Battelle-Darby Metropark, April 22, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG HSM ART at 24mm
f11, 1/200th sec. ISO 320
Battelle-Darby Metropark, April 22, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG HSM ART at 14mm
f11, 1/200th sec., ISO 320
Deer Creek Wildlife Area, April 7, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DG HSM ART at 14mm
f13, 1/200th sec., ISO 400
Zaleski State Forest, April 9, 2021
Canon EOS5, Sigma 14-24mm f2.8 DH HSM ART at 15mm
f11, 1/125th sec., ISO 400
Zaleski State Forest, April 26, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 14-24,, f2.8 DG HSM ART at 14mm
f11, 1/320th sec. ISO 320
Spring obviously arrived later in
2021 than 2024 and so did the birds. This was a memorable hike
through the valley and around the ridges. Blue-headed and
Yellow-throated Vireos had arrived on territory, but the more common
Red-eyeds hadn't yet in significant numbers. In the valley a
Blue-headed was delivering it sonorous song and on the ridges
Yellow-throateds were singing. Whenever one of the Yellow-throateds
approached the Blue-headed's
territory, the Blue-headed would change its song from sweet whistling
tones to the raspy sounds of a Yellow-throated, sounding more like one
its western siblings, Cassin's and Plumbeous Vireos. When the
Yellow-throateds moved away the Blue-headed would go back to its normal
song. If I didn't spend as much time in that particular area at that
particular time I would have never witnessed that. Vireos are interesting birds.
Zaleski State Forest, May 30, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 28mm f1.4 DG HSM ART
f11, 0.8sec., ISO 400
Zaleski State Forest, May 30, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 28mm f1.4 DG HSM ART
f11, 1.6sec., ISO 400
Crown City Wildlife Area, June 22, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 28mm f1.4 DG HSM ART
f11, 1/200th sec. ISO 400
Partridge Pea in backyard, July 27, 2021
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 28mm f1.4 DG HSM ART
f2, 1/1000th sec., ISO 400
I used the R5 in the 1.6 crop mode
for the above photo. As a 28mm lens at full frame it doesn't focus
really much closer than most 28mm lenses, but in crop mode it does very
well as a 45mm lens. I used to have the Tamron 45mm f1.8 lens which
focused close, and it served me well for several years using the 1DX
and 5D4. The chromatic aberrations up close were too much for the R5.
This 28mm lens took its place for stuff like this with zero visible CA
and a beautiful bokeh where the 17mp of the R5 crop mode is plenty. It
does best stopped down a little bit to f2 up close. I sold the Tamron
after
getting the amazing Sigma 40mm ART. So far I have mainly used the 40mm
as my fast normal indoor lens. I was hoping to use it in the forests to
photograph fall colors, but didn't have the oppotunity in 2024.