Thanks, Bob. The Black Birds are a special exposure challenge. The flash extender was a help. Gold Finch Trap Focus (no flash) was just curious fun.
Jack --- On Fri, 4/30/10, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Fw: PESO: Catch-In-Focus (RE DO) > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Friday, April 30, 2010, 10:10 PM > Good work Jack, > You're gonna inspire me to try some flash with the > birdies. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 9:25 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Very nice capture! > > > > Dan > > > > On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 7:44 PM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > >> Well, he's so temperamental he refuses to work > with me. Spoiled!! > >> This is a "Trap Focus" with the lens set on MF and > the body AF-S. Shutter won't release unless in focus..as I'm > sure you know. Check it's beak and head ares which will > indicate sharp focus in that area. Their feathers are so > fine, they're difficult to pick up as fine detail. > >> The lens was set at 65mm (not 135mm) and I could > have been even closer. The full size file holds more > detail. > >> Thanks for comments, Larry. > >> > >> Jack > >> > >> --- On Fri, 4/30/10, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> From: Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> > >>> Subject: Re: Fw: PESO: Catch-In-Focus (RE DO) > >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > >>> Date: Friday, April 30, 2010, 4:14 PM > >>> On 4/30/2010 4:05 PM, P. J. Alling > >>> wrote: > >>> > That's better. > >>> > >>> Now I see it. > >>> > >>> First of all, who said you could post pictures > when there > >>> are more > >>> important religious arguments to discuss? > >>> > >>> Lovely colors, and quite reasonably sharp > especially at (at > >>> most) 135mm, > >>> but not so sharp as to negate any excuses for > longer glass. > >>> Maybe you > >>> focused just slightly in front of it? > >>> No matter, I'd be chuffed to get a bird > picture that clear > >>> myself. > >>> > >>> Rather than square format, I'd crop a bit off > the right > >>> side for a > >>> portrait format putting the eye at the right > 1/3 axis > >>> rather than the > >>> center axis, though cropping the left may work > as well and > >>> still show > >>> some of that pretty blue sky through the trees > in the > >>> background. > >>> > >>> Perhaps for your next shot, you could get him > to pose > >>> facing the other > >>> direction. > >>> > >>> > >>> > > >>> > On 4/30/2010 6:57 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >> --- On Fri, 4/30/10, Jack Davis<jdavi...@yahoo.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> >> > >>> >>> From: Jack Davis<jdavi...@yahoo.com> > >>> >>> Subject: PESO: Catch-In-Focus > >>> >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail > List"<pdml@pdml.net> > >>> >>> Date: Friday, April 30, 2010, > 3:48 PM > >>> >>> Finch Food Feeded Focus Fun! > >>> >>> > >>> >>> Comments? > >>> >>> > >>> >>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=498 > >>> >>> > >>> >>> K20, DA* 50~...@65mm, f/8, 1/250, > ISO 200, > >>> Cable switch > >>> >>> CS-205, Manfroto 3021 T/Pod > w/Manfroto Pro > >>> Ball Head > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> > >>> >>> -- > >>> >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> >>> PDML@pdml.net > >>> >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, > please visit the > >>> link > >>> >>> directly above and follow the > directions. > >>> >>> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> PDML@pdml.net > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link > >>> directly above and follow the directions. > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the > link directly above and follow the directions. > >> > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
