Thanks, Frank for being so..er frank. (get it?) ;-] Does you wife collect any other deceased "things"? I don't imagine taxidermy would cost much. Perhaps a nice tree ornament this Christmas? Well anyway, I appreciate your positive comments and enjoyed the message. I had an FA 80~200 f/2.8 in my sights for some time, but the more I worked with and evaluated the A 70~210 f/4, the less the 80~200 seemed to offer. Glad I didn't make the move.
Jack --- frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/22/05, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I set up the MZ-S with an A70~210 f/4 and "trap > > focused" one of dozens of Finches flocking to our > > feeders. Built in flash for fill. > > This is one of a number taken, but chosen because > of > > lens mm setting. > > Must be a MF A lens to allow what the manual > calls, > > "Snap Focus". > > Only PS was to clean droppings from the perch. > > Scanned on EPSON Perfection 3170 PHOTO. > > > > > http://www.photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=56 > > > > Comments or questions as you would like. > > > > Gave me a bit of 'photo-fun'. > > > > I have a frozen finch. It's in my freezer. > > Really. > > Several months ago, my housemate heard a thud on the > back window. > Upon investigation, she discovered a non-moving > finch near the base of > the window. She tried to revive it (mouth to beak > resuscitation? who > knows...), but when that failed, and once she > decided it wasn't pining > for the fjords, she brought it inside to show me (I > smiled politely, > all the while thinking, "She's brought a Dead Animal > into the > house!"). She then put it in a plastic sandwich > bag, and proudly > announced she was going to freeze it. > > I asked her why ("TV Dinners for the kitties?" I > wondered), and she > mumbled something about museums or something. > > Whatever... > > It's still in there. I've gotten over the feeling > of unease when I > see it, having come to the conclusion that it's no > worse than frozen > steak (except frozen steak has no feathers and beady > little eyes > looking at me). > > But, you didn't really want to hear all that, did > you? You wanted > people to comment on your photo. > > It's very pretty. Lovely colours, interesting pose. > It seems quite > concerned about something. Nice, spare composition, > nice and sharp, I > like the bokeh. > > It's all good. Very good. > > cheers, > frank > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri > Cartier-Bresson > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
