Re: PESO, birding with the 35mm macro, again

2013-05-15 Thread John Sessoms
There's some birds that when they're almost fully fledged & ready to fly hop out of the nest & perch nearby. If you get too close to them they can't fly away yet, so they'll just sit there. Usually the parents are nearby and will fiercely harass anyone (or anything) that comes near. I bet mama wa

Re: PESO, birding with the 35mm macro, again

2013-05-14 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 5/14/2013 18:45, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: How in the hell did you ever get that close?? What I was thinking is that the chick is hurt or ill - nice shot, though ann Speaking of hell that's a hell of a shot! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen Sent: May 1

Re: PESO, birding with the 35mm macro, again

2013-05-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 10:45:52PM +, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > How in the hell did you ever get that close?? The babies had just gotten mobile enough to start exploring the world outside the nest in the hedge next to the sidewalk. As far as they were concerned, other living things

RE: PESO, birding with the 35mm macro, again

2013-05-14 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
How in the hell did you ever get that close?? Speaking of hell that's a hell of a shot! cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen Sent: May 14, 2013 5/14/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PESO, birding with the 35mm macro, again Sometimes, one can get a surprisingly g

Re: PESO, birding with the 35mm macro, again

2013-05-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 05:18:37AM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: > It's funny how much that young chick looks like an old man. :-) > Excellent, clear detail. Thanks Bruce, also Dan, Don, Aahz, Marnie and all those that looked. The image that came to my mind was the Penguin from the old Batman TV sho

Re: PESO, birding with the 35mm macro, again

2013-05-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 12:27:39PM -0400, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: > Like the bird and detail, but appears to be a tad overexposed. Yeah, processing those shots was a pain. Noonday sun, the shadows were very dark. It's a testament to the K-5 that they only look a "tad overexposed", rather than

Re: PESO, birding with the 35mm macro, again

2013-05-14 Thread Eactivist
Like the bird and detail, but appears to be a tad overexposed. Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 5/14/2013 1:21:09 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, c...@lantic.net writes: > Sometimes, one can get a surprisingly good clear photo of a wild bird with > a 35mm lens. > > http://www.flickr.com/

Re: PESO, birding with the 35mm macro, again

2013-05-14 Thread Larry Colen
On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 05:52:45AM -0700, Aahz Maruch wrote: > On Tue, May 14, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Sometimes, one can get a surprisingly good clear photo of a wild bird > > with a 35mm lens. > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8737901916/ > > How did you get that close? Bab

Re: PESO, birding with the 35mm macro, again

2013-05-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Extraordinary Image! Great detail, and you caught a wonderful expression. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 3:04 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > Sometimes, one can get a surprisingly good clear photo of a wild bird with a > 35mm lens. > > http://w

Re: PESO, birding with the 35mm macro, again

2013-05-14 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Tue, May 14, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: > > Sometimes, one can get a surprisingly good clear photo of a wild bird > with a 35mm lens. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8737901916/ How did you get that close? > I did change to the 18-250 about halfway through the set, if folks are > inter

Re: PESO, birding with the 35mm macro, again

2013-05-14 Thread Bruce Walker
It's funny how much that young chick looks like an old man. :-) Excellent, clear detail. On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 3:04 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > Sometimes, one can get a surprisingly good clear photo of a wild bird with a > 35mm lens. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8737901916/ > > I did

Re: PESO, birding with the 35mm macro, again

2013-05-14 Thread Alan C
Cradle-snatcher. I see it told you off too! An excellent exposè of some moments in the life of a chick. Alan C -- From: "Larry Colen" Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:04 AM To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: PESO, birding with the 35mm macro,