Re: PESO - what bird is this?

2007-01-10 Thread David Mann
Looks like a waxeye (also known as silvereye). http://www.nzbirds.com/birds/tauhou.html - Dave On Jan 10, 2007, at 3:27 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Good shot. It looks like the bird we call a goldfinch up here. Decent bokeh for a mirror lens. On Jan 9, 2007, at 9:11 PM, J and K Messervy

Re: PESO - what bird is this?

2007-01-10 Thread ann sanfedele
on, which is a little difficult. James - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 1:57 PM Subject: Re: PESO - what bird is this? Very nice, even with the donut shaped bokeh. Which Sigma did you get

PESO - what bird is this?

2007-01-09 Thread J and K Messervy
This is one of my first shots with the Sigma 600mm mirror lens I bought from Ebay. Was shot on the K10D with AF540FGZ flash with everything on full manual. http://tinyurl.com/yhyn37 I don't know what kind of bird it is, but they're about the size of a sparrow or finch and they're enjoying

Re: PESO - what bird is this?

2007-01-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good shot. It looks like the bird we call a goldfinch up here. Decent bokeh for a mirror lens. On Jan 9, 2007, at 9:11 PM, J and K Messervy wrote: This is one of my first shots with the Sigma 600mm mirror lens I bought from Ebay. Was shot on the K10D with AF540FGZ flash with everything on

Re: PESO - what bird is this?

2007-01-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Very nice, even with the donut shaped bokeh. Which Sigma did you get? J and K Messervy wrote: This is one of my first shots with the Sigma 600mm mirror lens I bought from Ebay. Was shot on the K10D with AF540FGZ flash with everything on full manual. http://tinyurl.com/yhyn37 I don't

RE: PESO - what bird is this?

2007-01-09 Thread Markus Maurer
Subject: Re: PESO - what bird is this? Thanks. I've also confirmed that it is a Silver eye. The lens is just a Sigma 600mm f8 mirror telephoto. It doesn't really have anything else to identify it. It's sharper than I was expecting though...if you get the focus spot on, which is a little difficult

Re: PESO - what bird is this?

2007-01-09 Thread J and K Messervy
- From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 1:57 PM Subject: Re: PESO - what bird is this? Very nice, even with the donut shaped bokeh. Which Sigma did you get? J and K Messervy wrote: This is one of my first shots

RE: PESO - what bird is this?

2007-01-09 Thread Markus Maurer
zoom but they are either too clever for me or the tele range must be much longer ;-) greetings Markus -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:57 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO - what

Re: PESO - what bird is this?

2007-01-09 Thread Christian
J and K Messervy wrote: This is one of my first shots with the Sigma 600mm mirror lens I bought from Ebay. Was shot on the K10D with AF540FGZ flash with everything on full manual. http://tinyurl.com/yhyn37 I don't know what kind of bird it is, but they're about the size of a sparrow

Re: PESO - what bird is this?

2007-01-09 Thread Brian Walters
Nicely captured, James. It's a Silvereye (so called for obvious reasons). Very common in most of south east Australia. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia Quoting J and K Messervy [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This is one of my first shots with

Re: PESO - what bird is this?

2007-01-09 Thread Christian
Brian Walters wrote: Nicely captured, James. It's a Silvereye (so called for obvious reasons). Very common in most of south east Australia. Hahahahaha... I should find out where people are posting from before I make a bird ID... Let me consult the ol' Aussie bird guide yep