Robin By Robin

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  Charlie on May 16 at 7:30 a.m.

  Good photography is always good whether it be done by a male or female! Right spot, right time!

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  jesset on May 16 at 8:12 a.m.

  Robin is a man. I met him in 1992. He has a knack for getting quite close to animals, which takes skill and a lot of patience. I think I have an aura around me that says “RUN AWAY!”

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  rloznak on May 16 at 9:00 a.m.

  Thanks Jesse! Shooting with a really long telephoto lens also seems to help when stalking critters. Bart Smith is now the Publisher/Editor at the Greeley Tribune. I never met him, but I assume Bart is a male.

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  poolman on May 16 at 10:47 a.m.

  Great photograph! Without reading the caption I was thinking - that robin thinks he is an osprey.

  I have a question for the Robin. Why do most of the pros use Canon gear? Is it really that superior or does Canon go out of their way to get you guys to use their equipment? I’m a Nikon guy myself (D80)

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  JBelle on May 16 at 11:33 a.m.

  Poolman,

  They tell me they use Canon because they can get into it. They’ll use a big Canon rather than a smaller something else of better quality. And of course, they will tell you, every time, that the camera doesn’t make any difference at all. It’s all in the photographer.

  They’ve never used a Nikon. (D700 myself.)

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  rloznak on May 16 at 11:57 a.m.

  Poolman,
  Prior to moving to Roseburg I shot Nikon for 16 years. I now shoot with a Canon EOS-1 Mark III because I’m provided with one at The News-Review. A lot of professional photographer shoot Canon, but when Nikon released the D3 many switched to Nikon. The Mark III was branded a lemon for perceived auto focus issues. The Nikon D3 has taken the lead as the top digital photojournalist camera. I have not shot with a D3, but I have seen some amazingly smooth high ISO shots from the camera. Many photographers will still stick with Canon because of brand loyalty their investment in lenses. I’m actually very happy with my Mark III, but if I had a choice I would be shooting with the Nikon D3.

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  JBelle on May 16 at 12:12 p.m.

  hahaha! So would I, Robin! So would we! grrrrrrrreat shot, by the way. Loved it and loved the unique, original perspective.

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  inlandempiregirl on May 16 at 1:41 p.m.

  “You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” Ansel Adams

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  poolman on May 16 at 1:43 p.m.

  Thanks for the insight! My experience with Canon products has not been that good - but mostly on the video side. It was enough to dissuade me from choosing a Canon DSLR. That, and I still remember those cheesy Andre Agassi - Rebel commercials :)

  Last summer a friend mine from LA was shooting a Canon at a party. I asked her why she picked that camera. Her reply was; when I go to Lakers games all I see the press core shooting is Canon - so it must be better than the rest. That’s what got me thinking about the marketing angle.

  Thanks again for the feedback – really interesting (and makes me feel better about my decision to go with Nikon).

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  Don_Sausser on May 16 at 10:15 p.m.

  My two cents: fifteen to twenty years ago Nikon was the news camera of choice although Canon certainly had a market. The beginning of the digital era found Canon winning the feature race while Nikon’s early entries lagged a bit. By now, I would judge there is not a dimes difference in photo results from their respective top models. Much of Canon’s early success was more due to software than camera & lenses. They early on researched and gained an edge on noise control at higher ISOs, with less image blurring. Of course once one invests in several top, expensive lenses, it is some incentive to stay with that brand.
  
  And yes, Ansel Adams did “make” his pictures. He would spend days remaking 24x36 prints in huge trays until his dodging and burning produced the desired result. With today’s digital software that can be done in 10 minutes. I cherish my moment at about 12 years old when I met Ansel in his Yosemite National Park camera/film store. He was a large man with a bushy mustache/beard and was kind enough to give this little twerp some of his valuable time.

  But just as some audiophiles swear that vinyl 33 rpm records sound better than WAV files there are those who swear that digital can never replace Kodakchrome 25 for quality prints (think National Geographic). But, since I can no longer hear or see as well, it all works for me now!

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