Definitely not being critical of Paul, but I know some pros that wouldn't have taken that shot if they couldn't work around the white sky issue. Me, I might not have noticed the white issue when I took the image, but I would definitely have kept it until I could have taken a better one.
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO: White Breasted Nuthatch > Hi Paul, > > I like the shot alot. Nut Hatches just don't seem to stay still for very > long. Even when perched they seem to constantly be twitching. > > I know everyone's got a feeling about the white sky, which there was > nothing > you could do about in camera. Maybe a selection on just the white sky > portion in photoshop and then a curves adjustment to bring it down to some > level of gray...? > > > Tom C. > > > >>From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: PESO: White Breasted Nuthatch >>Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:48:50 -0500 >> >>Thanks for the feedback Marnie. The white background is the sky. >>Paul >>On Mar 5, 2007, at 9:57 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> > In a message dated 3/3/2007 2:38:19 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> > Sorry for hogging bandwidth, but this pic might be worth a look. It >> > demonstrates pretty good performance from a budget long-lens combo: >> > The >> > A 400/5.6 plus A2X-S converter. I also used the Pentax 540 FGZ in >> > high-speed synch mode with the Kirk Flash Xtender. Handheld of >> > course:-). Hey, it's only 800mm. Piece of cake. :-)). SR turned on. >> > 1.500th, f5.6, ISO 1000. Cropped to about 75% of frame. >> > >> > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5672710&size=lg >> > >> > >> > ========== >> > I like everything but the white background. Since he is on a tree, it >> > looks >> > very unnatural. >> > >> > Marnie aka Doe >> > >> > <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
