FLIPPER!!!

[tkisling]

Taken in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Laguna Beach, CA. Enjoy!

Canon 60D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
1/160 sec
f/9

 

[Desi]

nice

 

[Joel_W]

Would have preferred to see the whole dolphin, rather then just half of him.

 

[tkisling]

Would have preferred to see the whole dolphin, rather then just half of him.

I entirely agree, and trust me I tried! It is just so difficult with a 100mm lens on a APS-C body on a moving vessel shooting dolphins both moving forward and up and down!

 

[cgipson1]

Would have preferred to see the whole dolphin, rather then just half of him.

I entirely agree, and trust me I tried! It is just so difficult with a 100mm lens on a APS-C body on a moving vessel shooting dolphins both moving forward and up and down!

I am curious why your mounted lens of choice was a 100mm macro, on a boat? Not many bugs or flowers there.. and the 18-135 would have probably allowed for better framing?

 

[Joel_W]

Would have preferred to see the whole dolphin, rather then just half of him.

I entirely agree, and trust me I tried! It is just so difficult with a 100mm lens on a APS-C body on a moving vessel shooting dolphins both moving forward and up and down!

I am curious why your mounted lens of choice was a 100mm macro, on a boat? Not many bugs or flowers there.. and the 18-135 would have probably allowed for better framing?

I was thinking the very same thing, especially since you were having so much difficulty including the whole Dolphin in the frame.

 

[tkisling]

I entirely agree, and trust me I tried! It is just so difficult with a 100mm lens on a APS-C body on a moving vessel shooting dolphins both moving forward and up and down!

I am curious why your mounted lens of choice was a 100mm macro, on a boat? Not many bugs or flowers there.. and the 18-135 would have probably allowed for better framing?

I was thinking the very same thing, especially since you were having so much difficulty including the whole Dolphin in the frame.

Our boat was following the dolphins around for about 45 minutes. During that time I shot with my Sigma, my 50mm, the 18-135. The last lens I put on was the 100 to see if I could get a shot of just the dolphin's head. Out of hundreds of photos between all of the lenses only about 3 really stood out. The best being the one I posted here. It was just simply the best photo, discounting the composition.