Re: PESO - birdy
On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 08:47:17PM -0500, paul stenquist wrote: That much I'm sure of. I think it's some kind of sparrow. It was only a wee bit bigger than the chickadees. In any case, I'm pleased in that the A400/5.6 doesn't seem to fringe as much with the K5 as it did with the other Pentax DSLRs. Or maybe I just got lucky. Not enough samples to say for sure. K-5, A 400/5.6, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/800th, AF 540 flash with Xtender. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11980010size=lg How much did you crop (if at all)? I'm surprised you used a flash because I don't see a catchlight in the bird's eye as expected. If I were you, I'd stop down to f8 and drop the ISO to something a bit less noisy. I think it's a chipping sparrow, but i don't have a field guide next to me to confirm. -- Christian - http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com -- 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.
Re: PESO - birdy
I am particularly impressed by the precision of the focusing here... On 11/21/2010 3:47 AM, paul stenquist wrote: That much I'm sure of. I think it's some kind of sparrow. It was only a wee bit bigger than the chickadees. In any case, I'm pleased in that the A400/5.6 doesn't seem to fringe as much with the K5 as it did with the other Pentax DSLRs. Or maybe I just got lucky. Not enough samples to say for sure. K-5, A 400/5.6, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/800th, AF 540 flash with Xtender. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11980010size=lg -- 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.
Re: PESO - birdy
Not sure the species, but thats a fine shot. Dave On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 8:47 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: That much I'm sure of. I think it's some kind of sparrow. It was only a wee bit bigger than the chickadees. In any case, I'm pleased in that the A400/5.6 doesn't seem to fringe as much with the K5 as it did with the other Pentax DSLRs. Or maybe I just got lucky. Not enough samples to say for sure. K-5, A 400/5.6, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/800th, AF 540 flash with Xtender. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11980010size=lg -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
Re: PESO - birdy
Thanks Ann. It was the same size as a goldfinch. Perhaps a bit bigger than a sparrow. Paul On Nov 21, 2010, at 1:03 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Walter Gilbert wrote: Great shot! Looking through my Peterson's Field Guide, the closest match I could find is the juvenile Slate-colored Junco, which is indeed a sparrow. Then again, it could be any number of sparrows. I'm just going by the pretty pictures in the birdy book. -- Walt I think it's a finch... female purple finch Im guessin Nice capture, Paul, so hard to get those little fellas ann On 11/20/2010 7:47 PM, paul stenquist wrote: That much I'm sure of. I think it's some kind of sparrow. It was only a wee bit bigger than the chickadees. In any case, I'm pleased in that the A400/5.6 doesn't seem to fringe as much with the K5 as it did with the other Pentax DSLRs. Or maybe I just got lucky. Not enough samples to say for sure. K-5, A 400/5.6, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/800th, AF 540 flash with Xtender. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11980010size=lg -- 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.
Re: PESO - birdy
Thanks. I was hoping someone would get out their book. I wasn't up to it last night after carrying around that lens all afternoon:-)j. Paul On Nov 21, 2010, at 12:36 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Great shot! Looking through my Peterson's Field Guide, the closest match I could find is the juvenile Slate-colored Junco, which is indeed a sparrow. Then again, it could be any number of sparrows. I'm just going by the pretty pictures in the birdy book. -- Walt On 11/20/2010 7:47 PM, paul stenquist wrote: That much I'm sure of. I think it's some kind of sparrow. It was only a wee bit bigger than the chickadees. In any case, I'm pleased in that the A400/5.6 doesn't seem to fringe as much with the K5 as it did with the other Pentax DSLRs. Or maybe I just got lucky. Not enough samples to say for sure. K-5, A 400/5.6, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/800th, AF 540 flash with Xtender. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11980010size=lg -- 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.
Re: PESO - birdy
After re-consulting Peterson's, I think you're right. Though, it looks like it might be a house finch, due to the less contrasting markings around the eye, and more squared-off tail feathers. Both, very similar to a sparrow. I could never be an ornithologist. Aside from the difficulty in discerning between species, on television, they all seem to wear funny hats. -- Walt On 11/21/2010 12:03 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: I think it's a finch... female purple finch Im guessin Nice capture, Paul, so hard to get those little fellas ann On 11/20/2010 7:47 PM, paul stenquist wrote: That much I'm sure of. I think it's some kind of sparrow. It was only a wee bit bigger than the chickadees. In any case, I'm pleased in that the A400/5.6 doesn't seem to fringe as much with the K5 as it did with the other Pentax DSLRs. Or maybe I just got lucky. Not enough samples to say for sure. K-5, A 400/5.6, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/800th, AF 540 flash with Xtender. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11980010size=lg -- 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.
Re: PESO - birdy
paul stenquist wrote: Thanks Ann. It was the same size as a goldfinch. Perhaps a bit bigger than a sparrow. Paul I've found googling images with keywords to be really useful in confirming one's suspicions... the dicey part with them little finches is whether it is a house finch or a purple finch... I think this is a female of one of those ann On Nov 21, 2010, at 1:03 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Walter Gilbert wrote: Great shot! Looking through my Peterson's Field Guide, the closest match I could find is the juvenile Slate-colored Junco, which is indeed a sparrow. Then again, it could be any number of sparrows. I'm just going by the pretty pictures in the birdy book. -- Walt I think it's a finch... female purple finch Im guessin Nice capture, Paul, so hard to get those little fellas ann On 11/20/2010 7:47 PM, paul stenquist wrote: That much I'm sure of. I think it's some kind of sparrow. It was only a wee bit bigger than the chickadees. In any case, I'm pleased in that the A400/5.6 doesn't seem to fringe as much with the K5 as it did with the other Pentax DSLRs. Or maybe I just got lucky. Not enough samples to say for sure. K-5, A 400/5.6, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/800th, AF 540 flash with Xtender. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11980010size=lg -- 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.
