!
We have some small ones like that called Firefinches:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/28764298395/
Our Robins are all Cossypha spp.
Alan C
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I'm pretty sure it's a finch, based on the shape of the beak - something
I learned from PDML.
On 8/4/2016 12:22 AM, Alan C wrote:
Such a deli
Yeah something like that.
> On Aug 5, 2016, at 5:37 PM, Alan C wrote:
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> Cheep, cheep, chirrup or chirrup, cheep cheep?
>
> Alan C
>
> -Original Message- From: David Mann
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Cheep, cheep, chirrup or chirrup, cheep cheep?
Alan C
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I thought he resembled a redpoll.
http://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/comm
gt;
> Alan C
>
>
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> I'm pretty sure it's a finch, based on the shape of the beak - something
> I learne
Ken,
Go out with the garden shears and prune away that branch.
It is a distraction to a fine photograph.
And next time it won't be there!
Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 9:19 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
> lovely shot - nice expression
>
> is he guarding the divining rod behind him? :-)
>
>
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I'm pretty sure it's a finch, based on the shape of the beak - something
I learned from PDML.
On 8/4/2016 12:22 AM, Alan C wrote:
Such a delicate little thing. Bird
>> -Original Message- From: Ken Waller
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 6:33 PM
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>> Subject: PESO - 'Perched'
>>
>> Taken with a K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA, 400 IS0, 1/180 sec, f 8.0.
>>
>> Comments ap
a Robin is actually a Turdus sp. - Thrush family.
Alan c
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Taken with a K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA, 400 IS0, 1/180 sec, f 8.0.
Comments appreciated.
http://pho
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Taken with a K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA, 400 IS0, 1/180 sec, f 8.0.
Comments appreciated.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18269923
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lovely shot - nice expression
is he guarding the divining rod behind him? :-)
ann
On 8/3/2016 12:33 PM, Ken Waller wrote:
Taken with a K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA, 400 IS0, 1/180 sec, f 8.0.
Comments appreciated.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18269923
Kenneth Waller
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That K20 always delivered!
Like the texture, Ken.
J
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> On Aug 3, 2016, at 9:36 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
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> Very nice. A lovely composition.
>
> Paul via phone
>
>> On Aug 3, 2016, at 12:33 PM, Ken Waller wrote:
>>
>> Taken with a K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA, 400 IS0, 1/180 sec
Very nice. A lovely composition.
Paul via phone
> On Aug 3, 2016, at 12:33 PM, Ken Waller wrote:
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> Taken with a K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA, 400 IS0, 1/180 sec, f 8.0.
>
> Comments appreciated.
>
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18269923
>
> Kenneth Waller
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Taken with a K20D, 300mm f4.5 FA, 400 IS0, 1/180 sec, f 8.0.
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http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18269923
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On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 1:08 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
> What I want when I post a pic is comments; kudos are nice, but constructive
> appreciation or criticism is much better.
What Rick said. Criticism is the best possible comment, as it can
enlighten the poster, rather than just making him or her
is a further indication of the 'failure' of
> the image.
>
> Kenneth Waller
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
>
> - Original Message - From: "ann sanfedele"
> Subject: Re: PESO: Perched Too
>
>
>> Just to be clear ab
more, responding to criticism with background info, justifying why
the photographer did what was done, is a further indication of the 'failure'
of the image.
Kenneth Waller
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From: "ann sanfedele"
Su
MARK!
On Feb 5, 2016, at 12:00 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
> I thought this image could stand on its own, but then again, sometimes
> I think I am a photographer. What the hell do I know?
http://photo.net/photos/RickW
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Larry, Dan - glad I the comments I made came through as I intendedand
got such a good discussiongoing cause
you both made even better onesin reply
Dan, glad you MARK'ed - I second that!
ann
On 2/5/2016 3:15 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 3:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
I wi
On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 3:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
> I don't know if such an angle would have been possible, but I suspect that
> the best way to convey what Dan seems to be trying for, would be an angle
> halfway between the two he shot. One where the person on the rock was still
> against the d
On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 3:02 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
>
> I will also note that I have found that there is often very little
> correlation between what I think are my absolute best images, and which ones
> other people like. Fortunately, the field can be narrowed, because there is
> usually much bet
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 10:48 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:
We dont' always show each other photos because they work for us -- sometimes
its because we are uncertain, or it doesnt or
we need suggestions to help make it work.
Well said indeed Ann.
When I posted the firs
On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 10:48 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:
>
> We dont' always show each other photos because they work for us -- sometimes
> its because we are uncertain, or it doesnt or
> we need suggestions to help make it work.
