[VikingPhotography]

I was doing a little housecleaning of stray files on the laptop the other day prior to doing a wipe / reinstall of WinXP (had been playing up for a few days) and I came across some NEF files I'd almost forgotten about.

The following shots were taken during a three week trip to North America - these ones in particular at a zoo in south New Jersey. I'd only gotten my 70-200VR lens a week before heading over there so this was my first 'real' test of the lens.

Here she is just getting out of the "bath"



and now drying off in the sun, but annoyed by the noise the cougar next door is making



if anyone ever wonders if they should get a 70-200VR lens, just look at the detail it can resolve. The following is a 100% crop from shot #2, showing pixel-for-pixel detail as captured.



Granted it was shot on a D2X, but you'd get nearly the same detail with a D200, D80 or D40x

[skipper954]

Fine shots. I think that compression has lost some detail on the eye, though.

Sometimes it pays to go back through old shots to retrieve treasure.

If one has the time

skip

[Charlotte]

First two are excellent VP

I'd be tempted to crop the dead space off the RHS (beyond the paw) on the 2nd one.

Third one is a bit soft + a lot of noise in the eye.

First one is definitely my favourite, + you caught the water dripping from her beautifully

[VikingPhotography]

Originally Posted by Charlotte

Third one is a bit soft + a lot of noise in the eye.

LOL! I should have more clearly pointed out that shot #3 is a 100% crop showing the detail resolved in shot #2

To better explain. If you were to print shot #1 out at 12 x 8", the crop would represent section of the photograph just 1.12" high by 1.69" wide... hence my comment about the resolving capability of the lens

[Charlotte]

Originally Posted by VikingPhotography

LOL! I should have more clearly pointed out that shot #3 is a 100% crop showing the detail resolved in shot #2

To better explain. If you were to print shot #1 out at 12 x 8", the crop would represent section of the photograph just 1.12" high by 1.69" wide... hence my comment about the resolving capability of the lens

Didn't read your narrative properly

[fionaB]

stunnig shots and a super lens to be able to capture that kind of clarity............
second one is most definately my favourite............. i love the expression on her face!

Fi