Thanks again, Bob. The Redwoods have been sort of a benign photo frustration for me. Have never gotten a shot even close to what I'd even consider "OK." Poor light and close quarters have beaten me...so far.
Jack --- On Wed, 11/18/09, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Battery Point Light > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 9:55 AM > And Jack, > That's a mighty good shot with only a 300mm reach! > (Sad to say that we went up the coast but stopped short of > Eureka. > Saw the Redwoods and the Hippies. It was like a trip > back to the 60's.) > Regards, Bob S. > > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Greatly appreciated remarks, Bob! From a daylight > visibility standpoint, I guess white makes sense. Red may, > also, add. > > I agree, the color was likely directed by the 20's > "manual." ;) > > > > Jack > > > > --- On Wed, 11/18/09, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: Battery Point Light > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >> Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 7:15 AM > >> Great photo Jack! I agree with > >> Ken as the light buildings on the dark > >> rock are the best part for me. Love the flag and > the > >> trees as well. > >> It's funny how so many of these lighthouse > buildings are > >> interchangable. The red roofs and white > buildings > >> could be Racine > >> Wisconsin just as easily as coastal California. > I > >> think many were > >> built within the same 25 year span with federal > money. > >> Regards, Bob S. > >> > >> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 6:36 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Great light, nice subject. Might be stronger > with out > >> the inclusion of the > >> > water along the lower edge. > >> > > >> > BTW you might try draping an arm over the > lens to > >> dampen any motion. > >> > > >> > Kenneth Waller > >> > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > >> > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack > Davis" <[email protected]> > >> > Subject: PESO: Battery Point Light > >> > > >> > > >> >> Wife and I took another weekend > excursion. This > >> time to the north coast > >> >> (CA) and spent yesterday in and around > Crescent > >> City. > >> >> Late afternoon on a windy extremely > chilly day I > >> took another shot at > >> >> Battery Light. The DA 55~300 is a very > light > >> non-internal focusing lens. > >> >> When racked out to 300mm you can't breath > near it > >> when shooting. A peek > >> >> through the viewfinder showed it to be > vibrating > >> continually, but took 11 > >> >> shots (cable switch/2 sec delay) hoping > for a > >> moment's quiet. The link is to > >> >> the only shot that appears to have been > nearly > >> vibration free. I was > >> >> stubborn enough to not want to go larger > than > >> f/6.7 (wanted some foreground > >> >> rock detail) nor higher than 200 ISO. > >> >> This taken just as the sun was sinking > into the > >> Pacific through a thin > >> >> blushing persimmon tinted atmosphere. > >> >> > >> >> All comments welcome. > >> >> > >> >> Jack > >> >> > >> >> K20, DA 55~300, f/6.7, ISO 200, Bogen > 3021 T'pod, > >> Pro ball head, full > >> >> frame (no cropping) > >> >> > >> >> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=450 > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> 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. > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > 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. > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> 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. > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
