More like 900mm on the *ist D. No mean feat! Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1
> -----Original Message----- > From: David S. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 2:28 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Yesterday afternoon > > > Good shot, I like the background sky color. I have never tried > handholding an effective focal length of 600mm. > > Christian Skofteland wrote: > > > > We got about 10 inches of snow in Germantown over the past > couple of days so > > I decided to see what kind of pictures I could get. > > > > It was cold and overcast and I felt very little inspiration > as I trudged > > around the lake I live on. But, as I rounded the last bend > in the path on > > my way home, the clouds parted and the sunset was > spectacular. I set up to > > photograph the sunset when all of a sudden the geese > started to land on the > > water in front of me. I must have shot 70 or so images, > hand-held, of the > > birds flying through the sunset. Here's one: > > > > http://www.xian.us/images/geese_imgp0754.jpg > > > > details: ist-D, Sigma 300/4 with 2x TC, 1600 ISO (for > speed, too bad about > > the noise), 1/400 f5.6, -0.7 exposure compensation. > > > > Comments welcome! > > > > Christian Skofteland > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > David S. > Nature and wildlife photography http://www.sheppardphotos.com >
