FAO ChrisK

[Leftseat86]

SXM pics or stfu

Hope you had a good trip

[Chris Kilroy]

Had a great time, and really lucked out on the weather. A few select shots:

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Hope you likey!

[philip]

wow that Gulf is low....!!! Awesome shots, I need to go there!!

this one rocks as well:

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[Leftseat86]

Dude...the AF340 + Maho Beach Surfboard shot is really the best one. Great combination of scenery afforded by that 10mm...you have the sign, a huge portion of the beach, the hotels, the ocean and that plane all in one wide shot...and all in focus

[herpa2003]

Saw those shots this morning in the DB. Also saw that Chris Starnes was in SXM at the same time that you were. Did you plan that out or was it a lucky coincidence?

[Leftseat86]

Saw those shots this morning in the DB. Also saw that Chris Starnes was in SXM at the same time that you were. Did you plan that out or was it a lucky coincidence?

Oh I'm sure they each had no clue the other was going to be there

[Chris Kilroy]

I'm more supprised with the in-focus part

Given your past photographic results, I'm not surprised!

[screaming_emu]

Given your past photographic results, I'm not surprised!

zing!

[RingwaySam]

Brilliant pictures there Chris!

[B7772ADL]

Nice job Chris. Finally something to shut up all those people who complain how "poor" EF-s lenses are. That lens looks to be a little cracker.

[DeltaRules]

Wow...nice shots Chris, especially the one with the surfboard! Glad to see they're putting more detail on it now...it used to be just airline & arrival time! Here's how it used to be: [photoid=390652]

Can't wait until November...I'm going again.

DeltaRules

[Longreach747]

whats SXM like in may? i'm in NYC then and a quick trip down for a few days might be a good idea seeing as it's so close. chris, whats the hotel rates etc?

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[screaming_emu]

Nice job Chris. Finally something to shut up all those people who complain how "poor" EF-s lenses are. That lens looks to be a little cracker.

So I was gonna look for a picture of a cracker to post here, but in my search on yahoo images I came up with something that makes me not want to eat for quite some time....uhh....ew...

[Chris Kilroy]

whats SXM like in may? i'm in NYC then and a quick trip down for a few days might be a good idea seeing as it's so close. chris, whats the hotel rates etc?

I've never been in May, but I believe April-June is the wet season, with about 75% of days being cloudy and rainy. Hotel rates vary widely.. I have paid as low as $89 a night and upwards of $300 a night (this past time) for the same room at the Sonesta Maho.

It's really a place worth visiting for a few days though.. I can't think of a place on earth I'd rather be!

[Chris Kilroy]

Nice job Chris. Finally something to shut up all those people who complain how "poor" EF-s lenses are. That lens looks to be a little cracker.

Thanks, James! And thanks to everyone for your nice compliments!

I have read numerous comparisons between the Canon 10-22 and the Sigma 22-24, and the Canon blows the Sigma out of the water in every category, from sharpness, resolution, to distortion. The mount issue doesn't bother me, as I don't foresee spending the kind of money Canon wants for a 1:1 sensor DSLR just for taking plane pictures any time soon.

I really tried to stay away from the boring (at least in my opinion) 'over the beach' sideon at SXM. That's too easy. It was fun -- and I think Chris S will vouch for this -- to try to get new and interesting angles from the limited areas available south of the final approach course at SXM. Got some odd looks from people relaxing on the beach while running around setting up shots, but I think the results were well worth it.

And hell, there was plenty of time to soak up the sun, copious amounts of Carib, mango and strawberry daquiris, and beautiful sunsets between airplane arrivals.