I like it. The environment is a plus. Paul
> On May 3, 2020, at 10:46 AM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > > Thanks Dan. I feel better now. The problem is that one need to get very > close to pick up detail. Hopefully I'll get my chance yet. > > Time to relax now after a strenuous day in the garden. > > Alan C > >> On 03-May-20 03:10 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> I f0ollowed the wrong link, which led to an excellent image of a >> swallowtail. >> >> I found the pigeon without much trouble, and it is certainly better than >> average. Nice capture in its environment. >> >> Dan Matyola >> *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery >> <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* >> >> >> >>> On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 12:12 PM Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: >>> >>> Late this afternoon while I was gardening, a large flock of Green Wood >>> Pigeons visited a Fig tree overhanging my carport. Now, these are very >>> difficult birds to photograph because they are very skittish & will >>> explode out of the tree if disturbed. I slowly crept into the house to >>> get my camera & slowly crept as close as I could get (about 20m). Most >>> of the birds were in the middle of the tree but I managed to find a >>> couple exposed in the weak sunshine. I then slowly backed off & put my >>> camera back in the house before returning to pack away the garden tools. >>> Then it happened - with much commotion the whole flock shot out of the >>> tree in all directions. The Afrikanns name for this bird is Papagaaiduif >>> (Parrot Dove) for obvious reasons. This is the pick of a bunch of >>> average shots: >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/49760698771/ >>> >>> K5 & Sigma 170-500 DG @ 500mm f8 1/2000sec ISO 3200 H/H >>> >>> >>> Alan C >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
