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**Seaworthy Lass** · 28-01-2014, 21:22

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Originally Posted by Coops

My lady has had photography as a hobby for a few years and is getting more adventurous with her pics of late. Thought that I would share just a few with you.

Simply beautiful shots Coops! She has frozen the wave over the fish beautifully. Was it very late in the evening or early morning that the shot was taken?

**Coops** · 28-01-2014, 21:25

Afternoon but not late SL.

Coops.

mausgras · 28-01-2014, 21:56

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Originally Posted by Dtm67

I had fun taking this pic today in the Santa Monica bay, but am wondering about the artificating in the pic. I had a uv filter on a 55-210mm telephoto attached to my Sony NEX-6. Anyone have any ideas? Maybe its the sun...Attachment 73376

I use a polarising filter when doing water shots. I can't say I have anything to be over proud of yet.
It is important to realise you have to rotate the filter until you get minimum reflection.
This can take a bit of time if you are trying to get on that great action shot.

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Prairie Chicken · 29-01-2014, 08:58

Coops, your misses is making some nice images.

hoppy · 29-01-2014, 10:05

Anyone here got the Canon 6D?

I'm thinking about getting one as a travel/cruising camera. I like the idea that it has a built in GPS.

I tried an add on GPS but it just didn't "work" for me, it was too bulky and I never had it on when I probably wish I had later when reviewing the photos.

**s/v Jedi** · 29-01-2014, 12:48

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Originally Posted by hoppy

Anyone here got the Canon 6D?

I'm thinking about getting one as a travel/cruising camera. I like the idea that it has a built in GPS.

I tried an add on GPS but it just didn't "work" for me, it was too bulky and I never had it on when I probably wish I had later when reviewing the photos.

We have 5D Mk.2 and 7D… waiting for the 7D Mk.2 which might be the camera you're searching for…

For GPS, I use either an app on my iPhone, or a physical small GPS tracker that I hang around my neck (small like a key fob). They keep a track file at 1-second accuracy that you can merge with pictures using software like Lightroom. Works well.

I think the 7D Mk.2 might also get the GPS. It will be the top model with a crop sensor.

hoppy · 29-01-2014, 13:11

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Originally Posted by s/v Jedi

We have 5D Mk.2 and 7D… waiting for the 7D Mk.2 which might be the camera you're searching for…

For GPS, I use either an app on my iPhone, or a physical small GPS tracker that I hang around my neck (small like a key fob). They keep a track file at 1-second accuracy that you can merge with pictures using software like Lightroom. Works well.

I think the 7D Mk.2 might also get the GPS. It will be the top model with a crop sensor.

I have the Canon GP-E2 which works great on my 1Dx but that camera combo is too big and I supposedly have my 5D2 for travel. I know I can use the GP-E2 off camera and sync my 5D2 shots but I am too lazy to do that.

I only have full frame and really don't want to give that up. Maybe the 5D4 might come with GPS built in.

Siege · 30-01-2014, 05:36

Wow Coops, your lady takes nice pics. Sometimes I wish my own photographic style was closer to hers.

**s/v Jedi** · 30-01-2014, 07:35

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Originally Posted by hoppy

I have the Canon GP-E2 which works great on my 1Dx but that camera combo is too big and I supposedly have my 5D2 for travel. I know I can use the GP-E2 off camera and sync my 5D2 shots but I am too lazy to do that.

I only have full frame and really don't want to give that up. Maybe the 5D4 might come with GPS built in.

We have full frame too, but do not feel giving anything up with the crop sensor: it is for a different type of photography. We use full frame for all landscape, portrait photography, but the crop sensor for most macro and wildlife.

For a vacation camera, a 7D with the 40mm pancake plus the 70-300L lens is as compact a travel kit as can be for us

hoppy · 30-01-2014, 10:09

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Originally Posted by s/v Jedi

We have full frame too, but do not feel giving anything up with the crop sensor: it is for a different type of photography. We use full frame for all landscape, portrait photography, but the crop sensor for most macro and wildlife.

For a vacation camera, a 7D with the 40mm pancake plus the 70-300L lens is as compact a travel kit as can be for us

I like shooting wide at times, usually and onboard shot to get the boat and a good amount of sails in the frame and that usually means FF & 24mm or even 16mm. Also I like the length of the 40mm & FF.

**s/v Jedi** · 30-01-2014, 11:10

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Originally Posted by hoppy

I like shooting wide at times, usually and onboard shot to get the boat and a good amount of sails in the frame and that usually means FF & 24mm or even 16mm. Also I like the length of the 40mm & FF.

Yes, wide is important aboard. I somehow don't associate travel with being aboard anymore

I always try to write for all readers, so let me expand this a bit for others who wonder what to buy;

For the crop sensor we have a 12-14mm Tokina and a 17-55mm Canon. Neither of these are weatherproofed. (the 17-55 is expensive but it is also very good, unlike the cheap 18-55mm kit lenses).

For the full sensor, we have 17-40L and the 24-105L Canon lenses which are both weatherproofed.

We also have the 8-15L fisheye zoom which works well on both.

But that leaves the pretty island with palm trees and the ulu with indians sailing past, for which you need a lens that is much longer than what many think will do. 300mm on a crop sensor becomes 480mm which is at the right side of that 400-500mm range that works so good for that.

The 70-300L is fantastic as it is a weatherproofed pro lens but also very small (for a 300mm). I can recommend it. For use aboard, I think you must have a circular polarizer and an UV filter for it, which is not funny as it is a different size as for most other lenses. Whenever there is a possibility of water spray, I have a filter on the lens in use. If not the polarizer, then it's the UV filter, which I only use for protection of the front element.

**s/v Jedi** · 30-01-2014, 11:17

Oh my, I forgot to include a picture!!

Here's a southern lapwing, captured with a 7D with the 70-200L f/2.8

You need to get close to the bird, for which we started using camouflaged clothes.