Exactly. White skies are natural, and I don't find them objectionable. I may replace it with a blue sky, but then again, I might not:-). On Mar 7, 2007, at 2:54 PM, Tom C wrote:
> Certainly! Funny that perceptions of what is natural/unnatural seem to > be > skewed by what we are used to being shown. In this case all elements > in the > composition were natural but it's perceived otherwise. > > Sometimes the sky is almost white or becomes very close to white to > properly > expose the subject. Juxtapose that sky against a straight line like > the > tree and voila! > > > Tom C. > > > >> From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: PESO: White Breasted Nuthatch >> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 14:41:48 -0500 >> >> 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 > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
