thanks Ann. I did tone down the Siskind background. I’ll repost it when I have time. Paul
> On May 6, 2018, at 3:33 PM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > Paul - The sparrow is just right for a field guide - The clutter tells part > of his story. > > - but I sorta agree with Ken about the siskin shot - only because the > background is too light.. I bet you could darken and tone it down a bit > fairly easily then it would > be stunning. > > ann > >> On 5/6/2018 8:54 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> Thanks Alan. I shot birds primarily out of an interest in the creatures >> rather than in the hope of creating an artful photo. If an opportunity for >> both should occur, so much the better. >> >> Paul >> On May 6, 2018, at 12:59 AM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Yes. Almost impossible to get the "perfect" background. The white throated >> sparrow is a fine looking bird. >> >> Alan C >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Paul Stenquist >> Sent: 5 May, 2018 11:07 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: PESOS two pretties >> >> I shoot ‘em where they be! >> >> On May 5, 2018, at 5:05 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Excellent captures of the subject birds but the backgrounds are distracting >> - too bright with the Siskin and too cluttered with the sparrow. >> >> >> > > > -- > 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.

