Very nice capture! Dan
On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 7:44 PM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, he's so temperamental he refuses to work with me. Spoiled!! > This is a "Trap Focus" with the lens set on MF and the body AF-S. Shutter > won't release unless in focus..as I'm sure you know. Check it's beak and head > ares which will indicate sharp focus in that area. Their feathers are so > fine, they're difficult to pick up as fine detail. > The lens was set at 65mm (not 135mm) and I could have been even closer. The > full size file holds more detail. > Thanks for comments, Larry. > > Jack > > --- On Fri, 4/30/10, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Larry Colen <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Fw: PESO: Catch-In-Focus (RE DO) >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Date: Friday, April 30, 2010, 4:14 PM >> On 4/30/2010 4:05 PM, P. J. Alling >> wrote: >> > That's better. >> >> Now I see it. >> >> First of all, who said you could post pictures when there >> are more >> important religious arguments to discuss? >> >> Lovely colors, and quite reasonably sharp especially at (at >> most) 135mm, >> but not so sharp as to negate any excuses for longer glass. >> Maybe you >> focused just slightly in front of it? >> No matter, I'd be chuffed to get a bird picture that clear >> myself. >> >> Rather than square format, I'd crop a bit off the right >> side for a >> portrait format putting the eye at the right 1/3 axis >> rather than the >> center axis, though cropping the left may work as well and >> still show >> some of that pretty blue sky through the trees in the >> background. >> >> Perhaps for your next shot, you could get him to pose >> facing the other >> direction. >> >> >> > >> > On 4/30/2010 6:57 PM, Jack Davis wrote: >> >> >> >> --- On Fri, 4/30/10, Jack Davis<[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> From: Jack Davis<[email protected]> >> >>> Subject: PESO: Catch-In-Focus >> >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"<[email protected]> >> >>> Date: Friday, April 30, 2010, 3:48 PM >> >>> Finch Food Feeded Focus Fun! >> >>> >> >>> Comments? >> >>> >> >>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=498 >> >>> >> >>> K20, DA* 50~...@65mm, f/8, 1/250, ISO 200, >> Cable switch >> >>> CS-205, Manfroto 3021 T/Pod w/Manfroto Pro >> Ball Head >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> 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.

