The beauty of Jiangnan gives people the impression that it comes from the misty spring, while autumn seems to be bleak. In fact, it is not the case. The so-called "Autumn is better than Spring", the late autumn of red maple is like fire and reed flowers are better than snow brings us another poetic and agility of Jiangnan. Hihu 's autumn colors are not only beautiful in nature, but also in humanities.
320mm F6.3 1/320s ISO800
"Light makeup and heavy makeup are always suitable", Xizi Lake also displays countless moving and beautiful scenery in autumn and winter, like a misty and hazy ink and water landscape. In the cold air, the dry branches and pavilions by the lake also outline the ethereal oriental charm.
112mm F8 3s ISO64
Last year's autumn and winter seasons, like in previous years, I wandered around on the shore of Xizi Lake every day, and used my lens to capture moving pictures. Unlike before, the "cannon" in his hand attracted more passers-by's attention. It is a ten-fold zoom weapon with extremely practicality - Sigma 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM丨Sports.
This lens is really suitable for me to shoot West Lake:
First of all, the most important one is the super-large zoom of 60 to 600mm up to 10 times, covering almost all the focal lengths I need, which is wider than the two lenses 70-200mm and 200-500mm combined. The 60mm end can take pictures of the entire environment, and the 600mm end can take close-ups from a very distant end, which truly realizes "going to West Lake in one mirror", avoiding the trouble of changing lenses frequently in the past.
600mm F8 1/25s ISO64
600mm F6.3 1/1000s ISO1600
Secondly, it is 's superior anti-shake performance exceeds my imagination. I have tried hand-held shooting at the 600mm end with 1/25s speed without blurring. This is very suitable for my habit of liking hand-held shooting. Many fleeting pictures are more likely to be photographed.
120mm F6.3 1/400s ISO400
122mm F8 1/6s ISO64
In addition, the image quality also surprised me. In the past, I often thought that the larger the zoom, the worse the picture quality. I didn’t expect that this lens still maintained the very good sharpness and expressiveness of under the 10x zoom. For example, the "Water Light Dancer" jumped behind the "Water Light Joy" and splashed jade. When the original image was enlarged, you could see clear water droplets.
185mm F8 1/250s ISO64
220mm F8 1/320s ISO400
In the distance, a bird perched on the withered lotus that was about to end, but the fish under the lake hint at the hidden vitality. I put all this into one picture, thanks to the excellent picture quality and rapid focus of 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM丨Sports.
From the standard to the ultra-telephone focal range, whether it is push-pull or moving the zoom ring, this lens can focus quickly. When shooting at a focal length of 200mm, it can also be used for telephoto macro photography, with a magnification of 1:3.3.
90mm F8 1/4s ISO2000
450mm F6.0 1/100s ISO1600
The only drawback is that the weight of 2.7kg is a little burden, but it is much lighter than bringing two or three lenses at the same time when going out. After a few days of exercise, my arm was also used to its weight.
98mm F8 1/25s ISO64
If you only look at the red leaves, it is a place that is denser and more colorful than the red leaves of West Lake. However, the natural beauty of West Lake incorporates urban landscapes, pavilions, towers, small bridges and boats, and historical heritage. This is the unique charm of the city of Hangzhou.
98mm F8 0.4s ISO64
200mm F8 1/50s ISO400
Literary in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties Zhang Dai wrote in " Watching the Snow in the Pavilion at the Heart of the Lake ": "The rime is so thick, the sky and the clouds, mountains and water are white." By the side of the West Lake, the aesthetics and artistic conception of the East are naturally presented in front of me. I sighed while walking, and at the same time I did not forget to freeze it in such a photo with the lens.
60mm F8 1/13s ISO64
240mm F8 1/160s ISO64
To capture the simplicity and ethereality of the picture, another important point is to use smoke to increase the sense of space. The shooting was rainy and cloudy weather, imitating the feeling of ink painting in Chinese painting , showing the charm and aesthetics of West Lake with the help of the texture of photography, retaining the eternity of this moment.
60mm F8 1/15s ISO400
Above is the beautiful scenery of West Lake in autumn and winter taken by me using 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM丨Sports. Overall, the high zoom magnification, high picture quality and high maneuverability of this lens doubled my creative fun. In the near future, West Lake will enter the beautiful autumn again. We recommend that you bring this lens to find the poetic and painting West Lake in your heart.
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Zhejiang Photographers Association member
Vice chairman of the Photography Society of Zhejiang University
"A Scenery Group"Co-founder
Visual China Contracted Photographer
Visual China Contracted Photographer
