First test pictures with my new tele lens (some new added in #20)

[Kirsten]

Thought I'd share. My new tele lens (Tamron AF 70-300mm 4-5.6 Di SP VC USD) arrived today; it's my early birthday/Christmas gift. Asked my mom if I could have it now as I'm more than unhappy with my old crappy 75-300mm Canon lens. Okay, started testing the new one today, but I need to test it in some more difficult situations to decide whether this one is really better than my old lens. Hope I'll feel well enough tomorrow to take a trip to the next wildlife park for more pictures, especially of birds in flight.


Today, I took some pictures of Emma, which I haven't done for quite some time:








BTW, her teeth were really that green; she was eating grass:




Was having a brief encounter with Dino also and I have to admit I was shocked to see him obviously declining (he's 13):






Of course, my girls also had to model for me. Usually I'm taking their pictures with my 60mm macro lens, so these may look quite different.


Luna:




...and Lily:

[Kirsten]

These are nothing special, just some random test shots:











And a young bird. I'm hoping for more occasions like this, because my old lens failed miserably here. Still not sure whether I'm really happy with these, but they were difficult to make, and the background's ugly:

[Killearn Kitties]

I hope you will like your new lens. I particularly love the photo of Luna. Her eyes are beautiful.

[Lady's Human]

Emma is such a pretty girl. (Don't tell Lady I said that!)

[Kirsten]

Emma is such a pretty girl. (Don't tell Lady I said that!)

Yes, she is, but she is so hard to photograph! *sigh*

I hope you will like your new lens. I particularly love the photo of Luna. Her eyes are beautiful.

Yes, hope so, too! The colors are somewhat different, I guess that is why Luna's eyes look so clear here. I like how this one turned out.

[Karen]

I remember when Emma was a little (relatively) puppy! She looks so majestic in these!

[lizbud]

I really like all of the pictures. So sharp & clear. I have missed seeing Emma pictures. She is such a beautiful dog.
Do you know what kind of birds those are in the pictures? They have such long legs. Thanks for sharing these shots.

[phesina]

Lovely photos! That lens is a worthwhile investment indeed!

Thank you for sharing your talent again with us.

[mrspunkysmom]

They are lovely. However the only way I can see the pix is through this reply. I copied and pasted the URL into another browser window.

And once I did that, the pix showed in your post.

Beautiful pictures. I believe that you could take good pictures with a bad camera. To me, your pictures are art.

[cassiesmom]

Hi, Emma and Dino! Hello, beautiful Luna and Lily! (Emma, I smiled when I read that you have green teeth from eating grass, he hee!)

I really like the test shot of the bird on the grass! That made me think of autumn because of the golden color behind the bird.

[momcat]

For quite some time now, I've been convinced there's NOTHING you can't do with a camera, Kirsten! And these prove it again. Your pictures of the little bird are extraordinary and the background is perfect. As for a favorite - forget about it, impossible to pick just one. What a beautiful dog Emma is, you've captured her personality as well as her beauty. When it comes to Luna and Lily I can almost feel their soft coats and hear them purr. Dino is quite a cutie too.

When it comes to photography, you're WORLD CLASS!. Thank you so very much for bringing sunshine into this very dreary day!

[Laura's Babies]

Those of Emma are STUNNING!! If I didn't already love rotties, I would have fallen in love with them due to these pictures.. My GOODNESS!! Those are BEAUTIFUL!

I see nothing wrong with any of the pictures. Your eyes capture things ours don't see until you show them to us through your pictures. I have never seen a picture of your that wasn't worthy or blowing up, printing out and framing! I love seeing the world through your camera lens!

[redbird]

As always, loved seeing your photo's.

[Taz_Zoee]

As everyone else already stated, your photos are amazing!!! I especially like the third pic of Emma. Even the random shots of "nothing" are beautiful!

[CountryWolf07]

These are absolutely stunning photos! LOVE my 55-300mm Nikon lens - it does come in handy for wildlife/nature photos, doesn't it!