Your Bio
I love the beach, gardens and birding, and most of my work here is of my own yard, the nature nearby OC and local wildlife. I was given a Sony MavicaFD88 7 years ago, and that started my digital hobby.
I live in Orange County, California, and have been a beach bum for many years. You can meet other photographers from Orange County here at my site:http://sweetlight.yuku.com/
My Linda's Space here:
http://soulswithin.u.yuku.com/
You can also order my prints from Smugmug andhttp://eppicsurf.com/
Just email me and I will upload the larger quality prints.
Linda Jones
netgarden2@cox.net
My past included 15 years of beach volleyball, raising a family and an active life. A neck injury thwarted most of my athletics and pointed me to photography, which I did not have much time for in the past...
I look forward to turning my hobby into a part time success. My Sony Mavica FD88 was stolen on a flight to Norway, a few years back. I graduated to a Sony V1 and am now enjoying IR and also the Canon 20D & 40D and now the MKIII. It's really fun...although frustrating after the easy camera I had before. Life is not meant to be easy though...
My galleries are best viewed in the drop down window in "all thumbs" on the upper right corner. Please ask permission to copy my photos. Thanks!
I like hanging at the smugmug community.
Galleries
California Bald Eagles, 2008 OC Reddish Egrets, El Dorado Park bald eagle, and Heron w/fish2009
Updated: Feb 07, 2009 8:20pm PST
Starting the new year out right...Gray male and female Harrier, Red Ta ...
Updated: Feb 18, 2008 6:32pm PST
Bees and ladybugs pg. 1, all pgs. taken with the Tamron 90mm macro f ...
Updated: Oct 14, 2007 11:36am PST
California Birds, Hummers and Raptors 2007
pg. 1 Red Shouldered hawks, Harriers, numerous birds pg. 2-4 Anna's h ...
Updated: May 22, 2007 5:15pm PST
Ospreys-OCWildlife, Back Bay. Osprey, Kite, coyote 2007
The first 6 pages are a series of photos at the Back Bay Osprey nest, ...
Updated: Sep 16, 2007 12:04am PST
Anza Borrego Wildflowers, Eagles Mar '08, Gorman wildflowers, Fireworks 08
Updated: Jul 06, 2008 10:50pm PST
![Surf Photos Orange County *Updated Nov7 : Please email me if you see a print you want. I will upload it to a gallery where you just easily order them from either Smugmug here or EppicSurf.com [Linda Jones]. netgarden2@cox.net](/photos/193688159_u2Fzi-Ti.jpg "Surf Photos Orange County *Updated Nov7 : Please email me if you see a print you want. I will upload it to a gallery where you just easily order them from either Smugmug here or EppicSurf.com [Linda Jones]. netgarden2@cox.net")
Surf Photos Orange County *Updated Nov7
Please email me if you see a print you want. I will upload it to a gal ...
Updated: Nov 11, 2007 2:17pm PST
The SJ Ponds, Bolsa Chica and local wildlife 07, spring-summer
pgs. 1-7 The Irvine SJ Ponds Pg 8, 9 Bolsa Chica, Huntington Beach P ...
Updated: Sep 19, 2007 8:47am PST
Just email me if you want a pop art poster and I will upload one. Or i ...
Updated: May 22, 2009 9:18pm PST
the photos with my signature on them are processed. All crops are unal ...
Updated: Jul 11, 2008 1:14pm PST
![Sigma 150-500 OS w/20D, BIFs : I bought this lens because I really can't carry the 500mmf4, and I like to shoot while walking. Struggling with teleconverters on my 40D+300f4, I thought I'd try the Sigma. Wasn't happy with its long focus beyond 400mm. I decided to try it on the 20D and it is an amazing lens for the price and weight. My 40D is going back for some back focus problems that I have dealt with all year.
Faster focus than my canon IS lenses with teleconverters, which was what I worried about. The autofocus on the sigma works extremely well. Colors and sharpness are excellent on the 20D. I realize now the 40D has some focus problems, and it wasn't my 300f4, nor the sigma. I will add a few more full size photos here, below the finished photos. Very little processing needed. No color changes. Most are just quick shots, slightly sharpened in the signature photos. More non processed full frames in the lower half of the album.[#15-21] All hand held. I will now address the softness at a distance.
After two weeks use, I have concluded the 500mm distance works well on targets within 50ft. Beyond that distance I get many soft focuses. I will ask Sigma to re-calibrate for distant targets between 400mm and 500mm, because I really love the colors, which rarely requires ANY processing for contrast/saturation. If Sigma can tidy up the longer target focus of BIFs further away I will be very happy with this lens. Closer targets are beautiful, a bargain for street and backyard shooting. And they do sharpen well in PP. Realize though most of these are resized which renders a sharper photo. It also may just be an issue with Canon autofocus system, because when it focuses right on target it's not bad at all. I will call them misfocuses for now. It may not be a total lens problem. I am curious as to how the Nikon users feel about this lens, and whether the Nikon focus system works better with it. My review seems to coincide with other canon users.](/photos/327757340_pXNy5-Ti.jpg "Sigma 150-500 OS w/20D, BIFs : I bought this lens because I really can't carry the 500mmf4, and I like to shoot while walking. Struggling with teleconverters on my 40D+300f4, I thought I'd try the Sigma. Wasn't happy with its long focus beyond 400mm. I decided to try it on the 20D and it is an amazing lens for the price and weight. My 40D is going back for some back focus problems that I have dealt with all year.
