At 03:16 5/07/01, you wrote: Hi Dave Thanks for the praise. hehehe Fuji Press 800 is my fast film of choice. It is great in the day and fabulous at night. In underexposed areas it doesn't seem to be affected greatly by that grainy look I get with a lot of 400 speed films. I seem ot go from 100 ISO to 800 ISO with nothing in the middle. About this photograph. The reason I wanted a slightly faster shutter speed was to make the head of Golden Gears a tad sharper. The legs I'm not worried about, except their positioning which is difficult to overcome. Just as a side note, the spectator you see in the right of frame is an advertising board. :-) Thanks for the comment. Cheers >Great gallery this month folks.I'd like to comment on Jon Hopes >'Driving to the line'from one equine shooter to the next.I rally like >this photo even though you commented the shutter speed was not to >your liking.I think the slight blur effect around the horses hooves >adds to the 'action'.I really think you got the emotion of the driver >and the intensity of the animals.I see you have the same problem i >have with background(ie people etc when you least want them)but it >took me a moment to notice the spectator to the right so that means >i'm looking at the focal point of you picture foremost. >I s the Fuji 800 Press you use a 'pro' type film?i have started to >use superia 400(with kodak max 400) but i assume the superia is more >a general consumer type of film. > >Great shot Jon.We'll have to suggest an all equine gallery one day >eh :) :) (Just kidding group) > >Dave > > > Pentax User > Stouffville Ont Canada >Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . Jon Relax! Take life as it comes, you can't chase the sun, you can't race the wind - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

