Re: PESO: A strange looking bird
Rick Thanks for your comments. We spent a W/E at a rustic lodge in the area. Unfortunately it was very hot (over 40°C every day) - thank goodness for aircons! The back lighting & glare was terrible. That's about as good as I could get. Also, the shutter speed was a bit slow (1/1000) for H/H at 500mm. Lake Panic is an impoundment on a tributary of the Sabi River which runs past the Skukuza Camp. The bird hide is on a bend in the upper reaches - a Mecca for bird photographers who sit there in numbers for the whole day with their long lenses. Various animals appear on the banks too. Not my scene at all - we just paid a short visit. Alan C On 21-Mar-24 02:41 AM, Rick Womer wrote: Interesting bird! The body looks sharp but the head doesn’t; I’m guessing that they don’t hold still very much. The highlights are also rather intense. I always enjoy your photos of the flora and fauna in the opposite corner of the globe! Rick On Mar 20, 2024, at 12:53 AM, Alan C wrote: An African Snake Darter at Lake Panic, near Skukuza Camp, Kruger Park. Unfortunately back lit. These birds are closely related to Cormorants but swim with their bodies totally immersed giving the impression of a swimming snake. The second image (by a fellow photographer, Ian van Romburgh) shows that very well. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53599214819/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51790648710/ K5 & Sigma 170-500 DG -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A strange looking bird
Well ... with "darter" in the name On 3/20/2024 8:41 PM, Rick Womer wrote: Interesting bird! The body looks sharp but the head doesn’t; I’m guessing that they don’t hold still very much. The highlights are also rather intense. I always enjoy your photos of the flora and fauna in the opposite corner of the globe! Rick On Mar 20, 2024, at 12:53 AM, Alan C wrote: An African Snake Darter at Lake Panic, near Skukuza Camp, Kruger Park. Unfortunately back lit. These birds are closely related to Cormorants but swim with their bodies totally immersed giving the impression of a swimming snake. The second image (by a fellow photographer, Ian van Romburgh) shows that very well. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53599214819/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51790648710/ K5 & Sigma 170-500 DG -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Vivere in aeternum aut mori conatur -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. www.avg.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A strange looking bird
Interesting indeed. Darters are unknown species in our area. About sharpness: with most Pentax camera's I think there is only one acceptable setting for wild life that is AF-S with spot AF aiming for the eyes while saying a little prayer . Henk Op 2024-03-21 om 01:41 schreef Rick Womer: Interesting bird! The body looks sharp but the head doesn’t; I’m guessing that they don’t hold still very much. The highlights are also rather intense. I always enjoy your photos of the flora and fauna in the opposite corner of the globe! Rick On Mar 20, 2024, at 12:53 AM, Alan C wrote: An African Snake Darter at Lake Panic, near Skukuza Camp, Kruger Park. Unfortunately back lit. These birds are closely related to Cormorants but swim with their bodies totally immersed giving the impression of a swimming snake. The second image (by a fellow photographer, Ian van Romburgh) shows that very well. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A strange looking bird
Interesting bird! The body looks sharp but the head doesn’t; I’m guessing that they don’t hold still very much. The highlights are also rather intense. I always enjoy your photos of the flora and fauna in the opposite corner of the globe! Rick > On Mar 20, 2024, at 12:53 AM, Alan C wrote: > > An African Snake Darter at Lake Panic, near Skukuza Camp, Kruger Park. > Unfortunately back lit. These birds are closely related to Cormorants but > swim with their bodies totally immersed giving the impression of a swimming > snake. The second image (by a fellow photographer, Ian van Romburgh) shows > that very well. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53599214819/ > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51790648710/ > > K5 & Sigma 170-500 DG > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A strange looking bird
Saw it. Twice. > On 20/03/2024 09:14 GMT Alan C wrote: > > > Won't go. Trying again. > > On 20-Mar-24 06:53 AM, Alan C wrote: > > An African Snake Darter at Lake Panic, near Skukuza Camp, Kruger Park. > > Unfortunately back lit. These birds are closely related to Cormorants > > but swim with their bodies totally immersed giving the impression of a > > swimming snake. The second image (by a fellow photographer, Ian van > > Romburgh) shows that very well. > > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53599214819/ > > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51790648710/ > > > > K5 & Sigma 170-500 DG > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A strange looking bird
Won't go. Trying again. On 20-Mar-24 06:53 AM, Alan C wrote: An African Snake Darter at Lake Panic, near Skukuza Camp, Kruger Park. Unfortunately back lit. These birds are closely related to Cormorants but swim with their bodies totally immersed giving the impression of a swimming snake. The second image (by a fellow photographer, Ian van Romburgh) shows that very well. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53599214819/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51790648710/ K5 & Sigma 170-500 DG -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: A strange looking bird
Beautiful plumage! > On 20 Mar 2024, at 12:53, Alan Cole wrote: > > An African Snake Darter at Lake Panic, near Skukuza Camp, Kruger Park. > Unfortunately back lit. These birds are closely related to Cormorants but > swim with their bodies totally immersed giving the impression of a swimming > snake. The second image (by a fellow photographer, Ian van Romburgh) shows > that very well. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/53599214819/ > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51790648710/ > > K5 & Sigma 170-500 DG > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