RE: PESO - birdy
After re-consulting Peterson's, I think you're right. Though, it looks like it might be a house finch, due to the less contrasting markings around the eye, and more squared-off tail feathers. Both, very similar to a sparrow. I could never be an ornithologist. Aside from the difficulty in discerning between species, on television, they all seem to wear funny hats. there's more than one species of ornithologist? I must admit, they all look much the same to me too. Here's the type specimen: http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00030/bill-oddie-300508_3026 8t.jpg -- 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.
Re: PESO - birdy
On 2010-11-21 09:13 , Ann Sanfedele wrote: the dicey part with them little finches is whether it is a house finch or a purple finch... I think this is a female of one of those i concur; if it were Denver i'd say house finch, but in Maine 30 years ago i'd say purple finch -- you can extrapolate from that data -- 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.
RE: PESO - birdy
dont you need a special flash to sync at 1/800 sec? -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Tim Bray Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 12:11 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - birdy Wow, excellent. I think you got everything out of that lens that it has to give. -T On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Paul, Very nice and close! Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 7:47 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: That much I'm sure of. I think it's some kind of sparrow. It was only a wee bit bigger than the chickadees. In any case, I'm pleased in that the A400/5.6 doesn't seem to fringe as much with the K5 as it did with the other Pentax DSLRs. Or maybe I just got lucky. Not enough samples to say for sure. K-5, A 400/5.6, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/800th, AF 540 flash with Xtender. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11980010size=lg -- 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.
Re: PESO - birdy
No, the Pentax 540 and 360 dedicated flashes provide high speed synch with late model cameras. However, it's at diminished power. Paul On Nov 21, 2010, at 6:41 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: don’t you need a special flash to sync at 1/800 sec? -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Tim Bray Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 12:11 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - birdy Wow, excellent. I think you got everything out of that lens that it has to give. -T On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Paul, Very nice and close! Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 7:47 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: That much I'm sure of. I think it's some kind of sparrow. It was only a wee bit bigger than the chickadees. In any case, I'm pleased in that the A400/5.6 doesn't seem to fringe as much with the K5 as it did with the other Pentax DSLRs. Or maybe I just got lucky. Not enough samples to say for sure. K-5, A 400/5.6, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/800th, AF 540 flash with Xtender. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11980010size=lg -- 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.
PESO - birdy
That much I'm sure of. I think it's some kind of sparrow. It was only a wee bit bigger than the chickadees. In any case, I'm pleased in that the A400/5.6 doesn't seem to fringe as much with the K5 as it did with the other Pentax DSLRs. Or maybe I just got lucky. Not enough samples to say for sure. K-5, A 400/5.6, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/800th, AF 540 flash with Xtender. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11980010size=lg -- 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.
Re: PESO - birdy
Paul, Very nice and close! Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 7:47 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: That much I'm sure of. I think it's some kind of sparrow. It was only a wee bit bigger than the chickadees. In any case, I'm pleased in that the A400/5.6 doesn't seem to fringe as much with the K5 as it did with the other Pentax DSLRs. Or maybe I just got lucky. Not enough samples to say for sure. K-5, A 400/5.6, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/800th, AF 540 flash with Xtender. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11980010size=lg -- 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.
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Wow, excellent. I think you got everything out of that lens that it has to give. -T On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Paul, Very nice and close! Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 7:47 PM, paul stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: That much I'm sure of. I think it's some kind of sparrow. It was only a wee bit bigger than the chickadees. In any case, I'm pleased in that the A400/5.6 doesn't seem to fringe as much with the K5 as it did with the other Pentax DSLRs. Or maybe I just got lucky. Not enough samples to say for sure. K-5, A 400/5.6, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/800th, AF 540 flash with Xtender. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11980010size=lg -- 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.
Re: PESO - birdy
Great shot! Looking through my Peterson's Field Guide, the closest match I could find is the juvenile Slate-colored Junco, which is indeed a sparrow. Then again, it could be any number of sparrows. I'm just going by the pretty pictures in the birdy book. -- Walt On 11/20/2010 7:47 PM, paul stenquist wrote: That much I'm sure of. I think it's some kind of sparrow. It was only a wee bit bigger than the chickadees. In any case, I'm pleased in that the A400/5.6 doesn't seem to fringe as much with the K5 as it did with the other Pentax DSLRs. Or maybe I just got lucky. Not enough samples to say for sure. K-5, A 400/5.6, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/800th, AF 540 flash with Xtender. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11980010size=lg -- 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.
Re: PESO - birdy
Walter Gilbert wrote: Great shot! Looking through my Peterson's Field Guide, the closest match I could find is the juvenile Slate-colored Junco, which is indeed a sparrow. Then again, it could be any number of sparrows. I'm just going by the pretty pictures in the birdy book. -- Walt I think it's a finch... female purple finch Im guessin Nice capture, Paul, so hard to get those little fellas ann On 11/20/2010 7:47 PM, paul stenquist wrote: That much I'm sure of. I think it's some kind of sparrow. It was only a wee bit bigger than the chickadees. In any case, I'm pleased in that the A400/5.6 doesn't seem to fringe as much with the K5 as it did with the other Pentax DSLRs. Or maybe I just got lucky. Not enough samples to say for sure. K-5, A 400/5.6, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/800th, AF 540 flash with Xtender. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11980010size=lg -- 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.
