Thanks for the comment. Certainly this is a case where I had the wrong lens on. While the K 200/2.5 is a great lens, it was too short and it's speed of focus (manually turning) is relatively slow. I was slowly creeping up hoping the bird wouldn't get alarmed and take off. That is exactly what happened - he took off much sooner than I would have liked, so I was only able to get the one shot off. Using my 400mm I would probably have gotten one or two perched and a few more in flight. Even manually focsing, the Tokina 400 is much quicker to focus with (shorter throw and lighter damping), not to mention that it is an AF lens - so that option would have been open, too.
But, you can only shoot with what you have... -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, April 14, 2005, 9:35:32 AM, you wrote: GD> On Apr 14, 2005, at 2:23 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote: >> Pentax *istD, Pentax K 200/2.5 >> ISO 200, 1/1000 sec, Handheld >> >> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd_1762a.htm GD> There's a minimalist elegance to this photo that I like. A split second GD> before or after might have been a superior photograph, but it ain't bad GD> just as it is. :-) GD> Godfrey
