Very nice, Jack, though I think I'll stick with my Cheerios for breakfast! Did you use the 80-320 at 320? People often dump on its performance past 250 or so, but I've generally found it okay.
Rick --- Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Went to the local State Wildlife Area, again, this > AM. Brilliant day > and a nice break from recent, but much needed, > rains. > A pro friend has gotten me into hawks at this point. > > Am linking a crop from the middle of a shot of a > Red-shouldered hawk > taken with my trusty FA 80~320. It's serving me well > so far, but am > anxious to eventually get the DA* 60~250 which, I > understand, MAY be > available in the spring of '08. > I have no serious intention of becoming 'a wildlife > photographer' > accept on a very casual basis. If I were, I'd be > thinking 600mm > minimum. > All this type of shot takes is being there and > shaking the target > somewhere within the frame, little PS and cropping. > Does give one the feeling of a true "capture", > however. > > Jack > > All comments welcome! > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=276 > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > -- > 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. > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- 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.
