Re: PESO: A strange looking bird

2024-03-22 Thread Alan C
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

Re: PESO: A strange looking bird

2024-03-21 Thread John Sessoms
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

Re: PESO: A strange looking bird

2024-03-21 Thread Henk Terhell
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:

Re: PESO: A strange looking bird

2024-03-20 Thread 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: >

Re: PESO: A strange looking bird

2024-03-20 Thread mike wilson
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

Re: PESO: A strange looking bird

2024-03-20 Thread Alan C
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

Re: PESO: A strange looking bird

2024-03-20 Thread Bob W PDML
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