I really like #2. The backgrounds are rather distracting on the others. Rick
--- Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > More bird shots. > It's actually more of a GESO but some people seem to > find that acronym > to stimulate negative emotions. > > http://www.photosynth.ca/photo/f/heron.html > > P3n + 200mm f2.5 for all of them, for the first one > I may have also been > using the late Vivitar 2x TC. > Comments appreciated (unless they're telling me that > the second one > looks totally flashed (cause I've already kicked my > self around the > block about that), but I would appreciate > suggestions about jury-rigging > an of camera flash bracket). > > For those interested, all but the "flashy" head shot > were taken using a > technique I call "drift stalking," in our bright red > canoe. Basically I > just paddle up wind/tide of my subject and then let > my self slowly drift > up to it. I find it to be quite effective for some > of the larger and > more shy shore birds like blue herons. > > Cheers, > Francis, > Still has: one working camera, one broken camera, > two working lenses, > two broken lenses, one working tripod and one broken > tripod plus the > flash (still working) that fell of his camera when > he was leaning over > the edge of the pier and he had to swim out (in > February) and dive for it. > > __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com
