On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:43 -0700, "Jack Davis" <[email protected]> wrote: > Made another try at my favorite Red Wing Black Bird hunting location > early this AM. Light was from a more helpful direction at that hour, plus > I was "packing" an AF540 flash with a "VISUAL" flash extender. Using K20 > w/DA55~300. > > Am attaching three shots wherein I was actually able to bring out some > feather detail. With the bright sky behind most all attempts, even in > spot metering mode, shutter had been too fast for anything much beyond a > silhouette. > > With the ability to throw some light on my side and at ISO 200, I, also, > had a little shutter speed to combat a gusty 20 mph wind. > > I still consider this a work in progress. > > Comment at will. > > Jack > > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=495 > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=496 > > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=497 >
Yes - definitely better detail in the feathers. I don't think the birds have given you the best composition yet but it looks like you might get more opportunities. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin -- 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.
