Re: PESO: Sumatran Tiger
Mark, on my screen which is only Adobe Gamma profiled there is a bit of greenish tint all over... Nicely done in all other respects. Boris Mark Erickson wrote: > All, > > The family went to the zoo this morning, and I brought my *ist-Ds and SMC-A > 70-210 F/4 kit with me. I find it really hard to get animal pics at the zoo > that aren't obviously zoo pictures. With this one, I finally got lucky and > got a clean shot of one of the Sumatran tigers at the zoo: > > http://www.westerickson.net/mark/misc/tiger.jpg > > Photograph notes: Camera at 1/125 and ISO400, lens zoomed all the out to > 210 and wide open at F/4. > > Getting the focus right with the 70-210 is hard! I had several others that > were not quite in focus. Fortune smiled on me and the best composition > ended up as the sharpest. My focus issues were probably a combination of > the slow shutter sped and genuine focus issues. I probably should have shot > at ISO800 and 1/250. > > There are only about 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild, and about 300 in > captivity. The pair at the Sacramento zoo just gave birth to three male > cubs in November. > > --Mark > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Sumatran Tiger
Very nice placements within a natural looking location. Well caught! When I first brought it up, my immediate reaction was that it is a little washed out. I suppose I had a tiger (shinning bright) image in mind. Is there possibly the faintest overall light green cast? I sense it, but can't really confirm it. Jack --- Mark Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All, > > The family went to the zoo this morning, and I brought my *ist-Ds and > SMC-A > 70-210 F/4 kit with me. I find it really hard to get animal pics at > the zoo > that aren't obviously zoo pictures. With this one, I finally got > lucky and > got a clean shot of one of the Sumatran tigers at the zoo: > > http://www.westerickson.net/mark/misc/tiger.jpg > > Photograph notes: Camera at 1/125 and ISO400, lens zoomed all the > out to > 210 and wide open at F/4. > > Getting the focus right with the 70-210 is hard! I had several > others that > were not quite in focus. Fortune smiled on me and the best > composition > ended up as the sharpest. My focus issues were probably a > combination of > the slow shutter sped and genuine focus issues. I probably should > have shot > at ISO800 and 1/250. > > There are only about 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild, and about > 300 in > captivity. The pair at the Sacramento zoo just gave birth to three > male > cubs in November. > > --Mark > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Sumatran Tiger
That is a nice shot, especially for a zoo. Nice work. -- Bruce Sunday, February 18, 2007, 12:52:30 PM, you wrote: ME> All, ME> The family went to the zoo this morning, and I brought my *ist-Ds and SMC-A ME> 70-210 F/4 kit with me. I find it really hard to get animal pics at the zoo ME> that aren't obviously zoo pictures. With this one, I finally got lucky and ME> got a clean shot of one of the Sumatran tigers at the zoo: ME> http://www.westerickson.net/mark/misc/tiger.jpg ME> Photograph notes: Camera at 1/125 and ISO400, lens zoomed all the out to ME> 210 and wide open at F/4. ME> Getting the focus right with the 70-210 is hard! I had several others that ME> were not quite in focus. Fortune smiled on me and the best composition ME> ended up as the sharpest. My focus issues were probably a combination of ME> the slow shutter sped and genuine focus issues. I probably should have shot ME> at ISO800 and 1/250. ME> There are only about 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild, and about 300 in ME> captivity. The pair at the Sacramento zoo just gave birth to three male ME> cubs in November. ME> --Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Sumatran Tiger
Nice. I;'m glad you could get thar shot with out bar lines etc. I lik emy 70-210 F4 but i tend to have focus issues to. Mostly from the way i hold the barrel. Dave On 2/18/07, Mark Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All, > > The family went to the zoo this morning, and I brought my *ist-Ds and SMC-A > 70-210 F/4 kit with me. I find it really hard to get animal pics at the zoo > that aren't obviously zoo pictures. With this one, I finally got lucky and > got a clean shot of one of the Sumatran tigers at the zoo: > > http://www.westerickson.net/mark/misc/tiger.jpg > > Photograph notes: Camera at 1/125 and ISO400, lens zoomed all the out to > 210 and wide open at F/4. > > Getting the focus right with the 70-210 is hard! I had several others that > were not quite in focus. Fortune smiled on me and the best composition > ended up as the sharpest. My focus issues were probably a combination of > the slow shutter sped and genuine focus issues. I probably should have shot > at ISO800 and 1/250. > > There are only about 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild, and about 300 in > captivity. The pair at the Sacramento zoo just gave birth to three male > cubs in November. > > --Mark > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Sumatran Tiger
