Thanks, Frank! Launched itself from a thistle as I was about to set off the shutter. Was lucky to get anything.
Jack --- On Sat, 5/1/10, frank theriault <[email protected]> wrote: > From: frank theriault <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PESO: Red Wing Re-try > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010, 3:57 PM > On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 4:43 PM, 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 > > The first one is especially compelling to me. > > All are good. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri > Cartier-Bresson > > -- > 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.

