Tigers, Chimps and little green monsters

[Rooz]

was gonna do a slow bleed in POTD but thought i might just put a few of em in one thread. had a fun morning with 105VR and 50/1.4G. exif is on flickr if anyone is particualrly interested, all shot thru glass.

(i apologise in advance for all the shots of the little green fella but i couldnt pick my fave. :p)

1. 50/1.4G @ f2
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3423890480_3a8a48ef86_o.jpg

2. 50/1.4G @ f2
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3378/3423890068_9e0db339fa_o.jpg

3. 300/4
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3408/3423901424_d2b44dbe0c_o.jpg

4. 300/4
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3589/3423901426_91d5aa058a_o.jpg

[Rooz]

5.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3425140611_c1d2271693_o.jpg

6.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3425140305_caea749c9a_o.jpg

7.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3612/3426511428_7b0a2fef14_o.jpg

8.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3649/3425702929_1a57174549_o.jpg

9.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3425703161_d701456860_o.jpg

10.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3425703441_c562d98d01_o.jpg

C&C wlecome as always. thanks for looking. :)

[K1W1]

Number 6 for me.

[Rooz]

yeah i lke that one too. i like the googly eyes in #9 and the lighting in #10. pretty stunned overall how sharp these turned out thru glass though. i needed a bit of a pick me up after i was shooting canon for a couple of days. lol

[K1W1]

You have to curb those fairy tendencies. Have you considered counselling?

[herc182]

1, 2, 3 and 7 for me...

love them...so sharp too....

[Elisha82]

i like em all Rooz.

[r3g]

I dont like you one bit Rooz... Every single shot is perfect. Its not fair!!!

[XaiLo]

Fab set Rooz, #1 is me fav.

[nsjuice]

1, 7.

shows how awesome the lenses are.

[jcon]

#1 is insane! It belongs on a magazine cover!

[btuner]

where were you that you could get so close with only 105mm?

[BikerJohn]

I love the emotion that is in #4.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

1 and 7.
I reckon thats the same chameleon I shot 6 months ago. Taronga?

Anyway no fair Rooz. Anyone want to buy my camera gear - I give up.:D

Oh and if a copy (or link) doesn't belong in the POTD thread then nothing ever will.

[ssil2000]

Mr Pirate, i'll give ya 100 bux! :P

rooz awesome mate, jaw dropping good!

i think i need to calibrate this new monitor the first shots WB looks a touch off on here (gotta be my monitor)

[Rooz]

i think i need to calibrate this new monitor the first shots WB looks a touch off on here (gotta be my monitor)

no, its not your monitor. the WB is still not quite perfect. it took me ages to get rid of the colour cast and i dont think its quite there but i cant be bothered playing around with it any more.

here is the SOOC original. you can see for yourself just how sharp the 50G is at f2 with no PP sharpness. what i did was OE it by half a stop and then toned down the left of frame with a CCP to make sure i got good shadow detail in the right of frame.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3581/3427261021_3132333e0c_o.jpg

[XaiLo]

next time make sure you get the tiger to hold a white balance card for you Rooz. :P

[500mL]

Awesome collection Rooz! All of them are great, but I especially love #1, 4, and 9.

[Phill D]

Those are awesome Rooz just fantastic inspiration for all of us. If you can't sell some of them then life's just not fair.

[ssil2000]

no, its not your monitor. the WB is still not quite perfect. it took me ages to get rid of the colour cast and i dont think its quite there but i cant be bothered playing around with it any more.

here is the SOOC original. you can see for yourself just how sharp the 50G is at f2 with no PP sharpness. what i did was OE it by half a stop and then toned down the left of frame with a CCP to make sure i got good shadow detail in the right of frame.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3581/3427261021_3132333e0c_o.jpg

damn dude i cant get over the eyes... it just adds a fear element to the viewer, he looks like hes ready to have me for lunch!

btw for those of you using lcd monitors i strongly reccomend getting away from TN lcds for photography, the IPS thechnology is so much more accurate for colour and sharpness, heres a link for whos interested in the difference (http://www.pchardwarehelp.com/guides/lcd-panel-types.php)

[rawpaw18]

I see why you had to make your own thread, they are great.
Hard to pick favorites.

[Turo]

Excellent shots.

# 6 and 7 are outstanding, WOW!!!

[scottman_00]

excellent shots, I'm jealous

4 is my fav with 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10 coming in close second