Couple Herons

[PaulyOly]

sorry for the double post, don't know how to delete it.

[PaulyOly]

Originally Posted by photosbyvito

VN shots! how'd you get them? zoom lens? i have been trying to take a picture of a Great Blue Heron......it lives at the park right by my house.......buuuut i have a Canon G2 and a 1.75x zoom lens(got the lens for Christmas) but the zoom on the G2 doesn't have a zoom lens that gets any closer.....so i have to sneak up to it (or i could try to set up a tent and camouflage it(would get suspicious cuz of it being a puplic park.) i'm not sure how to do it.....any ideas?
thanks
btw i also have a canon speedlite 220ex........so i think that is wat i have to use...(otherwise the lighting is screwed up)
thanks for any help!

I can get extremely close to most of the great blue herons around here, but i carry a 400mm lens just in case.


Hey E.B., your kit lens shots of the night heron are excellent, but i would ditch the kit lens for this type of photography and maybe get the 70-200 f4L to put in the boat or even maybe the 100 f2 if you can get that close. I would personally get a prime for the sharpest pics possible, but i'm a sharpness/detail freak.
Even the 75-300 usm would be better than the kit lens i would imagine and it's not very expensive.

[E.B.West]

My wallet can't get near a lens with a L in it's name.

I do have a Sigma 70-300 but I haven't taken it in the kayak yet, I'm not too sure about keeping it stable at 300mm. As soon as it warms up a little I'm going to give it a try.

E.B.

P.S.
Needless to say, nice shot.