GESO -- Hammonasset State Park; In search of Seals
Last weekend I went out to see if I could get a few shots of Harbor Seals at Hammonasset State Park. There were seals all right but my 400mm lens is only f5.6 and with a tele extender it's a bit slow for the light conditions I faced, (heavy overcast), so after a few failed attempts I called it a day. Today it was bright and sunny so I trekked back to the park and, *there* *were* *no* *seals!* However it was a beautiful day and there were lots of people so in the vein of live making lemonade when life gives you lemons, I wish to present. Hammonasset State Park; In search of Seals: A GESO. Page 1. The Jolly Green Giant's pickup stix. Well really a couple of large, (tree trunk size) pieces of drift wood. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos1.html I couldn't decide if I like them better with the human figures for the exaggerated sense of scale or as a semi abstract so I did both. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos2.html The section of beach I was standing on was essentially made of shells... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos3.html http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos4.html There were lots of people just taking in the sun, walking their dogs photographing each other and the scenery, with either smart phones or DSLRs nothing much in between. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos5.html Yes I know, I missed the focus on this one, but I was hurrying the shot, I thought the content was worth it. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos6.html http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos7.html I dragged my Vivitar 400mm f5.6 TX mount lens out looking to shoot pictures of Harbor Seals and I was going to use it for something http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos8.html A somewhat dramatic shot of the nature trail along Meigs Point. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos9.html These stacks of wood look like nothing so much to me as being set up as bonfires, not a smart thing to do in a state park/nature preserve... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos9.html So no seals but I hope some interesting and maybe amusing photos. Equipment: Pentax K20D w./smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0/smc Pentax FA 28-200mm f3.8~5.6/smc Pentax 17mm Fisheye f4.0/Vivitar 400mm AutoTelephoto f5.6 TX with K mount. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 13/03/2011 10:03, P. J. Alling wrote: Last weekend I went out to see if I could get a few shots of Harbor http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos3.html There are some interesting bore holes in one of those slipper limpet shells. Next time you are there, would you mind doing a closeup for me? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO -- Hammonasset State Park; In search of Seals
PJ, I like Meg's Point trail shot the best. Girl 'walking' the dog is amusing. The stacked wood shot's link is missing - goes to Meg's Point. Sorry the seals were gone. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 4:03 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Last weekend I went out to see if I could get a few shots of Harbor Seals at Hammonasset State Park. There were seals all right but my 400mm lens is only f5.6 and with a tele extender it's a bit slow for the light conditions I faced, (heavy overcast), so after a few failed attempts I called it a day. Today it was bright and sunny so I trekked back to the park and, *there* *were* *no* *seals!* However it was a beautiful day and there were lots of people so in the vein of live making lemonade when life gives you lemons, I wish to present. Hammonasset State Park; In search of Seals: A GESO. Page 1. The Jolly Green Giant's pickup stix. Well really a couple of large, (tree trunk size) pieces of drift wood. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos1.html I couldn't decide if I like them better with the human figures for the exaggerated sense of scale or as a semi abstract so I did both. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos2.html The section of beach I was standing on was essentially made of shells... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos3.html http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos4.html There were lots of people just taking in the sun, walking their dogs photographing each other and the scenery, with either smart phones or DSLRs nothing much in between. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos5.html Yes I know, I missed the focus on this one, but I was hurrying the shot, I thought the content was worth it. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos6.html http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos7.html I dragged my Vivitar 400mm f5.6 TX mount lens out looking to shoot pictures of Harbor Seals and I was going to use it for something http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos8.html A somewhat dramatic shot of the nature trail along Meigs Point. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos9.html These stacks of wood look like nothing so much to me as being set up as bonfires, not a smart thing to do in a state park/nature preserve... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos9.html So no seals but I hope some interesting and maybe amusing photos. Equipment: Pentax K20D w./smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0/smc Pentax FA 28-200mm f3.8~5.6/smc Pentax 17mm Fisheye f4.0/Vivitar 400mm AutoTelephoto f5.6 TX with K mount. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO -- Hammonasset State Park; In search of Seals
The corrected URL http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos10.html Or you could just click the left arrow, though they you'd be missing my insightful commentary... On 3/13/2011 10:49 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: PJ, I like Meg's Point trail shot the best. Girl 'walking' the dog is amusing. The stacked wood shot's link is missing - goes to Meg's Point. Sorry the seals were gone. Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 4:03 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Last weekend I went out to see if I could get a few shots of Harbor Seals at Hammonasset State Park. There were seals all right but my 400mm lens is only f5.6 and with a tele extender it's a bit slow for the light conditions I faced, (heavy overcast), so after a few failed attempts I called it a day. Today it was bright and sunny so I trekked back to the park and, *there* *were* *no* *seals!* However it was a beautiful day and there were lots of people so in the vein of live making lemonade when life gives you lemons, I wish to present. Hammonasset State Park; In search of Seals: A GESO. Page 1. The Jolly Green Giant's pickup stix. Well really a couple of large, (tree trunk size) pieces of drift wood. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos1.html I couldn't decide if I like them better with the human figures for the exaggerated sense of scale or as a semi abstract so I did both. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos2.html The section of beach I was standing on was essentially made of shells... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos3.html http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos4.html There were lots of people just taking in the sun, walking their dogs photographing each other and the scenery, with either smart phones or DSLRs nothing much in between. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos5.html Yes I know, I missed the focus on this one, but I was hurrying the shot, I thought the content was worth it. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos6.html http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos7.html I dragged my Vivitar 400mm f5.6 TX mount lens out looking to shoot pictures of Harbor Seals and I was going to use it for something http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos8.html A somewhat dramatic shot of the nature trail along Meigs Point. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos9.html These stacks of wood look like nothing so much to me as being set up as bonfires, not a smart thing to do in a state park/nature preserve... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos9.html So no seals but I hope some interesting and maybe amusing photos. Equipment: Pentax K20D w./smc Pentax FA 20-35mm f4.0/smc Pentax FA 28-200mm f3.8~5.6/smc Pentax 17mm Fisheye f4.0/Vivitar 400mm AutoTelephoto f5.6 TX with K mount. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO -- Hammonasset State Park; In search of Seals
P. J. Alling wrote: I dragged my Vivitar 400mm f5.6 TX mount lens out looking to shoot pictures of Harbor Seals and I was going to use it for something http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/In%20search%20of%20seals/GESO%20--%20hspisos8.html Well I rather like that, P.J. ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
