Thanks Christine.
On Nov 27, 2008, at 11:16 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:
Stan:
Nice!
http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p47799857/h63f4e14#h63f4e14
Really great DOF and bokeh here. Very nice.
http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p47799857/h221aa2b1#h221aa2b1
This one was from last year. I went back and checked, it was done
with the same 300/4.5 lens(which I referred to as a 300/4 lens in the
original post which of course is wrong), using K10D. I recall I had
my tripod that day, this might have been with tripod or with folded
tripod (i.e., virtual monopod). Shot at f4.5, and what you see is
uncropped.
I wonder if this one would look really cool in black and white?
Just a thought. Ignore if you think it's a wacky idea. :-) I like
the swirlly-wirlly lines.
http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p47799857/he063731#he063731
I may play with it. This by the way is a cropped section of an image.
I am thinking that an uncropped or less cropped version (with some
bare bushes in the foreground framing the feather) might actually be
the better choice for black and white.
Also by the way... The "explosion" of geese in #14 is due to the
raptor (golden eagle?) in #8 who decided to launch himself from his
tree and do a straffing run over the geese (#15). From anyplace
within a mile or so it is easy to tell when an eagle or two are in
the neighborhood, as the geese honking noise about doubles in decibel
level, then the sound of thousands of wings digging for air, then the
cloud of birds rises out of the water. And there are enough eagles
around, bald and golden (?) that the explosion happens at least once
an hour. Very dramatic. Not visible in #14, but in several of the
images I have of this phenomenon, you can see a number of ducks
quietly paddling along in the same area, ignoring all the fuss and
minding their own business.
stan
Cheers, Christine
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Subject: GESO: birds, and some more birds
I have updated my Squaw Creek GESO folder - Squaw Creek is a
National Wildlife Refuge set up primarily for migratory birds. At
this time of year the ducks have mostly gone through but the
geese, particularly snow geese are there in large numbers.
Current population is 100,000 + I went up a couple of weeks ago,
then again this morning.
http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p47799857
Or go to http://photos.stanhalpin.com then look inside the PDML-
GESO folder for the Squaw Creek folder. All of today's (#7 onward)
were shot with K20D and a FA* 300/4, handheld.
stan
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