Photography News Issue 55

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AlessandraMeniconzi Canon EF 100mm f/2.8LMacro IS USM

Clive Booth Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM

IMAGE Taken on a Canon EOS-1D X with a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens at 1/250sec at f/4, ISO 32,000.

IMAGE Taken on a Canon EOS 5DMark IV with a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens at 1/60 sec at f/6.3, ISO 100.

ISO 32,000, in which you can even see single hairs attached to the end of the horns. Thanks to its sharpness, Image Stabiliser and the ease with which I can carry it, the versatile Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens is always in my bag. With a wide aperture, world-beating optics and superb bokeh, this is oftenmy go-to lens when I’m shooting in low light and need the extra reach. Even cropped, files remain sharp from edge to edge."

Canon Ambassador Clive Booth says that image sharpness is one of the key advantages of Canon L-series lenses for his work. “I was looking to take a Highland cow picture that was a little different, and on the way home from a day’s shooting on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, we came across this chap. It was late afternoon in February and he was backlit with a neutral background. I love the detail in this picture, shot at f/4 and

“The Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM is great for flattering facial proportions and the f/2.8 aperture creates excellent depth-of-field,” she explains. “It is also very light and discreet. Moreover, the lens has been created for small details – the images really are razor sharp! And finally, the focal length means you can get closer to your subject.”

This impactful profile of a Mongolian eagle hunter was shot by documentary photographer and Canon Ambassador Alessandra Meniconzi. She had wanted to photograph these hunters for 18 years, having become fascinated with their hunting techniques after first meeting some in Kazakhstan. In 2017, she travelled to the Altai Mountains in Mongolia to realise her dream.

Guia Besana Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM

Christian Ziegler Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM

IMAGE Taken on a Canon EOS 5DS R with a Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM lens at 1/125sec at f/5.6, ISO 800.

IMAGE Taken on a Canon EOS-1D X Mark II with a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens and Canon Extender EF 1.4x III at 1/160sec at f/8, ISO 4000.

get the shot before they disappeared,” says Christian. “I took the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens withme because it’s light but powerful. I usually walk a lot when taking wildlife photographs, and it’s hot and humid in the jungle, so it’s best not to carry toomuch weight and bulk.”

Canon Ambassador Christian Ziegler, meanwhile, captured this stunning image while he was walking through the rainforest in central Panama, and a small group of white- faced capuchinmonkeys (Cebus capucinus) appeared. “Amother with her offspring was the last in line and I had just a few seconds to

by such a delicate light. The Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM lens is perfect for taking this kind of shot because it’s a light lens to carry, it’s versatile, and silent. It’s one of those lenses thatmakes everything so comfortable that you never need to put the camera back in your backpack, so you don’t lose situations.”

CanonAmbassador Guia Besana took this picture on a trip to Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway on 15 February 2018. “I was heading towards the car after a five-hour walk and suddenly turned towards the sea tomeet this Arctic deer looking back atme,” says Guia. “It was in themiddle of nowhere and surrounded

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