> On Mar 3, 2021, at 11:28 AM, Stanley Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> > wrote: > > OK, inspired by Larry’s California Turkeys, I had to share a MIchigan Turkey. > And while putting those 3 images up, I pulled out a small selection of other > shots from this year, around the house. > > On the Turkeys, we have 2-3 distinct groupings, all of which converge around > the bird feeder when I put out seed in the morning. And at this time of year, > 3-4 Toms will come strutting through to try and make an impression on the > females and younger males. The three shots in this image set are all the same > Tom, he is slightly smaller and less aggressive than the others, and so he > gets pushed over to the side where I can get his portrait without the others > cluttering up the frame. > > https://adobe.ly/2Ofq5xU <https://adobe.ly/2Ofq5xU>
That’s a nice set. On my monitor the shadows look like they could be brought up a bit on a couple of the photos, particularly the turkey shots. #4, that little black and white jobber is a great photo. > > stan > >> On Mar 3, 2021, at 10:51 AM, Paul Sorenson <pentax1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Larry - >> >> Doing your own repairs can be a royal pain in the ass sometimes, but...revel >> in the fact that you can still do it. As you get older you'll find that the >> repairs you make still give you the satisfaction of completing them, but >> they take longer to accomplish. But...even more difficult...is admitting to >> yourself "I have the skills; I have the tools, but I can't do this anymore." >> It took me until about 75 to begin to give up on some household repairs, >> and now, nearly 5 years later it's still difficult. When you spend a >> lifetime working with "the tools" maybe it never goes away. Marcia has >> finally convinced me to stay off the roof. 😁 >> >> Back to photography...the turkey pix, I think, are better in this series >> than the last. 39960 is a pretty classic tom turkey look and 39968 - the >> tom with is harem of hens is fun. >> >> -p >> >> On 3/2/2021 4:21 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> Not unless you count taking photos of the busted fanblade in my clothes >>> dryer. Sometimes I really envy people with no mechanical skills who are >>> forced to buy reliable appliances rather than being consigned to kludging >>> things back together long past their “good by”, or their “goodbye” date. >>> I did waste a few megapixels on local fauna yesterday: turkeys, juncos, a >>> robin and a couple of cows. If you’re already bored nearly into a coma >>> this may be slightly less boring: >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157718487879546 >>> >>> There are two flocks of turkeys on my ride around the block. This is the >>> small flock on the near side of the hill. >>> >>> >> -- >> Paul Sorenson >> Studio1941 >> >> Sooner or later "different" scares people. >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
