In a message dated 5/8/2006 4:10:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've enabled myself with another crappy lens. A Tamron 300/2,8 adaptall. Ok, it is not crappy, but it is old, and has a lot off what the seller called patina. What's really nice is that it balances perfectly with the DS when using the AF converter. It’s a fast lens, so the auto focus is speedy. I feel enabled! :-D
http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=35892&ref=author *istDS, Tamron 300/2,8 + Pentax AF 1,7x TC, 400 ISO raw, f:4, 1/500s. Converted in RSP. This Common Redshank allowed me to go pretty close. I believe I was about 5m away. After a while I went for a lower shooting angle. And while I was doing my thing, it went on doing its thing; the evening toilet, brushing its feathers ;-) It was very sweet. Gratulations and/or comments are appreciated. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) ======== I really like this one. Although I am a bit distracted by the shallow DOF on the front rock. So, if it were me, I might crop the top and the bottom just a tad. Normally I might also be distracted by the colors on the water in the background sort of conflicting with the bird spotting. But in this case, the rocks are spotted too and I like the way everything sort of blends together, speckling/spotted-wise: water, rocks, bird. Also you gotta love that position, the bird looking like it is suspended between two rocks. This one is a keeper. Marnie aka Doe
