On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > Good! Thanks, Dave. Flash was the answer.
I don't have the extender, but what do you and Paul find your flash settings are for these shots. Obviously it would be for a longer lens, 300, 400 etc. Dave > > Jack > > --- On Sat, 5/1/10, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: David J Brooks <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: PESO: Red Wing Re-try >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010, 1:23 PM >> Nice detail here Jack. >> >> The red is red now. >> >> Dave >> >> 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 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > 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. >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >> www.caughtinmotion.com >> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >> York Region, Ontario, Canada >> >> -- >> 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. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
