PESO: Swan on the Seine

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Our river cruise boat was docked just North of Paris, on the Seine River.
I opened the curtains to see where we were, and was pleasantly surprised to
see this swan swimming just a few feet outside our picture window.

https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/4/15/swan-on-the-seine
K-5 IIs, DA 18-135 zoom
Comments are invited.

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Re: Peso-Swan Festavile

[Jack Davis]

Ann referred to her bird book and
confirmed my my findings. So,(?)

J

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> On Nov 12, 2015, at 11:17 AM, John  wrote:
> 
> They look like Greylag geese to me.
> 
>> On 11/11/2015 7:51 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
>> look at all those blig mother flockers!
>> 
>> Jack , I like these -interesting that the swans do seem tobe tending the
>> geese
>> which I believe are white fronted geese.
>> 
>> ann
>> 
>>> On 11/11/2015 3:16 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
>>> 
>>> The annual locally run Swan Festival is under way in this area, so I went
>>> looking for the celebrated subjects.
>>> Am, attaching a couple shots of a flock containing what I believe to
>>> be trumpeter swans
>>> and some brown geese(?) Also, a further crop of a portion of the
>>> center area.
>>> 
>>> May ask Santa for a big brother to the 55~300.
>>> 
>>> C appreciated.
>>> Thanks!
>>> 
>>> J
>>> 
>>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=997
>>> 
>>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=998
>>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: Peso-Swan Festavile

[Jack Davis]

Thanks, Alan!
The resolution in this scene surprised me. It was shot from a considerable
distance and was unexpected. All such wildlife shooting is hand held, but in
this case I was leaning against a fence. Even though it was barbed wire I
was probably gingerly resting the camera on the top wire.(?)
Also, I "never" shoot jpeg, but I had been dinking with B and had forgotten
to reset to DNG. I did, however, have the K-3 set set to top res.

J

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Wonderful images, Jack, esp. the close up. I'm dying to shoot a scene like 
that. The flocks of birds I find always seem to be so far away.

Alan C

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The annual locally run Swan Festival is under way in this area, so I went
looking for the celebrated subjects.
Am, attaching a couple shots of a flock containing what I believe to be 
trumpeter swans
and some brown geese(?) Also, a further crop of a portion of the center 
area.

May ask Santa for a big brother to the 55~300.

C appreciated.
Thanks!

J

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Re: Peso-Swan Festavile

[Alan C]

Wonderful images, Jack, esp. the close up. I'm dying to shoot a scene like 
that. The flocks of birds I find always seem to be so far away.


Alan C

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The annual locally run Swan Festival is under way in this area, so I went
looking for the celebrated subjects.
Am, attaching a couple shots of a flock containing what I believe to be 
trumpeter swans
and some brown geese(?) Also, a further crop of a portion of the center 
area.


May ask Santa for a big brother to the 55~300.

C appreciated.
Thanks!

J

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Re: Peso-Swan Festavile

[John]

They look like Greylag geese to me.

On 11/11/2015 7:51 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:

look at all those blig mother flockers!

Jack , I like these -interesting that the swans do seem tobe tending the
geese
which I believe are white fronted geese.

ann

On 11/11/2015 3:16 PM, Jack Davis wrote:


The annual locally run Swan Festival is under way in this area, so I went
looking for the celebrated subjects.
Am, attaching a couple shots of a flock containing what I believe to
be trumpeter swans
and some brown geese(?) Also, a further crop of a portion of the
center area.

May ask Santa for a big brother to the 55~300.

C appreciated.
Thanks!

J

http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=997

http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=998






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Re: Peso-Swan Festavile

[ann sanfedele]

look at all those blig mother flockers!

Jack , I like these -interesting that the swans do seem tobe tending the 
geese

which I believe are white fronted geese.

ann

On 11/11/2015 3:16 PM, Jack Davis wrote:


The annual locally run Swan Festival is under way in this area, so I went
looking for the celebrated subjects.
Am, attaching a couple shots of a flock containing what I believe to be 
trumpeter swans
and some brown geese(?) Also, a further crop of a portion of the center area.

May ask Santa for a big brother to the 55~300.

C appreciated.
Thanks!

J

http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=997

http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=998




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Re: Peso-Swan Festavile

[ann sanfedele]

p.s.
audubon guide
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/greater-white-fronted-goose



On 11/11/2015 7:51 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:

look at all those blig mother flockers!

