Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-30 Thread David Mann
On Oct 31, 2013, at 9:02 am, Darren Addy wrote: > It is unfortunate that this thread has devolved into the crapfest that > one can now (apparently) expect whenever Tom decides to post something > to this list. I almost forgot to look that image that David originally > posted: > http://gallery.mul

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I know I looked at it and I thought I complimented David on it. It's a lovely photo. :-) G On Oct 30, 2013, at 1:02 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > I almost forgot to look that image that David originally > posted: > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/673/#peso -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDM

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-30 Thread Larry Colen
On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 03:02:40PM -0500, Darren Addy wrote: > It is unfortunate that this thread has devolved into the crapfest that > one can now (apparently) expect whenever Tom decides to post something > to this list. I almost forgot to look that image that David originally > posted: > http://

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-30 Thread Darren Addy
It is unfortunate that this thread has devolved into the crapfest that one can now (apparently) expect whenever Tom decides to post something to this list. I almost forgot to look that image that David originally posted: http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/673/#peso I was taken aback at it's beauty.

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-30 Thread Mark Roberts
Here's a great article on motorsports photography describing a situation in which "machine-gunning" is the only way to go. Scott Jones is one of the top pros in the business (as you'll notice when you see his photos) and in this blog entry he describes the making of one particular shot. http://www

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-30 Thread Jack Davis
help but do it all again. Keeps it fun.   Jack - Original Message - From: Eric Weir To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:56 AM Subject: Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron On Oct 30, 2013, at 9:41 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > Getting out with a camera and giving

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-30 Thread Bruce Walker
That's great, Dave! On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 11:30 PM, David Mann wrote: > For those who didn't look through my gallery I thought this one was worth > presenting separately :) > > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/673/#peso > > It's not often I get to exercise the 400mm but I'm glad I brought it

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
I agree to a certain extent. In some situations, preparing and shooting at the right moment is most critical and taking numerous shots can be a detriment to getting the one you want. In other situations, multiple exposures can be helpful. For example, when shooting the great blue heron a coupl

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Plus one. :-) Godfrey -- > On Oct 30, 2013, at 7:41 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > what a beautiful bird - and nicely presented > ann > >> On 10/27/2013 23:30, David Mann wrote: >> For those who didn't look through my gallery I thought this one was worth >> presenting separately :) >> >> htt

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-30 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 30, 2013, at 9:41 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > Getting out with a camera and giving yourself opportunities, will increase > your chances of getting a "good" one. Be choosy once you've decided what > "good" is, then learn the basics of composition, exposure and lighting. > "Good" will then,

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
What Ann said. Well done! Paul On Oct 30, 2013, at 10:41 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > what a beautiful bird - and nicely presented > ann > > On 10/27/2013 23:30, David Mann wrote: >> For those who didn't look through my gallery I thought this one was worth >> presenting separately :) >> >> http

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-30 Thread Ann Sanfedele
what a beautiful bird - and nicely presented ann On 10/27/2013 23:30, David Mann wrote: For those who didn't look through my gallery I thought this one was worth presenting separately :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/673/#peso It's not often I get to exercise the 400mm but I'm glad I brou

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-30 Thread Jack Davis
new set of ever evolving conditions.   Jack   - Original Message - From: Eric Weir To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Cc: Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 2:56 AM Subject: Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron On Oct 30, 2013, at 12:50 AM, David Mann wrote: > It's funny how every time I ta

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-30 Thread Tom C
> From: Eric Weir > > My understanding is that the secret to getting good shots is taking a lot of > them. Really? Is that the way you think most people get 'good shots'? To get good shots, one must take shots, but the secret isn't taking a lot of them. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail Lis

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-30 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 30, 2013, at 5:56 AM, Eric Weir wrote: > ...and throughout…. Hope it’s clear I intended “and thought”. You really have to be careful with auto spellcheck. Otherwise it can embarrassing. -- Eric Wei

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-30 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 30, 2013, at 12:50 AM, David Mann wrote: > It's funny how every time I take a whole load of photos of something it's > always either the first or last one I end up choosing. I have a similar set > of another bird to go through so I'll see if I can break that rule. My understanding is

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-29 Thread David Mann
On Oct 30, 2013, at 7:24 am, Eric Weir wrote: > On Oct 29, 2013, at 12:10 AM, David Mann wrote: > >> This guy was fairly cooperative as he'd often pause to have a closer look at >> something. I took quite a few photos, most of which just slightly missed >> focus, and I think that was the las

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-29 Thread Eric Weir
On Oct 29, 2013, at 12:10 AM, David Mann wrote: > This guy was fairly cooperative as he'd often pause to have a closer look at > something. I took quite a few photos, most of which just slightly missed > focus, and I think that was the last one I took. Beautiful shot, David. And being hung-u

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-28 Thread David Mann
On Oct 28, 2013, at 5:14 pm, Brian Walters wrote: >> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/673/#peso > > Wonderful shot of a beautiful bird. > > That appears to be the same species that we see in Australia. One of my > favourite bird subjects - if only that they seem happy to pose motionless > l

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-28 Thread knarf
Spectacular! Beautiful bird. Cheers, frank David Mann wrote: >For those who didn't look through my gallery I thought this one was >worth presenting separately :) > >http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/673/#peso > >It's not often I get to exercise the 400mm but I'm glad I brought it on >that trip.

