Walt, that first robin shot: fantastic! I love really love that; the light the composition, the sharpness of the bird. A solid winner.
And I'm taken by your falling water studies too. I like the first especially. If you could stop down more to get more DoF, I think they'd *really* shine. Great stuff, man. On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 11:12 PM, Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Well, it was a rainy most of the day, so I didn't stray too far from the > front porch. I did manage to get in a few shots during the breaks, and took > advantage of the alcove I used to sit in for my bird photos until a storm > blew down the tree that I used for the backdrop. Seems there's a blockage in > the gutter that causes the water to spill over the side, creating some neat > patterns in the falling water when the rain gets particularly heavy. I used > a combination of the K-x, the A-50/1.7 and my Promaster 70-300 to get a mix > of shots. > > Here they be: > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157629282718468/ > > Unfortunately, I forgot to set my white balance and didn't change out to my > 18-55 kit lens before shooting the last two shots. So, they're not as good > as I'd hoped they'd be. Also, I was shooting in a hurry, so they just didn't > turn out as well as I'd have liked them to. It really was a beautiful sight > at the time, but you really had to be there. > > Thanks for looking and any comments or suggestions you may have. > > -- Walt > > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