Jack , I like these -interesting that the swans do seem tobe tending 
the geese

which I believe are white fronted geese.

ann

On 11/11/2015 3:16 PM, Jack Davis wrote:


The annual locally run Swan Festival is under way in this area, so I 
went

looking for the celebrated subjects.
Am, attaching a couple shots of a flock containing what I believe to 
be trumpeter swans
and some brown geese(?) Also, a further crop of a portion of the 
center area.


May ask Santa for a big brother to the 55~300.

C appreciated.
Thanks!

J

http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=997

http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=998







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Re: Peso-Swan Festavile

[Jack Davis]

Thanks, Ann!
I too identified Those geese as "White
Front" but was uncertain so, I just 
went with their color.
Yeah, I have issues!

J

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> On Nov 11, 2015, at 4:51 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> look at all those blig mother flockers!
> 
> Jack , I like these -interesting that the swans do seem tobe tending the geese
> which I believe are white fronted geese.
> 
> ann
> 
>> On 11/11/2015 3:16 PM, Jack Davis wrote:
>> 
>> The annual locally run Swan Festival is under way in this area, so I went
>> looking for the celebrated subjects.
>> Am, attaching a couple shots of a flock containing what I believe to be 
>> trumpeter swans
>> and some brown geese(?) Also, a further crop of a portion of the center area.
>> 
>> May ask Santa for a big brother to the 55~300.
>> 
>> C appreciated.
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> J
>> 
>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=997
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>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=998
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Peso-Swan Festavile

[Jack Davis]

The annual locally run Swan Festival is under way in this area, so I went
looking for the celebrated subjects.
Am, attaching a couple shots of a flock containing what I believe to be 
trumpeter swans
and some brown geese(?) Also, a further crop of a portion of the center area.

May ask Santa for a big brother to the 55~300.

C appreciated.
Thanks!

J

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Re: Peso-Swan Festavile

[Jack Davis]

Thanks, Bulent!
Your supreme scene remarks are much appreciated!

J

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I liked both the original and the crop.

The light is beautiful and the scene is calm, relaxing...

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2015-11-11 22:16 GMT+02:00 Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net>:
>
>
> The annual locally run Swan Festival is under way in this area, so I went
> looking for the celebrated subjects.
> Am, attaching a couple shots of a flock containing what I believe to be 
> trumpeter swans
> and some brown geese(?) Also, a further crop of a portion of the center area.
>
> May ask Santa for a big brother to the 55~300.
>
> C appreciated.
> Thanks!
>
> J
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Re: Peso-Swan Festavile

[Bulent Celasun]

I liked both the original and the crop.

The light is beautiful and the scene is calm, relaxing...

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2015-11-11 22:16 GMT+02:00 Jack Davis :
>
>
> The annual locally run Swan Festival is under way in this area, so I went
> looking for the celebrated subjects.
> Am, attaching a couple shots of a flock containing what I believe to be 
> trumpeter swans
> and some brown geese(?) Also, a further crop of a portion of the center area.
>
> May ask Santa for a big brother to the 55~300.
>
> C appreciated.
> Thanks!
>
> J
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OT Peso Swan

[David J Brooks]

Here is this years group of new born trumpeter swans

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17793362

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Re: OT Peso Swan

[David Mann]

I reckon a close crop of just the mother and the chick under the wing would be 
worth a try.

Cheers,
Dave

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 Here is this years group of new born trumpeter swans
 
 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17793362
 
 Dave
 
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Re: PESO - Swan

[Boris Liberman]

On 4/6/2011 13:54, frank theriault wrote:

The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my
camera.  Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever, but it's nice to
be back down at the water again:

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html

Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.

cheers,
frank


It seems some parts of the birds are blown out, Frank... I don't know 
how this rates among those who shoot birds. I like the pictures, but the 
blown out areas kind of irk me.


Boris


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Re: PESO - Swan

[Ken Waller]

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Subject: Re: PESO - Swan



On 4/6/2011 13:54, frank theriault wrote:

The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my
camera.  Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever, but it's nice to
be back down at the water again:

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html

Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.

cheers,
frank


It seems some parts of the birds are blown out, Frank... I don't know 
how this rates among those who shoot birds. I like the pictures, but the 
blown out areas kind of irk me.


