Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird (male)
On Fri, Jun 28, 2013, P.J. Alling wrote: Damn, how close are you getting to these birds? Every time I raise my camera to my eye at a distance where a reasonable focal length lens is effective, they panic and think I'm going to shoot the based on how fast they disappear. But you *ARE* going to shoot them, isn't that the point? -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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 - Red Winged Blackbird (male)
On Jun 28, 2013, at 22:25 , knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North America. Apparently they're ~everywhere~, including New Toronto. The other day was a (not so black) female, today the male: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1 Not only are these birds pretty to look at, I think they sound really nice too. One of my favorites when strolling past wetlands and tall grasses... -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 - Red Winged Blackbird (male)
I like them too. That red and yellow shoulder patch really is lovely on them. They have many different songs and vocalizations and some of them are lovely but their sounds when they're angry or alarmed are annoying. Then again, so are mine. ;-) Thanks for the comment! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Charles Robinson charl...@visi.com Sent: July 2, 2013 7/2/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird (male) On Jun 28, 2013, at 22:25 , knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North America. Apparently they're ~everywhere~, including New Toronto. The other day was a (not so black) female, today the male: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1 Not only are these birds pretty to look at, I think they sound really nice too. One of my favorites when strolling past wetlands and tall grasses... -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- 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 - Red Winged Blackbird (male)
Again, you nailed the focus. Nice catch, Frank! Jack - Original Message - From: knarftheria...@gmail.com knarftheria...@gmail.com To: PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 8:25 PM Subject: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird (male) I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North America. Apparently they're ~everywhere~, including New Toronto. The other day was a (not so black) female, today the male: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity. -- Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - Red Winged Blackbird (male)
I dunno. When I was shooting today (got a juvenile red winged blackboard - kinda cool) I took a look at the scale on the focus ring and I got to about 8 feet. Sometimes I'll get closer: my barn swallow was very near the closest I can focus on my M200mm f4.0, about 6.5 feet, but that's unusually close: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/barn-swallow.html?m=1 With such a short lens (for this sort of stuff) I have no choice but get as close as possible. I try to lift the camera to eye early as that motion does tend to spook them. Then I take teeny steps, shooting a few frames each step until we're done (meaning the bird flies away). Thanks for the comment. Thanks to everyone else who commented and looked. Glad you enjoyed. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Sent: June 28, 2013 6/28/13 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird (male) Damn, how close are you getting to these birds? Every time I raise my camera to my eye at a distance where a reasonable focal length lens is effective, they panic and think I'm going to shoot the based on how fast they disappear. On 6/28/2013 11:25 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North America. Apparently they're ~everywhere~, including New Toronto. The other day was a (not so black) female, today the male: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity. -- Henri Cartier-Bresson -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- 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 - Red Winged Blackbird (male)
Well managed depth of field, esp out of focus leaves in front. And good job avoiding the deluge :-) gerrit -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of knarftheria...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 11:25 PM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird (male) I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North America. Apparently they're ~everywhere~, including New Toronto. The other day was a (not so black) female, today the male: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity. -- Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - Red Winged Blackbird (male)
Damn, how close are you getting to these birds? Every time I raise my camera to my eye at a distance where a reasonable focal length lens is effective, they panic and think I'm going to shoot the based on how fast they disappear. On 6/28/2013 11:25 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North America. Apparently they're ~everywhere~, including New Toronto. The other day was a (not so black) female, today the male: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity. -- Henri Cartier-Bresson -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- 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 - Red Winged Blackbird (male)
I love them - and I like your portrait ann On 6/28/2013 23:25, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North America. Apparently they're ~everywhere~, including New Toronto. The other day was a (not so black) female, today the male: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1 Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. Cheers, frank For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity. -- Henri Cartier-Bresson -- 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 - Red Winged Blackbird (male)
On Jun 29, 2013, at 3:25 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North America. Apparently they're ~everywhere~, including New Toronto. The other day was a (not so black) female, today the male: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1 Nice natural portrait. I like how you framed him among the leaves. Our pet bellbird has been hanging around here quite a lot in recent weeks. He's very distracting but in a good way. Haven't done much about trying to get more photos as he moves around a lot and the light is pretty bad at this time of year. Cheers, Dave -- 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.