Well said indeed Ann.
When I posted the first "Perched," I delibera
Hear, hear! Well said, Ann!
J
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Just to be clear about my comment earlier - Larry- all of us, I think,
show each oth
Just to be clear about my comment earlier - Larry- all of us, I think,
show each other photos because we want the rest to "get" what
we were doing and do want to communicate - so it DOES matter whether or
not the image communicates what we intendedit to say
to the rest.
I was just making the p
On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 8:25 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
> It does not matter whether it works for us. The question is, does it work
> for you?
Yes; otherwise I would not have taken it, processed it and shown it
here and elsewhere.
I thought this image could stand on its own, but then again, sometim
Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Thanks, Ann.
Perhaps the story I wanted to tell was not the best one
photographically, but seeing him perched there motionless for about
half an hour made an impression on me I wanted to convey. I guess it
doesn't work, however.
It does not matter whether it works f
Thanks, Ann.
Perhaps the story I wanted to tell was not the best one
photographically, but seeing him perched there motionless for about
half an hour made an impression on me I wanted to convey. I guess it
doesn't work, however.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Th
The thing is...when you see someone perched on that high and somewhat
dangerous perch , with or without camera in hand,
there is a certain evisceral reaction, I imagine ( Had I been there, I
would have fretted, probably felt a bit of vertigo) but
visually the elements just are not as interesting
On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 3:08 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
> I'd actually crop out the lower left cutting off about half the space
> between him and the left and between him in the bottom. This would put the
> front of his body rather than the back of it on the "one third" line.
Thanks, Larry. I see wha
I agree with Larry. Definitely an improvement, though.
Rick
On Feb 4, 2016, at 3:08 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
>
>
> Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
>> A slightly reworked version on the image in my previous post.
>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18183273&size=lg
>> K-5 IIs, DA 18-135
>> Commen
Much more pleasing composition!
J
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> K
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A slightly reworked version on the image in my previous post.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18183273&size=lg
K-5 IIs, DA 18-135
Comments invited.
Much improved. I'd actually crop out the lower left cutting off about
half the space between him and the left
A slightly reworked version on the image in my previous post.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18183273&size=lg
K-5 IIs, DA 18-135
Comments invited.
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I agree, but it doesn't show the little outcrop on which he is
perched, which is what attracted my eye.
Dan Matyola
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On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:22 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
> this second shot is much more interesting in all sorts of ways
>
> http://
this second shot is much more interesting in all sorts of ways
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18180597
ann
On 2/3/2016 1:31 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
Beautiful setting and interesting subject which, unfortunately,
becomes an unnecessarily static image by its center placement. When a
subj
On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
> I've also noticed that Dan's photos have been processed with a bit more
> punch than is natural.
I am processing them quickly on my laptop, as I have done on previous
trips to Maui. I obviously need to calibrate the system.
It may also be tha
Rick Womer wrote:
Dan,
I agree with Darren's compositional comments.
Also, on all 3 of my monitors (home, work, laptop, all calibrated) the
rocks are distinctly purple and the contrast is rather high. Are you
shooting jpg or RAW? In either case, things might need some
adjustment. I've noticed
Dan,
I agree with Darren's compositional comments.
Also, on all 3 of my monitors (home, work, laptop, all calibrated) the
rocks are distinctly purple and the contrast is rather high. Are you
shooting jpg or RAW? In either case, things might need some
adjustment. I've noticed more-than-Velvia satu
Thanks, Darren.
When I get the time I will try to crop it for a better composition.
What you see is the full frame of the image in the camera.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 1:31 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
> Beautiful setting and interesting subj
Beautiful setting and interesting subject which, unfortunately,
becomes an unnecessarily static image by its center placement. When a
subject is looking in a given direction, don't we long to see more of
what he's looking at (that side of the image) and less of what is
behind? Fortunately, this can
Thanks, Larry and Jack.
I may indeed try cropping it to a square or portrait format when I get the time.
This is another angle on the same subject:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18180597
but it doesn't convey the way the rock juts out from the surrounding hillside.
Dan Matyola
http://
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Beautifully exposed. Dan!
Believe I'd prefer it as a vertical accomplished
by cropping 'prox 1/3 from the left side.
J
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Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
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K-5 IIs, DA 18-135
Comments are appreciated
Very interesting shot. It looks like you were wrestling with some
challenging dynamic range there. Normally, putting him in the center
like that would be problematic
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18182370&size=lg
K-5 IIs, DA 18-135
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