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Bruce Bennett

　

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Twitter: @Bruce_Bennett
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Portfolios of images: www.brucebennettstudios.com
Currently shot images are posted on: www.gettyimages.com

Bruce's Tamron Lenses
SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Di VC USD (model A012)
SP 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di (model A005)
SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC G2 (model A025)
SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD(model A011)
SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 (model A022)

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© Bruce Bennett — 450mm

© Bruce Bennett — 552mm

© Bruce Bennett — 483mm

© Bruce Bennett — 552mm

© Bruce Bennett — 428mm

© Bruce Bennett — 182mm

© Bruce Bennett — 114mm

© Bruce Bennett — 173mm

© Bruce Bennett — 350mm

© Bruce Bennett — 30mm

© Bruce Bennett — 600mm

© Bruce Bennett — 168mm

© Bruce Bennett — 200mm

© Bruce Bennett — 600mm

© Bruce Bennett — 483mm

© Bruce Bennett — 250mm

© Bruce Bennett — 200mm

450mm

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2
Focal length : 450mm Exposure : F/6.3 1/5300 sec ISO 2500
The primary benefit on this day was that the 150-600mm lens afforded me the ability to stand on the shore and not get wet. I was able to shoot through the constantly changing early morning light and it allowed me the ability overcome the limitation of a fixed focal length lens as it gave me the important availability of framing images exactly as desired.

552mm

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2
Focal length : 552mm Exposure : F/6.3 1/4000 sec ISO 800

483mm

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2
Focal length : 483mm 　Exposure : F/6.3 1/6400 sec ISO 500

552mm

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2
Focal length : 552mm 　Exposure : F/7.1 1/8000 sec ISO 1250
I love those early morning silhouettes. Want to be successful in photography…shoot early…take a long nap… and then shoot again through the sunset hour. Look for shadows and side-lighting and look for the possibility of silhouettes. Meter and close the lens down about three f-stops. Avoid flat lighting. In this shot, an early morning trip to Venice Beach provided many opportunities to shoot both with the rising sun and against it.

428mm

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2
Focal length : 428mm 　Exposure : F/6.3 1/1600 sec ISO 400

182mm

Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2
Focal length : 182mm 　Exposure : F/2.8 1/2700 sec ISO 250

114mm

Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2
Focal length : 114mm 　Exposure : F/2.8 1/1600 sec ISO 250

173mm

Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2
Focal length : 173mm 　Exposure : F/2.8 1/1600 sec ISO 250
Photography is in the details. Shooting in minimal and overcast early morning light, this image was made possible utilizing the widest aperture possible on the 70-200mm f/2.8. Never overlook shooting closeups of sports equipment and hands and feet in action. The image was helped along by using the shallow 2.8 setting to blur out the details in the background.

350mm

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2
Focal length : 350mm 　Exposure : F/6.3 1/1300 sec ISO 320

30mm

Tamron SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Di VC USD
Focal length : 30mm 　Exposure : F/5.0 1/1300 sec ISO 320
It’s the old ‘Hail Mary’ shot with a Canon camera and the Tamron 15-30mm mounted on the end of a monopod and hung out over the top of a wall during a Tough Mudder competition. I blindly shot a dozen or so pictures while trying to frame the image…and not fall off the top of the wall, produced one decent frame.

600mm

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2
Focal length : 600mm 　Exposure : F/6.3 1/1000 sec ISO 800
One of the key benefits of long focal length lenses at wide open apertures is to blur out bad backgrounds. In this case, a 600mm waist up view of a softball pitcher, combined with a narrow depth of field worked well in getting the viewer’s eye to gravitate to the pitcher.

168mm

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2
Focal length : 168mm 　Exposure : F/5.6 1/1000 sec ISO 2500

200mm

Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2
Focal length : 200mm 　Exposure : F/3.2 1/1300 sec ISO 3200
One of the primary lenses of choice for sports photographers is the 70-200mm f/2.8 and the simple fact is that all photographers should have one. The wide aperture will allow you the ability to shoot under limited lighting situations such as at indoor sporting events. In this case, the figure skater went through a series of moves that I shot at twelve frames per second in an attempt to capture her maximum height. The shallow depth of field of f/3.2 left me a little margin for a focus shift but it was still wide enough to fuzz out the distracting backgrounds.

600mm

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2
Focal length : 600mm 　Exposure : F/6.3 1/800 sec ISO 5000

483mm

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2
Focal length : 483mm 　Exposure : F/6.3 1/1000 sec ISO 4000
A photographic advantage of super long lenses like the 150-600mm G2 is the ability of the lens to compress depth. In this image, it looks like these three players are very close together, but in reality, the goalie and his defenseman are actually about 60 feet away from each other. This compression can lead to an interesting composition.

250mm

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2
Focal length : 250mm 　Exposure : F/6.3 1/1000 sec ISO 4000

200mm

Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2
Focal length : 200mm 　Exposure : F/4.0 1/1300 sec ISO 400
The dog park is a great place to try out new equipment. It’s especially great for testing the tracking ability of your cameras and lenses on fast moving erratic targets. In this case not the hard action images, but rather a basic dog portrait shot. Action of course is great in sports photography, but it is always about the eyes. Tack sharp exactly where it needs to be.