Dan,That's what my wife is afraid of!
Welcome aboard as you just found us. We're not a bad group, but we'll cost you money!
The tiger is especially nice. I don't remember them being that close in Disney. The Lion is always uncooperative. He was always sleeping when we went by.
The tiger was in a place that you can walk by and look through plexiglass. This guy was very close, got up and walked away, but could see he was going to circle back and cut through these bushes. It worked out well. The lion was much more difficult, on something they call a safari, a truck that barely slows down and never stops.
The Seagull, I like as a portrait(?). The bit of sky between the wing feathers is something I've never noticed before.
I was pleasantly surprised by that shot. I don't think of seagulls as particularly pretty birds, but in flight with wings spread all birds are quite graceful. This guy flew right over me. Thank god for autofocus.
You must have been spinning around when you shot the Castle as it has a bit of a lean to it. <g>
Yeah, I didn't clean that one up. I kinda threw that one in because it seemed that a trip to Disney required at least one shot that screamed "Disney".
It has been quite interesting. My wife was more than a little
Seems like you and the *ist are getting along quite well!
sceptical about spending that much for a camera, but I guess she
thought is was a cheaper (and safer) response to mid-life crisis than
a sports car. She changed her tune after seeing the shots. She even
wants to put some up on the wall. I resisted going digital for a long time, which is maybe a bit strange since I'm a computer professional.
The easiest thing to get used to is the immediate feedback and ability
to adjust when you don't have things quite right. Right now the hardest
thing for me to get used to is changing sensitivity. Not only do I
never think of changing in "mid-roll", but I'm still trying to get a
feel for what the tradeoffs are for increasing ISO.
Thanks for the comments, DanZ
-- * Dan Zaharevitz * Camp Springs, MD * [EMAIL PROTECTED]
