A few snapshots from the T.Rex Discovery Centre in Eastend, Saskatchewan taken with my Z6 II and 24-70mm f4 S kit lens. I should really sell this camera since I don't need four bodies, but I really like the images from it, especially at higher ISO settings.
The T. Rex Discovery Centre was built to display the fossilized skeleton of "Scotty", the large T. Rex discovered in the Frenchman River valley near Eastend in 1991. It's a nice little museum that includes a lab where you can see the work that goes into prepping the fossils for display. Admission is by donation - and definitely worth a visit if you're in the area.
Shot some tennis for the USTA this past weekend in NJ (Mercer County).
Middlestates Sectionals, these teams fought to see who goes to Nationals next month.
Made do, with only the 135 and 85 on me.
I used the 135 from the side, 85 when I was shooting the near court players, from behind (if they were on the baseline).
I had a 35 in the bag, but didn't use it.
I do not own a 70-200 2.8. I considered one for this event, but the 135 delivered.
In all but one of these, I'm standing off to the side, next to the fence (which is lower here, in the middle).
The one shot, from behind the player, I'm crouched down and shooting through a wire fence.
I'm not permitted on the court, during play.
Galleria Borghese, one of the most prestigious art collections in the world. If you have the privilege of visiting it, prepare yourself for Stendhal syndrome.
NIKON Z6 w/AF-S ED Micro-Nikkor 105/2.8G VR @ f/4, 1/125 s, 2000 ISO
NIKON Z6 w/AF-S ED Micro-Nikkor 105/2.8G VR @ f/5, 1/125 s, 6400 ISO
NIKON Z6 w/AF-S ED Micro-Nikkor 105/2.8G VR @ f/5.6, 1/125 s, 1800 ISO
NIKON Z6 w/AF-S ED Micro-Nikkor 105/2.8G VR @ f/4, 1/125 s, 1250 ISO
Galleria Borghese, one of the most prestigious art collections in the world. If you have the privilege of visiting it, prepare yourself for Stendhal syndrome.
Dj R wrote:
Shot some tennis for the USTA this past weekend in NJ (Mercer County).
Middlestates Sectionals, these teams fought to see who goes to Nationals next month.
Made do, with only the 135 and 85 on me.
I used the 135 from the side, 85 when I was shooting the near court players, from behind (if they were on the baseline).
I had a 35 in the bag, but didn't use it.
I do not own a 70-200 2.8. I considered one for this event, but the 135 delivered.
In all but one of these, I'm standing off to the side, next to the fence (which is lower here, in the middle).
The one shot, from behind the player, I'm crouched down and shooting through a wire fence.
I'm not permitted on the court, during play....Show more →
Great shots! Tennis is a challenging sport to photograph I find....for the shooting limitations you mentioned. It's limiting.
Did you get any shots of the players on the other side of the court from outside the low fence at the level of the service line? I'd be curious to see how the these lenses performed with players closer to the net and near the baseline (but on the other side of the net). Thanks for sharing if you don't mind. When I get more time in my schedule I want to push more towards sports photography in the not-so-distant future and I may switch the Sigma 135 to the Plena at that time. Tennis is historically my strong sport, so I should get my butt moving into this direction more!
I bet Apollo and Daphne blew many minds over the last four centuries
Here is a detail of Daphne transforming into a laurel tree; her feet become roots:
NIKON Z6 w/Micro-Nikkor AF-S ED 105/2.8G VR @ f/3.2, 1/125 s, 2000 ISO