Hi Mark, > http://www.westerickson.net/mark/misc/tiger.jpg > > Photograph notes: Camera at 1/125 and ISO400, lens zoomed all the out to > 210 and wide open at F/4. > > Getting the focus right with the 70-210 is hard! I had several others that > were not quite in focus. Fortune smiled on me and the best composition > ended up as the sharpest. My focus issues were probably a combination of > the slow shutter sped and genuine focus issues. I probably should have shot > at ISO800 and 1/250. maybe. Nevertheless you did very well, obtaining sharp picture handholding >300mm at 1/125s is quite a feat (if your initials aren't PSS, that is ;-)). Any hope to recover some higlights in tiger's face? It's not too distracting, actually it's one of the best shots from the zoo I've seen but still... Cheers, Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
RE: PESO: Sumatran Tiger
That is a nice clean shot. There are some Sumatran tigers at London Zoo which I've tried several times to photograph, but have never had anything as nice as that - always bars and suchlike in the way. -- Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mark Erickson > Sent: 18 February 2007 20:53 > To: PDML > Subject: PESO: Sumatran Tiger > > All, > > The family went to the zoo this morning, and I brought my > *ist-Ds and SMC-A > 70-210 F/4 kit with me. I find it really hard to get animal > pics at the zoo > that aren't obviously zoo pictures. With this one, I finally > got lucky and > got a clean shot of one of the Sumatran tigers at the zoo: > > http://www.westerickson.net/mark/misc/tiger.jpg > > Photograph notes: Camera at 1/125 and ISO400, lens zoomed > all the out to > 210 and wide open at F/4. > > Getting the focus right with the 70-210 is hard! I had > several others that > were not quite in focus. Fortune smiled on me and the best > composition > ended up as the sharpest. My focus issues were probably a > combination of > the slow shutter sped and genuine focus issues. I probably > should have shot > at ISO800 and 1/250. > > There are only about 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild, > and about 300 in > captivity. The pair at the Sacramento zoo just gave birth to > three male > cubs in November. > > --Mark > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: PESO: Sumatran Tiger
Good one! I'd burn in those highlights where the sun hit him, then increase the contrast in PS curves or levels. I like the framing. The knee jerk reaction would have been to crop away some of the top and the left, but I think you did well to leave a lot of context here. Paul On Feb 18, 2007, at 3:52 PM, Mark Erickson wrote: > All, > > The family went to the zoo this morning, and I brought my *ist-Ds > and SMC-A > 70-210 F/4 kit with me. I find it really hard to get animal pics > at the zoo > that aren't obviously zoo pictures. With this one, I finally got > lucky and > got a clean shot of one of the Sumatran tigers at the zoo: > > http://www.westerickson.net/mark/misc/tiger.jpg > > Photograph notes: Camera at 1/125 and ISO400, lens zoomed all the > out to > 210 and wide open at F/4. > > Getting the focus right with the 70-210 is hard! I had several > others that > were not quite in focus. Fortune smiled on me and the best > composition > ended up as the sharpest. My focus issues were probably a > combination of > the slow shutter sped and genuine focus issues. I probably should > have shot > at ISO800 and 1/250. > > There are only about 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild, and > about 300 in > captivity. The pair at the Sacramento zoo just gave birth to three > male > cubs in November. > > --Mark > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
PESO: Sumatran Tiger
All, The family went to the zoo this morning, and I brought my *ist-Ds and SMC-A 70-210 F/4 kit with me. I find it really hard to get animal pics at the zoo that aren't obviously zoo pictures. With this one, I finally got lucky and got a clean shot of one of the Sumatran tigers at the zoo: http://www.westerickson.net/mark/misc/tiger.jpg Photograph notes: Camera at 1/125 and ISO400, lens zoomed all the out to 210 and wide open at F/4. Getting the focus right with the 70-210 is hard! I had several others that were not quite in focus. Fortune smiled on me and the best composition ended up as the sharpest. My focus issues were probably a combination of the slow shutter sped and genuine focus issues. I probably should have shot at ISO800 and 1/250. There are only about 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild, and about 300 in captivity. The pair at the Sacramento zoo just gave birth to three male cubs in November. --Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
