On Nov 27, 2007 11:53 AM, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Spent some time at Gray Lodge State Wildlife Area yesterday (Gum Tree > shot, also) with the FA 80~320 (carrying a fairly deep screw on metal > lens hood) attached to the K10D. When in that area, I often set ISO 200 > and shut down the aperture to f/6.7 or f/8. Anticipating predictable > flock shots of mainly hoards of Snow Geese, I've been using the camera > selected focus point in AF-C. Otherwise, It's always set on the center > point. I use motor drive freely, but only in short bursts and leave it > in RAW mode. > Just for a quick lens focal length comparison, I'm posting two shots of > what my "Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds" shows to > be a Red-shouldered Hawk. I'd guess it to have been 75 or 80 yards > away. >
Both terrific shots, Jack. I especially like the one of the hawk looking straight into the camera. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
