Re: Peso Back yard Jay #2

2007-08-31 Thread Rebekah
There's other teams in baseball...? I thought there was only the Red Sox. rg2 On 8/31/07, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/31/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But they do impersonate one on TV. > > They do have pretty uniforms... > > -frank > > -- > "Sharpnes

Re: Peso Back yard Jay #2

2007-08-31 Thread frank theriault
On 8/31/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But they do impersonate one on TV. They do have pretty uniforms... -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Peso Back yard Jay #2

2007-08-31 Thread frank theriault
On 8/31/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Belive it or not, the Jay did. Not like our baseball team.:-) > > On two occasions trhe little bugger swooped down and took a peanut > right from the squirrel. Missed all attempts at those shots. The Jays are no baseball team... cheers, f

Re: Peso Back yard Jay #2

2007-08-31 Thread P. J. Alling
But they do impersonate one on TV. frank theriault wrote: > On 8/31/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Belive it or not, the Jay did. Not like our baseball team.:-) >> >> On two occasions trhe little bugger swooped down and took a peanut >> right from the squirrel. Missed all

Re: Peso Back yard Jay #2

2007-08-31 Thread David J Brooks
On 8/31/07, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/30/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://picasaweb.google.com/pentkon52/General/photo#5104460347900456002 > > > > Sat out in the backyard Sunday after the horse show, and the Jays and > > Squirrels were fighting over p

Re: Peso Back yard Jay #2

2007-08-31 Thread frank theriault
On 8/30/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://picasaweb.google.com/pentkon52/General/photo#5104460347900456002 > > Sat out in the backyard Sunday after the horse show, and the Jays and > Squirrels were fighting over peanuts. > > Grabed the only camera in the truck with a lens attac

Re: Peso Back yard Jay #2

2007-08-31 Thread David J Brooks
ED]> > Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 7:58 AM > Subject: Peso Back yard Jay #2 > > > > http://picasaweb.google.com/pentkon52/General/photo#5104460347900456002 > > > > Sat out in the backyard Sunday after the horse show, and the Jays and > > Squirrels were fight

Re: Peso Back yard Jay #2

2007-08-31 Thread David J Brooks
I added a bit of blur to the back ground Bruce. Maybe thats why. Thanks for the comment Dave On 8/31/07, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You got a good shot of it - even with that camera. The bokeh in this > case is not too exciting. I have seen some lenses look a little odd > with s

Re: Peso Back yard Jay #2

2007-08-30 Thread Bruce Dayton
You got a good shot of it - even with that camera. The bokeh in this case is not too exciting. I have seen some lenses look a little odd with some backgrounds and then look just fine with others. I don't know if that is the case with this particular lens or not. -- Best regards, Bruce Thursd

Re: Peso Back yard Jay #2

2007-08-30 Thread Kenneth Waller
Nice catch. Glad to see you got him working for peanuts. Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 7:58 AM Subject: Peso Back yard Jay #2 > http://picasaweb.google.co

Re: Peso Back yard Jay #2

2007-08-30 Thread David J Brooks
Err, better ones.:-) Thanks Brian. I think it was at F2.8 or 3.5, not much more than that. I focused on the peanut and shot when he grabed it. Dave On 8/30/07, Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 'Netter'? Isn't that an old Zeiss Ikon? Oh, wait, that's 'Nettar' > > Whatever the cam

Re: Peso Back yard Jay #2

2007-08-30 Thread Brian Walters
'Netter'? Isn't that an old Zeiss Ikon? Oh, wait, that's 'Nettar' Whatever the camera, an excellent shot. You seemed to have nailed the focal point well giving a nicely blurred background and foreground. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Austr

Peso Back yard Jay #2

2007-08-30 Thread David J Brooks
http://picasaweb.google.com/pentkon52/General/photo#5104460347900456002 Sat out in the backyard Sunday after the horse show, and the Jays and Squirrels were fighting over peanuts. Grabed the only camera in the truck with a lens attached and managed to get a dozen or so. The above is one of the n

Re: Peso Back yard Jay

2007-07-31 Thread ann sanfedele
I missed this earlier and I love blue jays... I like his "you talking to me?? " or "what are you doing there?" expression. ann >In a message dated 7/18/2007 7:28:50 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6208577 > >Since I'm pret

Re: Peso Back yard Jay

2007-07-31 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 7/18/2007 7:28:50 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6208577 Since I'm pretty much off until fall, Liz and i have our morning Tea and afternoon pint, out back under a tree. I have been trying to get jay shots f

Re: Peso Back yard Jay

2007-07-19 Thread David J Brooks
On 7/19/07, Dave Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nice shot. > > The expression on the bird reminds me of the scene in Jurassic Park 3, > where camera follows the fight down the river and then the focus > changes to the Pterodactyl in the foreground as it turns around and > sees the main chara

Re: Peso Back yard Jay

2007-07-19 Thread Dave Kennedy
Nice shot. The expression on the bird reminds me of the scene in Jurassic Park 3, where camera follows the fight down the river and then the focus changes to the Pterodactyl in the foreground as it turns around and sees the main character. dk On 7/18/07, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

Re: Peso Back yard Jay

2007-07-18 Thread David J Brooks
some rusted > thingy. > > Keep shooting > > Kenneth Waller > > - Original Message - > From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 10:15 AM > Subject: Peso Back yard Jay > > > > http://www.photo.net/phot

Re: Peso Back yard Jay

2007-07-18 Thread Kenneth Waller
ent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 10:15 AM Subject: Peso Back yard Jay > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6208577 > > Since I'm pretty much off until fall, Liz and i have our morning Tea > and afternoon pint, out back under a tree. > > I have been trying to get jay sho

Re: Peso Back yard Jay

2007-07-18 Thread J
David, Nice Blue Jay photoJoe At 10:15 AM 7/18/07, you wrote: >http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6208577 > >Since I'm pretty much off until fall, Liz and i have our morning Tea >and afternoon pint, out back under a tree. > >I have been trying to get jay shots for about 4-5 weeks no

Re: Peso Back yard Jay

2007-07-18 Thread David J Brooks
Thanks Paul. I actually brought the bird in a bit in PS so its actually farther than one would think, about 25' away. I should have had the K10D and it might have been a bit clearer. Dave On 7/18/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good one. It's tough to get that tight with that

Re: Peso Back yard Jay

2007-07-18 Thread pnstenquist
Good one. It's tough to get that tight with that short a lens. Your patience was rewarded. Paul -- Original message -- From: "David J Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6208577 > > Since I'm pretty much off until fall, Liz an

Peso Back yard Jay

2007-07-18 Thread David J Brooks
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6208577 Since I'm pretty much off until fall, Liz and i have our morning Tea and afternoon pint, out back under a tree. I have been trying to get jay shots for about 4-5 weeks now, but it seems everytime i stepped inside for a moment, he shows up. Not l