I just recently purchased a SMC 2x-s Pentax TC.
Last Saturday I had a chance to use it at the Wild Animal Park:
they had a week-old(!) baby-elephant. Since the baby was "tiny",
and at a significant distance, I thought it would be a nice test
for the TC. Unfortunately, I forgot to take the tripod
On Mar 21, 2007, at 7:41 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
> http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/IMGP5086w2.jpg
I think you did just fine with this photo! :-)
Godfrey
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ld be, although I would have preferred it if we
could see her foot on the ground.
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Yep, I was also thinking that it would have been better to have just a bit
more of the mother's foot; that would also have given a better sense of
the scale.
Thanks!
Igor
Thu Mar 22 03:38:25 EDT 2007
Bob W wrote:
> I love that picture. The light has captured the texture of the skin
> beautiful
>
> From: Igor Roshchin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2007/03/22 Thu AM 02:41:44 GMT
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> Subject: enablement and PESO: baby elephant
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>
> I just recently purchased a SMC 2x-s Pentax TC.
> Last Saturday I had a chance to use it at the Wild A
In a message dated 3/21/2007 7:42:49 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I just recently purchased a SMC 2x-s Pentax TC.
Last Saturday I had a chance to use it at the Wild Animal Park:
they had a week-old(!) baby-elephant. Since the baby was "tiny",
and at a significant dist
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From: "Igor Roshchin"
Subject: enablement and PESO: baby elephant
> http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/IMGP5086w2.jpg
>
Delightful picture Igor.
William Robb
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; > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> > Behalf Of Igor Roshchin
> > Sent: 22 March 2007 02:42
> > To: PDML@pdml.net
> > Subject: enablement and PESO: baby elephant
> >
> >
> > I just recently purchased a SMC 2x-s Pentax TC.
> &g
On Mar 21, 2007, at 7:41 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
> http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/IMGP5086w2.jpg
Thank everybody who looked at the image!
Many more thanks for the kind words
(unfortunately - almost no real critique ...).
Igor
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On Mar 24, 2007, at 1:11 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
>> http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/IMGP5086w2.jpg
>
> Thank everybody who looked at the image!
> Many more thanks for the kind words
> (unfortunately - almost no real critique ...).
Well, what sort of "real critique" were you looking for?
- Th
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From: "Igor Roshchin"
Subject: Re: enablement and PESO: baby elephant
>
> On Mar 21, 2007, at 7:41 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
>
>> http://www.komkon.org/~igor/PHOTOS/IMGP5086w2.jpg
>
> Thank everybody who looked at the image!
> M
Sat Mar 24 17:16:04 EDT 2007
William Robb wrote:
> Sorry Igor, there wasn't much to criticize about the picture.
> Sometimes you just have to be satisfied with the knowledge that you have
> brought a small amount of happiness into your viewer's lives.
>
> William Robb
Bill, I am satisfied.
Th
On Mar 24, 2007, at 2:52 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
> Speaking of which, Godfrey, do you mind to elaborate on your last
> point?
>> - Some rendering work on the foreleg going into the shadow would make
>> it look a touch nicer.
> What type of rendering do you mean/suggest here?
Just a very small
Igor,
Don't worry, be happy!
We've all had photo opportunities like this,
a brief chance to make a good shot.
You got a nice one!
Could I wish that mom's tail wasn't over junior's ears?
Would it be nice to see more of mom?
...and a bit lighter color mom?
But man, you've got a baby elephant runni
Ditto. What he said.
I think all of us who commented were aware of what a one time opportunity it
was, ergo, no critique, just appreciation.
Marnie aka Doe :-)
==
Igor,
Don't worry, be happy!
We've all had photo opportunities like this,
a brief chance to make a good shot.
You
Sorry I've not commented earlier. This is a great shot - sure, it may be
less than perfect in the minds of some, but that's life. Life's not
perfect. You caught a special moment - what you've got is not a studio
portrait but a document of a fleeting moment in the life of a baby elephant
and it's
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