Excellent set, Paul. I love the geometry and composition of the sentinel. Setting the sparrow in the forsythia bush cretes a marvelous little scene; that is a great catch. I love the cherry tree; it is a gem (the tree and the image).
Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 12:53 PM Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> wrote: > After weeks of cold rainy weather we had temps around 80 degrees F this > past weekend. That of course woke up some plants. I shot a sparrow, > fortuitously in the forsythias, and a couple of daffodils (while awaiting > birds). Today, my snowfountain cherry tree burst into bloom. I planted it > 28 years ago when a friend moved away. We remained close for 27 years until > she recognized some elements of our relationship in my novel and ended it > all. Like friendship, the blooms of the snowfountain cherry are fragile, so > I photographed it today under grey skies, lest tonights cold and rain drive > those little flowers to the ground. > > The daffodils and sparrow were shot with the K-3, D FA 150-450 and DA 1.4X > converter. I shot the cherry tree with the K-1 and D FA 24-70, using the > attenuating screen and live view to achieve a ground level view. > > https://www.photo.net/photo/18674371/Snowfountain-2022 > > https://www.photo.net/photo/18674372/Sentinels > > https://www.photo.net/photo/18674373/Bird-and-Bloom > -- > %(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.
