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happy_peasant · Feb 5, 2013, 9:15 PM

We have an inland harbor, and I have been on the lake side of it so I am shooting across the harbor with buildings and trees in the background. Mainly for practice at getting used to this G3 as I have had it just a few weeks. I still have some figuring out to do but the camera seems quite good at focusing on the bird in the foreground instead of the background. I am using spot focus and enlarging the square one time.

WCKSer · Feb 6, 2013, 11:02 AM

Richard,

This series of Gulls pictures are excellent. It isn't easy to take pictures of flying birds with a M4/3 camera. Thanks for the shooting tips!

Michael

happy_peasant · Feb 6, 2013, 2:23 PM

Thanks. And actually, my name is Steve. I forgot I changed my signature line and need to add that when posting.

I got the G3 because it was said to have fast focus and I was not pleased with the searching my (acquired in October) E-PL1 was doing more than half the time when trying to do birds. And I was not about to lay out the cash for an OMD without renting one, which would have cost a third of what the G3 cost.
Steve

Feb 5, 2013, 9:15 PM	#1
happy_peasant Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,048	Urban Gulls For G3 Practice We have an inland harbor, and I have been on the lake side of it so I am shooting across the harbor with buildings and trees in the background. Mainly for practice at getting used to this G3 as I have had it just a few weeks. I still have some figuring out to do but the camera seems quite good at focusing on the bird in the foreground instead of the background. I am using spot focus and enlarging the square one time. Attached Images __________________ FZ7 and FZ35 - Deceased, FZ18 - Given daughter, FZ150, E-PL1 and G3 - In use.

Feb 6, 2013, 11:02 AM	#2
WCKSer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 1,324	Richard, This series of Gulls pictures are excellent. It isn't easy to take pictures of flying birds with a M4/3 camera. Thanks for the shooting tips! Michael __________________ Canon 5D MKII, EF 24-105mm f/4L, EF 50mm f/1.8, EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro, Tamron 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 SP Di VC USD XLD. Canon EOS T3i, 18-55mm EF-S f/3.5-5.6 IS, 55-250mm EF-S f/4-5.6, Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM, 430 EXII Flash. Sony A200, Minolta AF 28-85mm f3.5-4.5, Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7, Minolta AF 70-210mm f/4, HVL-F42AM Flash. Samsung NX100 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS, Samsung SEF15A Flash, EVF10 Electronic Viewfinder. M4/3 system: Olympus E-PL1 and Panasonic DMC-G3.

Feb 6, 2013, 2:23 PM	#3
happy_peasant Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,048	Thanks. And actually, my name is Steve. I forgot I changed my signature line and need to add that when posting. I got the G3 because it was said to have fast focus and I was not pleased with the searching my (acquired in October) E-PL1 was doing more than half the time when trying to do birds. And I was not about to lay out the cash for an OMD without renting one, which would have cost a third of what the G3 cost. Steve __________________ FZ7 and FZ35 - Deceased, FZ18 - Given daughter, FZ150, E-PL1 and G3 - In use.

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