On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 19:38:53 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey gang. > > All these great shots by Paul and Bruce with nice clear and crisp "Flying > Rat" photos got > me to > thinkin'. How about one from a first try with the new Sigma 170-500.:-) > > http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/?action=view¤t=fuzduck.jpg > Tech details: > D2H > Sigma 170-500 > AF-S, instead of AF-C(D'oh) > Sneaky duck who surprised me > Very bad pan.:-) > > This other one is from the Sigma 300 f4 and the istD a few weeks ago. > Bad day to test as you can see it was snowing (humm, seems to do that a lot > here > lately.LOL) > http://photobucket.com/albums/v408/divad_b/?action=view¤t=snowbreak.jpg > > Tech details: > IstD > Sigma 300 f4 > Light snow and > A cold and tired horse > (BTW the grey acting as the snow break is his older brother.) > > I know you will curse me for linking the first one, :-), but I hope you like > the second. > Comments are appreciated.
I won't curse you Dave, no worries. I actually think the first one is hilarious! Reminds me of that old Disney nature short, showing Albatrosses trying to take off and land. They're so big that they're really ungainly and clumsy, except while they're in the air. Your guy seems to be trying to "put on the brakes". It's as if he sees the other birds at the last minute, and is now stuck betwixt and between, trying to minimize his damages, knowing he's going to crash, but unable to do anything about it. Great stuff. The horsey one is beautiful. The snow really gives it character and emotion. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
