You need pet face recognition in your camera. Maybe a possible firmware update in the future?
Nice shot anyway, Godfrey. Not everything has to be in focus, right? Just ask Knarf. Tomiko's smile is what makes the shot, bird or no bird. Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 22 March 2012 02:20, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > Managed to get out for a little shooting this evening in Japan Town. I > stopped at Roy's Station and had my cuppa espresso. There were three young > women at the table near me chatting with this gal and her Sulphur Crested > Cockatoo. As I went to go for a walk, she spied my camera and exclaimed, > "Ooh, an M9! I just got myself an M8!" so I stopped and we talked for a bit. > Her name is Tomiko, she's a regular in the Japan Town neighborhood (I've seen > her before). > > The cockatoo is Wendy, she is a Rescue bird. She's about sixteen years old > and was maltreated for a long time. A local vet nursed her back to health but > couldn't keep her. Tomiko has experience with a few Rescue birds (she has > four at present) so she took Wendy in. Wendy's still a little skittish but > her health and her disposition are coming around. > > Of course, I asked to take a picture and Tomiko was obliging: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/7005060071/lightbox/ > or > http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/7005060071/ > > That was the third exposure ... Wendy wasn't. She kept turning her head at > the moment I released the shutter. You can see she's turned her head away > from Tomiko and out of the plane of best focus. Oh well. I like the photo > anyway. :-) > > Great time out on this one. This new lens (a Nokton 50mm f/1.5) is truly > terrific. It needs a focusing tab, I'll fit one soon. > > enjoy > Godfrey > - > flickr.com stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/ > > -- > 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.