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-28 Thread Bruce
Gotta like that one. The lighting and exposure are excellent! -- Bruce -- Sent from Sony Tablet S David Mann wrote: >For those who didn't look through my gallery I thought this one was >worth presenting separately :) > >http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/673/#peso > >It's not often I get to e

Re: PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-27 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting David Mann : For those who didn't look through my gallery I thought this one was worth presenting separately :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/673/#peso It's not often I get to exercise the 400mm but I'm glad I brought it on that trip. Wonderful shot of a beautiful bird. Tha

PESO: White-Faced Heron

2013-10-27 Thread David Mann
For those who didn't look through my gallery I thought this one was worth presenting separately :) http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/673/#peso It's not often I get to exercise the 400mm but I'm glad I brought it on that trip. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http:

Re: PESO - White-faced Heron

2009-07-06 Thread Brian Walters
rs.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > Kenneth Waller > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > > - Original Message - > From: "Brian Walters" > > Subject: PESO - White-faced Heron > > > > G'day all > > > > I never get sick of seeing t

Re: PESO - White-faced Heron

2009-07-06 Thread Ken Waller
Very nice! The color similarity of the BG rocks & the bird is a nice add. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "Brian Walters" Subject: PESO - White-faced Heron G'day all I never get sick of seeing these birds. They're

Re: PESO - White-faced Heron

2009-07-05 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:13 -0500, "Bob Sullivan" wrote: > Brian, > That is a wonderful heron photo. > It looks quite sharp and the colors match so well. > It's a very subtle color picture which makes it more artistic, > focusing us on composition, shapes, and textures. > Well done. > Regards, Bob S

Re: PESO - White-faced Heron

2009-07-04 Thread Bob Sullivan
Message- >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> Brian Walters >> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 6:42 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: PESO - White-faced Heron >> >> >> Jack, Ann, Bruce, Ch

RE: PESO - White-faced Heron

2009-07-04 Thread Brian Walters
> Brian Walters > Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 6:42 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO - White-faced Heron > > > Jack, Ann, Bruce, Christine > > Thanks for the comments. Bruce said "The old adage holds true 'You can > never have too much fo

RE: PESO - White-faced Heron

2009-07-03 Thread J.C. O'Connell
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Brian Walters Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 6:42 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - White-faced Heron Jack, Ann, Bruce, Christine Thanks fo

Re: PESO - White-faced Heron

2009-07-03 Thread Brian Walters
au/brianwal/SL/ > --- On Thu, 7/2/09, Brian Walters wrote: > > > From: Brian Walters > > Subject: PESO - White-faced Heron > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > > Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 4:54 AM > > G'day all > > > > I never

Re: PESO - White-faced Heron

2009-07-02 Thread Christine Aguila
:54 AM Subject: PESO - White-faced Heron G'day all I never get sick of seeing these birds. They're very common but they are such elegant and attractive creatures. http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/147837/White-faced_Heron.html This was taken hand held with the trusty FA 80-320

Re: PESO - White-faced Heron

2009-07-02 Thread Bruce Dayton
You've done a nice job with this one. The heron stands out sufficiently from the background. The old adage holds true 'You can never have too much focal length!' -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, July 2, 2009, 4:54:35 AM, you wrote: BW> G'day all BW> I never get sick of seeing these birds.

Re: PESO - White-faced Heron

2009-07-02 Thread ann sanfedele
yummy-- I love herons, too... I can't remember seeing this guy ever, not even in a zoo. ann Brian Walters wrote: G'day all I never get sick of seeing these birds. They're very common but they are such elegant and attractive creatures. http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/147837/White-faced_Her

Re: PESO - White-faced Heron

2009-07-02 Thread Jack Davis
Monochrome look is just fine for me. Low lighting is a little stark, but the heron's (?) shape plays well against the highly textured boulders. Jack --- On Thu, 7/2/09, Brian Walters wrote: > From: Brian Walters > Subject: PESO - White-faced Heron > To: "Pentax-Discuss

PESO - White-faced Heron

2009-07-02 Thread Brian Walters
G'day all I never get sick of seeing these birds. They're very common but they are such elegant and attractive creatures. http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/147837/White-faced_Heron.html This was taken hand held with the trusty FA 80-320 mm. It perhaps lacks a little contrast between the bird and