Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM Official Image Thread

[3Rotor]

Thought I would kick off this thread as this is still a lovely lens that I am fortunate to own. Below are two images of a buck I photographed in late 2021. I know several on POTN that were still actively posting images with this lens.

Swltr's work really stood out to me. I am glad he has joined this forum too. Swltr, I am looking forward to continue seeing you work here as well.

R5 • 1/320th • f/2.8 • ISO 400


R5 • 1/320th • f/2.8 • ISO 400

 

[wyntastr]

Rolex 24 2020-9374 by Jonathan, on Flickr

 

[mike.cambridge]

A great lens - was my first big prime, upgraded to a 500f4 because I wanted some extra reach for birds and couldn't physically carry both!

Following your gorgeous buck pics with a very, very distant cousin - a tiny DikDik in Kenya a few years ago!

 

[3Rotor]

A great lens - was my first big prime, upgraded to a 500f4 because I wanted some extra reach for birds and couldn't physically carry both!

Following your gorgeous buck pics with a very, very distant cousin - a tiny DikDik in Kenya a few years ago!

Thanks, Mike. I acquired my lenses in reverse, I purchased the 500 f/4 and then picked up the 300 f/2.8. Looking forward to more images.

 

[wyntastr]

 

[wyntastr]

 

[wyntastr]

 

[Robert Germans]

 

[Robert Germans]

 

[Robert Germans]

 

[Robert Germans]

 

[Robert Germans]

 

[Robert Germans]

 

[Robert Germans]

 

[dolina]

Lake Danao, Leyte, Philippines by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

Lake Danao is a guitar-shaped volcanogeneic lake on the island of Leyte in the Philippines.

The lake covers an area of 148 hectares (370 acres) within the 2,193 hectares (5,420 acres) Lake Danao Natural Park, which also includes the Amandiwin Mountains. The lake is 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Ormoc, a half-hour drive along the San Pablo-Tongonan and Milagro-Lake Danao roads.

It was originally named Lake Imelda after First Lady Imelda Marcos and was declared a national park on June 2, 1972 through a presidential memorandum issued by then President Ferdinand Marcos. Later, it was renamed and declared as Lake Danao National Park on February 3, 1998 through Proclamation No. 1155, and is now protected by Republic Act No. 7586, the National Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS) Act of 1992.

The lake supplies potable water to at least seven towns in eastern Leyte including Tacloban and is the source of irrigation for ricelands in some municipalities like Dagami, Burauen, Pastrana and Tabontabon.

At 650 metres (2,130 ft) above sea level, Lake Danao lies on an altitude similar to Tagaytay in Cavite, making the area cooler than average Philippine temperatures.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Danao_(Leyte)

2009 Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
1999 Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM
ƒ/32.0 1/30 ISO 640

 

[dolina]

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr

The Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) commonly abbreviated to just Night Heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia (where replaced by the closely related Rufous Night Heron, with which it has hybridized in the area of contact).

Adults are approximately 64 cm long and weigh 800 g. They have a black crown and back with the remainder of the body white or grey, red eyes, and short yellow legs. Young birds are brown, flecked with white and grey. These are short-necked and stout herons.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-crowned_Night_Heron

2007 Canon EOS 40D
2001 Canon Extender 1.4x II
ƒ/6.3 420mm 1/1600 ISO 400