Faster focus than my canon IS lenses with teleconverters, which was what I worried about. The autofocus on the sigma works extremely well. Colors and sharpness are excellent on the 20D. I realize now the 40D has some focus problems, and it wasn't my 300f4, nor the sigma. I will add a few more full size photos here, below the finished photos. Very little processing needed. No color changes. Most are just quick shots, slightly sharpened in the signature photos. More non processed full frames in the lower half of the album.[#15-21] All hand held. I will now address the softness at a distance.
After two weeks use, I have concluded the 500mm distance works well on targets within 50ft. Beyond that distance I get many soft focuses. I will ask Sigma to re-calibrate for distant targets between 400mm and 500mm, because I really love the colors, which rarely requires ANY processing for contrast/saturation. If Sigma can tidy up the longer target focus of BIFs further away I will be very happy with this lens. Closer targets are beautiful, a bargain for street and backyard shooting. And they do sharpen well in PP. Realize though most of these are resized which renders a sharper photo. It also may just be an issue with Canon autofocus system, because when it focuses right on target it's not bad at all. I will call them misfocuses for now. It may not be a total lens problem. I am curious as to how the Nikon users feel about this lens, and whether the Nikon focus system works better with it. My review seems to coincide with other canon users.")
I bought this lens because I really can't carry the 500mmf4, and I lik ...
Updated: Sep 08, 2008 8:51pm PST
pg 1, April 12, 2007, the Wedge taken from M street. Balboa, Californi ...
Updated: Dec 10, 2007 11:50am PST
Orange County and the Back Bay birds 2006
Places to shoot in OC, 1st few pages the Back Bay. Pg. 9-13, Kites, ...
Updated: Dec 11, 2008 6:27pm PST
best viewing is click on drop down style menu upper right and choose T ...
Updated: Jun 11, 2007 7:58pm PST
Fireworks, Night and Sunsets, Aquarium,
Fireworks, pg 1-2. Night canon 24-105f4IS Sunsets pg. 5,6, Aquarium ...
Updated: Oct 29, 2006 12:34pm PST
SurferDudes find yourself here
Crops of large photos, so you can identify yourself. I will have the l ...
Updated: Sep 09, 2007 4:30pm PST
Pg 1-3Santiago Canyon, O'Neil Park, Modjeska, Irvine/Saddleback area ...
Updated: Oct 08, 2006 10:26pm PST
40D crop examples of CA, color and misfocus problems. Comments below photos
Updated: Nov 25, 2008 5:08pm PST
Tamron 17-50mm 2.8, tripod tests pg 2, no processing of most photos. Click on O for original sizes
Click on "O" for full size unprocessed crops pg 2 tripod tests pg 3 ...
Updated: Nov 13, 2008 7:28pm PST
![Lens tests, 24-105L is and 70-200f4IS, each page varies, check the exif and also click on O for original : Pg 1-20D w/24-105, hand held on first page. Two photos each, best of each one. Full size crop, no processes at all. With teleconverter and comparing other lenses.
Ignore the moon shots, another lens. Comparing 300mmLis + Tamron 1.4xteleconverter
Pg 2-4, 5, 24-105 indoor and out, check exif's and click on O for larger sizes. Most hand held.
Pg 7 comparing the 17-85IS[house photos] and Tamron 24-135 to the 24-105IS, Click on "O" for full size crop of originals
Pgs. 8-12, beginning of 70-200f4IS, some originals and crops no processed.](/photos/50922839_YpLof-Ti.jpg "Lens tests, 24-105L is and 70-200f4IS, each page varies, check the exif and also click on O for original : Pg 1-20D w/24-105, hand held on first page. Two photos each, best of each one. Full size crop, no processes at all. With teleconverter and comparing other lenses.
Ignore the moon shots, another lens. Comparing 300mmLis + Tamron 1.4xteleconverter
Pg 2-4, 5, 24-105 indoor and out, check exif's and click on O for larger sizes. Most hand held.
Pg 7 comparing the 17-85IS[house photos] and Tamron 24-135 to the 24-105IS, Click on \"O\" for full size crop of originals
Pgs. 8-12, beginning of 70-200f4IS, some originals and crops no processed.")
Pg 1-20D w/24-105, hand held on first page. Two photos each, best of e ...
Updated: May 15, 2008 8:56am PST
New lenses, Carl Zeiss/20D, 300mmIS L, 24-105mmIS L, 70-200mm 2.8ISL
pg 1-3 Jena Carl Zeiss 135mm pg 4 FD to EOS 20D adaptor pg 4 and 5 2 ...
Updated: Sep 20, 2006 10:09pm PST
Mavica FD88 photos 2000-2003 My garden I love David Austin roses
Updated: Oct 19, 2006 4:05pm PST
Page 1 and 2. *CANON 75-300MM USM IS. I have added comments on compa ...
Updated: Apr 15, 2006 6:07pm PST
