Paul, my favorite is the sparrow in the forsythia, though the other two are also very good.
Rick > On Apr 25, 2022, at 1:25 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Excellent set, Paul. I love the geometry and composition of the sentinel. > Setting the sparrow in the forsythia bush cretes a marvelous little scene; > that is a great catch. I love the cherry tree; it is a gem (the tree and > the image). > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > > On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 12:53 PM Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> wrote: > >> After weeks of cold rainy weather we had temps around 80 degrees F this >> past weekend. That of course woke up some plants. I shot a sparrow, >> fortuitously in the forsythias, and a couple of daffodils (while awaiting >> birds). Today, my snowfountain cherry tree burst into bloom. I planted it >> 28 years ago when a friend moved away. We remained close for 27 years until >> she recognized some elements of our relationship in my novel and ended it >> all. Like friendship, the blooms of the snowfountain cherry are fragile, so >> I photographed it today under grey skies, lest tonights cold and rain drive >> those little flowers to the ground. >> >> The daffodils and sparrow were shot with the K-3, D FA 150-450 and DA 1.4X >> converter. I shot the cherry tree with the K-1 and D FA 24-70, using the >> attenuating screen and live view to achieve a ground level view. >> >> https://www.photo.net/photo/18674371/Snowfountain-2022 >> >> https://www.photo.net/photo/18674372/Sentinels >> >> https://www.photo.net/photo/18674373/Bird-and-Bloom >> -- >> %(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. -- %(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.
