Essential equipment! Actually, I just need to remember to NEVER leave my lens in the garage.
Ugh. -Brendan ----- Original Message ---- > From: David J Brooks <[email protected]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, February 18, 2011 7:31:00 AM > Subject: Re: PESO - Red Shouldered Hawk > > So now i need to carry a hair drying in my bag. > > Nice photo non the less > > dave > > On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 11:53 PM, Brendan MacRae > <[email protected]> wrote: > > So today I'm having lunch with my 3 year old when he starts pointing out the > > widow and saying, "Daddy, there's an owl! An owl!" I asked him where he was > > looking and there just over a neighbors' fence was a raptor in a tree not 25 > > feet from where we were sitting. I asked him to keep still and I slowly > > got >up > > and went to fetch the 400mm. Well, it was in the garage, and it's 30 > > degrees >out > > and snowing. No matter. > > > > > > I get the lens inside and realize that the temperature difference will fog >the > > lens so after getting it mounted on the tripod I go fetch a hair dryer and >from > > about 2 feet away on the low setting I defog the lens ....gently. Finally > > I >can > > line up the shot. > > > > Unfortunately, I have to shoot through glass but I'll take it. You almost >never > > get to get this close to these birds. Not the sharpest image ever, but >again, > > I'll take it. > > > > http://www.primelensphoto.com/hawk/index.html > > > > -Brendan > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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.
