1st result..

With the new Sigma 150mm OS. This flower caught my eye, so i ran out in the rain to shoot it.





I am impressed with the lens. Its sharp, the AF is reasonably fast, and it gets razorsharp results. I took about 7 pics, all with pretty much the same result. Tack sharp.

Here is the image in ultra high res;

The king is dead....

...Long live the king!

I handed off my trusty Sigma 150mm last night to its new owner.. *wipes tear*

And i got me the new version this afternoon! *wipes tear*


First impression;

Solid build, OS works, the lenshoods are neat, just maybe a tad long for my taste..

I cant wait to get it out into the field. (or garden for that matter)






Its a lengthy machine with both the hood and the hood APSC adapter attached... Length almost doubles. Ill have to see how that works.

Last Macro shots...

..With this version of the Sigma 150mm Macro. Ive decided to get the OS version. Since ive completely re-done my garden, i figured i deserved a treat. :)

Since most of the macro's i like to shoot are of little beasty thingies the OS will be a welcome add-on to the best macrolens ive ever owned.

Time for an update!

Finally got around to doing some photography... Been very busy with work, babyrooms etc.. Luckily with a babyroom, comes the opportunity to try new-born photography.. :)

I took these yesterday in the Amsterdam drinking water dunes reservation. De deer are in rut, at the moment. Had a lovely few hours there.



Too bad i had to toss the first 100 or so pics i took... It took me that long to realise the IS on the 300mm was [\] OFF [\]..










Took these today, in my garden. Which im in the process of completely re-doing. There just isnt enough time in the day..

St. Govans Chapel, Wales.

These were taken in Wales, at St. Govans Chapel. An amazing place. We really lucked out with the weather...







Finally, after all this time i was able to put my Sigma 10-20mm to good use. And it performed well!





Its located near (on) the Castlemartin range of the MOD, near the town of Bosherston. Which also houses the beautifull Lilly ponds. (No good pics of that.. Had a lovely walk there though.)

QR codes.

Welcome to the modern world. Just found out how to create these QR code thingies. I see more and more of them each day, directing people to really cool websites... Like this one. :)

Skomer Island 2011

After last years vacation we really wanted to visit Skomer again. Photographing puffins = good times. So, keeping an eye on the weatherwatcher on the I-pad, we decided that the 30th of may was gonna be our day! When we arrived at the harbor, we werent the first, but we sure would be getting tickets!

Immediately after landing on the island the sun broke thru the clouds. It was a great day.. Ill let the pics speak for themselves, enjoy;










The puffins arent shy, they come really close. Humans keep the seagulls away, who are trying to steal the puffins sand-eels. On many occasions the 300mm couldnt focus because they were too close.












All photos taken with the Eos7D with F/2.8 300mm.

I can seriously recommend visiting Skomer Island, if you are in the neighborhood. Be there early, to ensure landing tickets.