Re: PESO: A Gaggle of Geese
Jack Davis wrote: Same comments. Highlights need toned down some. As we all know, mottled light offers tough exposure challenges. I checked my Birds of North America" (guess that includes Arizona) ;), but could not identify this totally white species. Well chosen, nicely composed scene, Brian! Jack I said snow geese to start - but I'm wrong, cause snowies have black bills... I think they are just domestic geese - which is why one can't find them on a bird field guide. ann --- On Sun, 8/22/10, Brian Walters wrote: From: Brian Walters Subject: Re: PESO: A Gaggle of Geese To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Date: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 6:14 AM On Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:05 -0700, "Jerry in Arizona" wrote: I drove around a bit in the cooler 105F air today and visited a local park with some water and water birds. I had my K20D fitted with an M42 SMC Takumar 135mm. I found these geese (I think) cruising in a quiet corner of the pool. http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac164/gelewis_2010/AGaggleofGeese_7101a_PESO.jpg I'm looking at this on a laptop so it's not ideal viewing, but the light seems very harsh with some blown highlights on some of the birds. It's a pleasant scene but the light detracts. Cheers Brian Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home and the web -- 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: A Gaggle of Geese
Same comments. Highlights need toned down some. As we all know, mottled light offers tough exposure challenges. I checked my Birds of North America" (guess that includes Arizona) ;), but could not identify this totally white species. Well chosen, nicely composed scene, Brian! Jack --- On Sun, 8/22/10, Brian Walters wrote: > From: Brian Walters > Subject: Re: PESO: A Gaggle of Geese > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Date: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 6:14 AM > On Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:05 -0700, > "Jerry in Arizona" > > wrote: > > I drove around a bit in the cooler 105F air today and > visited a local > > park with > > some water and water birds. I had my K20D fitted > with an M42 SMC Takumar > > 135mm. I found these geese (I think) cruising in a > quiet corner of the > > pool. > > > > > http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac164/gelewis_2010/AGaggleofGeese_7101a_PESO.jpg > > > > I'm looking at this on a laptop so it's not ideal viewing, > but the light > seems very harsh with some blown highlights on some of the > birds. > > It's a pleasant scene but the light detracts. > > > Cheers > > Brian > > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > > -- > > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home > and the web > > > -- > 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: A Gaggle of Geese
On Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:05 -0700, "Jerry in Arizona" wrote: > I drove around a bit in the cooler 105F air today and visited a local > park with > some water and water birds. I had my K20D fitted with an M42 SMC Takumar > 135mm. I found these geese (I think) cruising in a quiet corner of the > pool. > > http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac164/gelewis_2010/AGaggleofGeese_7101a_PESO.jpg I'm looking at this on a laptop so it's not ideal viewing, but the light seems very harsh with some blown highlights on some of the birds. It's a pleasant scene but the light detracts. Cheers Brian Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home and the web -- 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: A Gaggle of Geese
Wait a sec. Frank and I sent Canadian Geese down. Obviously they screwed up the order Dave On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 7:05 PM, Jerry in Arizona wrote: > I drove around a bit in the cooler 105F air today and visited a local park > with > some water and water birds. I had my K20D fitted with an M42 SMC Takumar > 135mm. I found these geese (I think) cruising in a quiet corner of the pool. > > Jerry in Phoenix > > > > > http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac164/gelewis_2010/AGaggleofGeese_7101a_PESO.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. > -- 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.
