On Sat, Aug 03, 2013 at 09:24:03AM -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > A few of these are very nice indeed, Larry. I particularly like > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9418917251/ and > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9421681002/ of the original set of four > you posted.
Thanks. > > What focal length range were you using? Out towards the 500mm end or a bit > shorter? I don't have much in the way of long tele at present, a 180mm is > about my longest at present, but I like the look you achieved here. If you follow the fluidr link, it lists the focal lengths: http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157634899968298 The first couple were at 420, and most of the rest of the long ones were at 500. > > Godfrey > > > Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Sent: August 2, 2013 8/2/13 > >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >>> Subject: PESO sunset planespotting > >>> > >>> I finally got around to looking at the plane photos I took the night I > >>> photographed the burrowing owl. > >>> They're a bit rougher than I'd like. I was trying to not blow out the > >>> colored lights, so everythng not self illuminated was exposed a bit > >>> lower down into the noise, even so, I got a few decent shots, > >>> artistically if not technically: > >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9418916483/in/set-72157634899968298 > >>> > >>> Photographing airplanes is definitely a speicalized skillset that I > >>> haven't fully developed yet. > >>> > >>> If you're curious, the rest of them are at: > >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157634899968298/ > >>> or if you want to see the exif data for each shot: > >>> http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157634899968298 > >>> > >>> They were all shot on with the Bigma on the K-5 II, at 3200-5000 > > > -- > 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. -- Larry Colen [email protected] http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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.

