Thanks much, Paul! Also, thanks for your putting me on to the flash extender a few years back. (think it was you?). Third set is my choice also.
Jack --- On Sat, 5/1/10, P N Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > From: P N Stenquist <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PESO: Red Wing Re-try > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010, 6:26 AM > I like the third version best. Good > detail for black feathers. That's always tough. > Paul > On May 1, 2010, at 9:10 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > Thanks, Brian! I agree, to this point the > "composition" has been limited to a heavy crop and keeping > some high voltage stanchions and power lines out of the > background. > > I have been OK, however, with the wild clover and > thistles. > > > > Jack > > > > --- On Sat, 5/1/10, Brian Walters <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: Brian Walters <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: PESO: Red Wing Re-try > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >> Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010, 5:10 AM > >> 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. > >> > > > > > > > > > > --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.
