Re: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England

2008-05-06 Thread John Whittingham
On Mon, 5 May 2008 20:23:29 -0400, Rebekah wrote that's hilarious ;) Thanks, Rebekah I actually just saw my first comorant today, sunning next to an anhinga. anhinga? They're bigger than I thought they were, so I guess they must be capable of bringing down UFOs. LOL :-P rg2

Re: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England

2008-05-06 Thread Rebekah
yeah, anhinga - it's a bird that looks a lot like a cormorant, but they're not actually very closely related, they're just similarly adapted to the same environment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhinga not a fabulous photo, but:

Re: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England

2008-05-06 Thread P. J. Alling
A bird with the same general behavior, which closely resembles, a cormorant. http://www.osaadventures.com/images/anhinga.jpg John Whittingham wrote: On Mon, 5 May 2008 20:23:29 -0400, Rebekah wrote that's hilarious ;) Thanks, Rebekah I actually just saw my first comorant

Re: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England

2008-05-06 Thread John Whittingham
Ah, looks similar to a Heron, thanks. Regards, John On Tue, 06 May 2008 08:22:32 -0400, P. J. Alling wrote A bird with the same general behavior, which closely resembles, a cormorant. http://www.osaadventures.com/images/anhinga.jpg John Whittingham wrote: On Mon, 5 May 2008 20:23:29

Re: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England

2008-05-06 Thread P. J. Alling
Rebekah wrote: yeah, anhinga - it's a bird that looks a lot like a cormorant, but they're not actually very closely related, they're just similarly adapted to the same environment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhinga not a fabulous photo, but:

Re: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England

2008-05-06 Thread John Whittingham
Thanks Rebekah Much too exotic to be found in the UK I guess. John On Tue, 6 May 2008 07:38:18 -0400, Rebekah wrote yeah, anhinga - it's a bird that looks a lot like a cormorant, but they're not actually very closely related, they're just similarly adapted to the same environment:

Re: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England

2008-05-06 Thread Rebekah
You need a longer lens. yes, yes I do. Any suggestions? and I need to not be on a moving boat while taking pictures ;) rg2 On 5/6/08, John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Rebekah Much too exotic to be found in the UK I guess. John On Tue, 6 May 2008 07:38:18 -0400, Rebekah

Re: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England

2008-05-06 Thread John Whittingham
One of them cheap FA* 600mm f/4's 8) John On Tue, 6 May 2008 15:59:57 -0400, Rebekah wrote You need a longer lens. yes, yes I do. Any suggestions? and I need to not be on a moving boat while taking pictures ;) rg2 On 5/6/08, John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks

Re: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England

2008-05-06 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm rather partial to the SMC Pentax A*/M* 300mm twins. Either one is a borderline great lens by itself and shows little or no image degradation used with the F 1.7x AF adapter. Moreover compared to most other Pentax super telephotos they're more or less affordable, I guess they're just not

Re: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England

2008-05-05 Thread Christine Aguila
John: That's lots of fun. Great capture. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 11:04 AM Subject: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England .no, seriously. A shot

Re: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England

2008-05-05 Thread John Whittingham
Message - From: John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 11:04 AM Subject: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England .no, seriously. A shot with the Tamron 70-300 LD Di @ 300mm f/8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo

Re: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England

2008-05-05 Thread Rebekah
[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 11:04 AM Subject: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England .no, seriously. A shot with the Tamron 70-300 LD Di @ 300mm f/8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7228514size=lg

Re: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England

2008-05-04 Thread ann sanfedele
John Whittingham wrote: .no, seriously. A shot with the Tamron 70-300 LD Di @ 300mm f/8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7228514size=lg John LOL! ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England

2008-05-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Is it doing it's victory dance? ann sanfedele wrote: John Whittingham wrote: .no, seriously. A shot with the Tamron 70-300 LD Di @ 300mm f/8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7228514size=lg John

Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England

2008-05-04 Thread John Whittingham
.no, seriously. A shot with the Tamron 70-300 LD Di @ 300mm f/8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7228514size=lg John The information transmitted is intended only for the person to

Re: Giant Cormorant brings down UFO over England

2008-05-04 Thread John Whittingham
LOL John On Sun, 04 May 2008 14:51:39 -0400, P. J. Alling wrote Is it doing it's victory dance? ann sanfedele wrote: John Whittingham wrote: .no, seriously. A shot with the Tamron 70-300 LD Di @ 300mm f/8 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7228514size=lg John