Very well caught! I agree with Jack that some cropping is in order, though.
Rick --- Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Difficult exposure! Spot metering on the Egret might > have given you > more feather detail. To the extent the file size > permits it, I'd crop > to substantially isolate the Egret and perch. > I like the possibilities this image offers. > > Jack > --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Took my new rig into the woods, effective focal > length 510mm (765mm > > for > > rule of thumb purposes). Shutter speed 1/400. Not > too bad, but > > severe > > bloom around the Egret. I wasn't the steadiest > today too much > > coffee. > > Still managed to get mostly shake free long > telephoto shots even with > > > > shutter speeds down to 1/100. But this one was > one of the more > > interesting shots. (I didn't get the Osprey in > the air, I didn't see > > it > > until it was too far away). > > > > > http://www.mindspring.com/~happydogsoftware/PESO%20--%20egretfishing.html > > > > Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax A*300mm f4.0 > w/smc F 1.7x AF > > converter. > > > > -- > > The difference between Microsoft and 'Jurassic > Park': > > In one, a mad businessman makes a lot of money > with beasts that > > should be extinct. > > The other is a film. > > -- Unattributed > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Got a little couch potato? > Check out fun summer activities for kids. > http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW ____________________________________________________________________________________ Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

