Thanks, Dan. I hadn't done a Trap Focus since my MZ-S. Kind of a Lark! Jack
--- On Fri, 4/30/10, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Fw: PESO: Catch-In-Focus (RE DO) > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, April 30, 2010, 7:25 PM > 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. > -- 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.
