. Built with one-of-a-kind technology, this plug-in is invaluable for photographers who want precise and intricate detailing abilities that will help achieve high-quality enhancements.
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3
– I used Lightroom to manage and organized my photographs.
To be honest this is the first photo I took this year, really busy with work. Good thing a had a chance to go out for a couple of hours and relax that day, and I took that opportunity to grab some shots. I waited for a good two hours and manage to get some pretty good shots that I like.
I choose to post this photo because I love the way the bird was flying with it’s wings widely spread, it seems that it’s happy and free. I’m glad I was able to take the photo just when he’s about to turn.
The photo above was shot with a Canon EOS 40D with a Canon EF 70-200mm F/4L IS USM Lens.
Taken with a 70-200mm F/4L IS USM Lens. ISO 200, 200mm, 1/400, F/10, Aperture Priority.
One great tool in capturing beautiful live actions shots is anticipation. A good knowledge of your subjects behavior can greatly help you capture amazing photos. When you learned how and when your subject will do sorts of things you can anticipate their every move.
This of course requires patience, practice and a lot of shooting, and as you progress you will to anticipate your subjects every moved.
Anticipation, combined with great choice of background will help you create amazing photos.
Taken with a 70-200mm F/4L IS USM Lens. ISO 200, 200mm, 1/400, F/10, Aperture Priority.
So which one should you get, the IS or the Non IS version of the famous EF 70-200mm F/4L USM Lens, I myself was in this situation. And to complicate things more, there’s still the EF 70-300 F/4-5.6 IS USM which also offers great image quality coupled with more reach for a much lower price. Thank goodness the newer EF 70-300mm F/4-5.6L IS USM was not yet around during those times.
Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 70-200mm F/4L IS USM Lens. ISO 500, 200mm, 1/200, F/6.3, manual exposure.
Anyway, to answer the question, which of the two 70-200mm F/4L USM lens should you pick? Is the addition of IS really justifies the high price? In my opinion, yes, the IS has more glass compare to the non IS, and because it has IS, it offers an additional four stops of shake correction. Because of this IS version is handholdable in low light just like 70-200mm F/2.8L IS. Another great feature of the IS version which is not present in the Non IS, is the weather sealing protection. Other than these mentioned features, both lenses have excellent image quality, build quality of both lenses are great, it all boils down to what you really need and to what you can afford. I went with the IS version and I’m really happy with it’s performance. Why did I choose it over the Non IS, it’s because I use it mostly handheld, and I feel that IS will really help me capture better pictures(great for coffee drinkers like me). If you will use this mostly on a tripod or a monopod I would go with the Non IS version.
I also use the Canon EF 70-200mm F/4L IS USM Lens and Canon EOS 60D for sports photography. ISO 1000, 200mm, 1/250, F/4, shutter priority.
I also got some questions why I choose the EF 70-200mm F/4L IS over the F/2.8 L IS version, the fast F/2.8 aperture is certainly nice to have, but I felt that for my needs the F/4 was enough, I also considered the price, weight and the size of the two lenses, the F/2.8 L is more expensive, bigger and heavier, I use my F/4L regularly and it’s really comfortable especially if I’m going to shoot for long periods of time. I also took into considerations the advancement in technology, newer canon camera bodies now sports a higher ISO’s that are way better compare to those camera bodies release 2 or three years ago, the F/4, combined with the 4 stop IS and high ISO, I can get the photos I needed, and for low light, I can rely on my Canon EF 85mm F/1.8, Canon EF 50mm F/1.4 and my Tamron AF 28-75mm F/2.8 SP.
Canon EF 70-200mm F/4L IS USM Lens perfect for daytime outdoor events. ISO 100, 200mm, 1/500, F/4, aperture priority.
In the event that I really need an F/2.8 on a 70-200mm range for an important work, I won’t hesitate to buy one or I can easily rent it from places like Borrowlenses.com.
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Canon EOS 60D with Canon EF 70-200mm F/4L IS USM Lens. ISO 1600, 200mm, 1/250, F/5.6, manual exposure.
When I want to get close to nature and shoot wildlife, I turn to my favorite lens, the Canon EF 70-200mm F/4 L IS USM. I’ve had the this telephoto lens for almost two years now and all I can say is, it’s really an amazing lens. It’s sharp on all focal lengths, it’s got image stabilization and it’s light compare to it’s bigger brother the Canon EF 70-200mm F/2.8 L IS USM I and II. Sure an F/2.8 is really faster than an F/4 especially in low light, but the size, weight, price and current technological advancement of new camera bodies sporting higher ISO’s made me choose the F/4L IS over the F/2.8L version. Besides, if I really need an F/2.8 on a shoot, I can always rent it from Borrowlenses.com. You can rent Canon EF 70-200mm F/2.8L IS USM I for only $54.00 for three days and the EF 70-200mm F/2.8 L IS USM II for $68.00 for three days.
Canon EOS 60D with Canon EF 70-200mm F/4L IS USM Lens. ISO 1600, 200mm, 1/250, F/5.6, manual exposure.
The EF 70-200mm F/4L IS USM when paired with an APS-C camera like the Canon EOS 7D, 60D, 50D and Rebel series cameras, is perfect if you want to get close. It gives you a 35mm equivalent focal lenght of 112-320mm (using canon’s 1.6x crop factor)
Although not really an lens for bird photography, adding patience can help you capture some pretty amazing shots.
A longer focal is for sure the choice of many wildlife photographers out there, but the 70-200mm F/4 can surely make lots of amazing wildlife photographs, all you need is creativity and lots of ideas.
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