Brett Colvin
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Now, Macs are more expensive than the other high brand PC’s with comparable specs?…
The flaw in your comparison is simply that PC purchasers aren’t compelled to buy an all-in-one.
Towers remain the most common choice among PC desktops, and you can configure a pretty high-end box for $900-$1100. The iMacs we buy, at an enterprise discount, run $2300 and about all we do is bump the RAM up to 6GB from 4.
Again, I think the iMac kicks butt. I would highly recommend one. In actual practice, I run a desktop infrastructure of 1,800 PCs and Macs. I can say definitively that our PC hardware performs to +/- 10% of the Mac units with a $1,200 price difference at the point of purchase.
For us, the simple fact is that most of our graphic designers are so well versed in Mac OS and tools that productivity costs outweigh the initial outlay.
I am a big fan of the iMac. Apple continues to be incredibly adept at delivering beautiful, user-friendly gear. Aside from personal preference, I haven’t seen any real-world performance superiority over our PC units.
That’s just me. I want a Gitzo, but bought a Slik because it does the same thing (with less panache).
That was not a trained eagle was it? You might lose your photographer of the post award if it was ;D
That is muy-muy funny Keith & Rich.
I used a model but in the end I’m not sure which route is really the most work. All the binging and purging were Hell to put up with and I could only use a live carp under direct supervision of PETR (People for the Ethical Treatment of Roughfish). Next time I’m having Graham Owen tie me a carp and I’m going with a non-resident alien raptor.
I don’t shoot Canon anymore, but will make one comment since you mention birding as a priority:
Over the years I’ve come to strongly prefer primes for birds since I seem to invariably shoot at the maximum focal length anyway.
That’s an interesting read, thanks for posting Michael. I am not sure there is a definitive way of identifying this wolf as a trained/captive animal from the photo alone. There may have been some kind of additional evidence, like a payment made to an animal handler or something along those lines.
I have seen a few images of this type before made with photo traps. Lighting, camera, and a motion trigger are placed at spots animals frequent, and the trap is left unmanned. National Geographic did a feature where photographer Steve Winter made some exceptional captures of wild snow leopards using this technique.
Viewing sequentially numbered RAW files (100 before/100 after) this image would probably tell the tale. If there were 10 or 15 jump sequences in there, it would be clear a trained wolf was used. Perhaps the photographer was unable to vindicate himself in this way.
Incidentally, Steve Winter won the Photographer of the Year Award in 2008 for an image captured in this way of a snow leopard at night.
If you want to get a sense of what was involved in making this happen, take a look at this link:
">http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/06/snow-leopards/snow-leopard-video-interactive
10 months and 30,000 shots later…
Hey thanks Doug, I very much enjoyed working with Tim and Marshall on the feature, and was honored to be included in this group.
http://www.midcurrent.com/flyfishingimages/brett_colvin.aspx
I really dig that first shot of Nick, that guy ties some of the sickest streamer meat around. Excellent detail and lighting queues, I’m guessing that shot will be turning up in published form soon.
The Nikon 105 VR is a very good lens. The main problem I have with it is that VR is a useless function at macro distances. This feature adds expense to the lens, and only comes in handy you are using your macro to shoot portraits (which the 105 does quite well).
This is an even larger consideration on a budget. Personally, I use and definitely recommend the Tokina 100mm macro. At around $399 MSRP this should give you the best of all worlds: The working distance you want from a 100mm macro, and the funds to pick up a wide or some lighting accessories.
I don’t think the Tokina gives up any sharpness to the Nikon. Another option is to look for a used pre-VR Nikon. Optically they are excellent and usually sell for much less. The full mumbo jumbo on that lens is: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
I caught that earlier too and gave it a read.
That is what I innitally thought but it is not in context
It’s in context.
What a let down….it’s not even white! I guess it lacks the “L” factor.
This is the consumer grade 5200mm.
