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TSBV: Saturday at Point Vicente Lighthouse

August 9th, 2009
 
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My wife Mary and I got to go to San Pedro California yesterday and shoot the Point Vicente Lighthouse. This is one of the most photographed lighthouses in the U.S. I wanted to try out the new Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 and  we don’t need much of an excuse to go out and shoot. Enjoy.

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  • Love the photos, but something got my attention with those 2 wide angle shots - the horizon isn't straight. Not sure how else to put it so I'll just say what I have to and get it over with :)

    Also on that second photo, I would crop out that bench-like object on the lower right, it's quite distracting.

    This is all intended as constructive criticism and I apologise if it seems very straightforward.
  • Great feedback and part of the reason I put stuff out is so that we can all learn. I've said it 1,000 times I'm still learning. thanks
  • petras
    Victor,
    Great shots.
    Question one: Is "Sigma 77-200mm f/2.8" a typo? Is it the 70-200mm?
    Question two: I assume you recommend the Sigma. I'm seriously considering the Sigma 70-200mm for Nikon mount as to do kids sports (day soccer and football under lights) because its $800 instead of $2000+ for the Nikon.
  • Total typos, it's fixed now. I've owned other Sigma lenses and to this point I've not had a bad experience. I thought this new one may have been soft around the edges , but it was likely my inexperience at testing. I then followed the advice of this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS0hlQ9lSps and found it was fine.

    I like the lens so far and yes it's hard to justify the now more than $1500 difference in price between the Nikor and the Sigma, unless it's your profession. I will probably get the Nikor 24mm-70mm f/2.8 in the future but I justify that because it's the size lens that's on my camera 80% of the time. Thanks for the commnets.
  • Really nice work Victor. I like how you told a story. Showing the distant shots then showing the detail shots. The shots are really crisp and vivid.
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