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July 6, 2006
Lamp
Tamron 28-75mm lens at 28mm, f/2.8. A lamp at the Piazza San Marco. Looking back at my favorite photos from Venice, I'm struck by how often I used my Tamron 28-75 lens. I also had with me a canon 17-40 f/4, a canon 24mm f/3.5 TSE, and a canon 70-200mm f/4 with me, but the Tamron 28-75 turned out to be the most useful as a walk-about lens because of its light weight and its useful range. It was on my camera more than any other lens, which is why I was devastated when its auto focus motor broke early in the trip. I'm going to send it back to Tamron, and I hope they'll make good on the warranty.
All images copyrighted, and unauthorized use prohibited. Please contact me for permission. Posted by claire-obscure at July 6, 2006 10:53 PM
Comments
What a fantastic photo! I love this. The angle and the color of the post-processing (you did do some, right?) are really wonderful.
Posted by: luminouslens at July 7, 2006 11:43 AM
Sweet colour and I like the angle, I don't usually like 'tilted' images, but it works here!
Posted by: miles at July 7, 2006 2:27 PM
I like the angle of the image. In Venice I was mostly changing between the Sigma 18-200 and the 10-20 on my 20D. I've tried the Tamron and after using it for a day or two found it frustrating twist the wrong way to move the zoom! I'd prefer to have liked it, the image quality from it is good! One lens you have there that is on my list is the 24 TSE. Thanks for the shots, BTW. I've begun looking through my own Venice shots because of it.
Posted by: Sean McC at July 8, 2006 12:49 AM
Sean, I have trouble remembering spatial directions in general--left-right, clockwise-counterclockwise, it makes no difference to me since I have to re-learn which way the lenses turn every time I pick them up. I wouldn't even have noticed that the Tamron lenses turn the other way except that other people complain about it. :)
The 24 TSE is very fun to use, but I still need to get the hang of it. I have a feeling I might have gotten even more out of it in Venice on a 20D, because it often felt a bit too wide for me on the 5D, but that may also be because I tend to miss wide-angle possibilities.
Posted by: chiaroscuro at July 9, 2006 11:54 AM
The pigeons know that a good angle is very important. Otherwise, how could they peck at food so well?
Posted by: PIGEON at July 10, 2006 4:11 PM
amazing. the pigeon makes it for me.
Posted by: frisky? at July 27, 2006 9:33 PM
Loved the Venice series and the departing pigeon here caps it off nicely - you and the 5D are getting along famously!
Posted by: Turfdigger at August 13, 2006 7:02 AM