Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-04 Thread Mark C
Both are good photos but the first one really stands out for me - the way the bird is positioned against the darker band cutting diagonally through the grass works really well. Mark On 10/3/2014 7:05 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: But three views. I always blow out the highlights, even dialed in -2

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-04 Thread P.J. Alling
pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 4:44:02 PM Subject: Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... Odd. I use the full matrix metering on both the k-5 and k-3 when shooting egrets, and I haven’t blown one out in recent years. Generally, white objects will slightly underexpose because a dumb

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-04 Thread Darren Addy
been other than spot? Jack - Original Message - From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 4:05:11 PM Subject: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... But three views. I always blow out the highlights, even dialed in -2 stops

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-04 Thread P.J. Alling
better luck reducing clipped whites. I agree that matrix metering would help. Jack - Original Message - From: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 4:44:02 PM Subject: Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... Odd. I use the full matrix

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-04 Thread Darren Addy
: Friday, October 3, 2014 4:44:02 PM Subject: Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... Odd. I use the full matrix metering on both the k-5 and k-3 when shooting egrets, and I haven’t blown one out in recent years. Generally, white objects will slightly underexpose because a dumb meter considers them

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-04 Thread Jack Davis
...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, October 4, 2014 9:37:27 AM Subject: Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... Matrix Metering was what I used. On 10/3/2014 11:14 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I've noticed, Paul, that in recent years you've had better luck reducing clipped whites. I agree

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, October 4, 2014 9:37:27 AM Subject: Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... Matrix Metering was what I used. On 10/3/2014 11:14 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I've noticed, Paul, that in recent years you've had better luck reducing clipped

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-04 Thread Jack Davis
pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, October 4, 2014 11:05:55 AM Subject: Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... Spot metering on the body would yield a bird that's 18 percent gray. Of course it's easy to bring out the white in conversion. But spot metering is not always

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-04 Thread Darren Addy
: Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, October 4, 2014 11:05:55 AM Subject: Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... Spot metering on the body would yield a bird that's 18 percent gray. Of course it's easy to bring out the white in conversion. But spot

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-04 Thread Christine Aguila
Love the 1st one, PJ. Cheers, Christine On Oct 3, 2014, at 6:05 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: But three views. I always blow out the highlights, even dialed in -2 stops of exposure. The first two are about 1/2 to 2/3 frame crops.

PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-03 Thread P.J. Alling
But three views. I always blow out the highlights, even dialed in -2 stops of exposure. The first two are about 1/2 to 2/3 frame crops. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20---%20fishin.html https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20---%20caught.html The

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-03 Thread Jack Davis
P.J. You don't indicate the focus metering. Could it have been other than spot? Jack - Original Message - From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 4:05:11 PM Subject: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... But three views. I always blow

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-03 Thread Paul Stenquist
? Jack - Original Message - From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 4:05:11 PM Subject: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... But three views. I always blow out the highlights, even dialed in -2 stops of exposure. The first

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-03 Thread Ken Waller
The highlights look acceptable to me - you've not lost much in the feather detail that would be interesting. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO(s) I have but one Egret

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-03 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Excellent image, all of them. The background really makes the birds stand out. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 7:05 PM, P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: But three views. I always blow out the highlights, even dialed in -2 stops

Re: PESO(s) I have but one Egret...

2014-10-03 Thread Jack Davis
other than spot? Jack - Original Message - From: P.J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 3, 2014 4:05:11 PM Subject: PESO(s) I have but one Egret... But three views. I always blow out the highlights, even dialed in -2 stops