Doesn't appear blown out to me - the histogram looks ok too.



Boris



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Re: PESO - Swan

[Christine Aguila]

Very pretty, Frank!  Love the color!   Cheers, Christine


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The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my
camera.  Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever, but it's nice to
be back down at the water again:

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html

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cheers,
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PESO - Swan

[frank theriault]

The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my
camera.  Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever, but it's nice to
be back down at the water again:

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html

Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.

cheers,
frank

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Re: PESO - Swan

[Jack Davis]

Nice one, Frank! High contrast, tough exposure, well handled.

Jack

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 Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 3:54 AM
 The snow is gone, the birds are
 coming back to the lake and so is my
 camera.  Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever,
 but it's nice to
 be back down at the water again:
 
 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html
 
 Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.
 
 cheers,
 frank
 
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Re: PESO - Swan

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Fine image, Frank.  I love the way the swan stands out from the dark background.

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On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 6:54 AM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
 The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my
 camera.  Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever, but it's nice to
 be back down at the water again:

 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html

 Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.

 cheers,
 frank

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Re: PESO - Swan

[Paul Stenquist]

Well done. A darn good swan photo, I'd say.
Paul

On Apr 6, 2011, at 6:54 AM, frank theriault wrote:

 The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my
 camera.  Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever, but it's nice to
 be back down at the water again:
 
 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html
 
 Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.
 
 cheers,
 frank
 
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Re: PESO - Swan

[David J Brooks]

Nice. Water still looks cold.

Dave

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 6:54 AM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
 The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my
 camera.  Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever, but it's nice to
 be back down at the water again:

 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html

 Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.

 cheers,
 frank

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Re: PESO - Swan

[frank theriault]

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:59 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
 Nice. Water still looks cold.

Yeah, I guess it is still cold (I sure as hell didn't go near it).  It
was taken last Saturday early evening, and if you remember it was
~very~ windy - gusts up to 70 km/h, IIRC.  You can see the ripples on
the waves from the wind, as well as the drops of water from its beak
being blown.

Thanks for the kind words!

cheers,
frank


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Re: PESO - Swan

[frank theriault]

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Nice one, Frank! High contrast, tough exposure, well handled.

Thanks, Jack.  It was early evening, so I had to contend with shadows
and strong highlights.  There are a few blown highlights on its back,
but I think the compromise worked out acceptably well.  The upside is
that the light was rather nice that time of night.

Thanks for the comments, and thanks to all others who looked and commented.

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Re: PESO - Swan

[Bob Sullivan]

Frank,
You've got to make sure the link is still with the message.
That's a good, rather iconic swan photo, if I remember it correctly.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:17 PM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:59 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
 Nice. Water still looks cold.

 Yeah, I guess it is still cold (I sure as hell didn't go near it).  It
 was taken last Saturday early evening, and if you remember it was
 ~very~ windy - gusts up to 70 km/h, IIRC.  You can see the ripples on
 the waves from the wind, as well as the drops of water from its beak
 being blown.

 Thanks for the kind words!

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Re: PESO - Swan

[Jack Davis]

I agree, Frank. Just enough subtle shadow detail...on my monitor. :))

Jack 

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 From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com
 Subject: Re: PESO - Swan
 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
 Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 11:20 AM
 On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Jack
 Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com
 wrote:
  Nice one, Frank! High contrast, tough exposure, well
 handled.
 
 Thanks, Jack.  It was early evening, so I had to
 contend with shadows
 and strong highlights.  There are a few blown
 highlights on its back,
 but I think the compromise worked out acceptably
 well.  The upside is
 that the light was rather nice that time of night.
 
 Thanks for the comments, and thanks to all others who
 looked and commented.
 
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Re: PESO - Swan

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On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
 Frank,
 You've got to make sure the link is still with the message.
 That's a good, rather iconic swan photo, if I remember it correctly.
 Regards,  Bob S.

Sorry red face

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html

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Re: PESO - Swan

[Bob Sullivan]

Thank You!

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:28 PM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
 Frank,
 You've got to make sure the link is still with the message.
 That's a good, rather iconic swan photo, if I remember it correctly.
 Regards,  Bob S.

 Sorry red face

 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html

 Thanks for the nice words!

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Re: PESO - Swan

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On Apr 6, 2011, at 5:54, frank theriault wrote:

 The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my
 camera.  Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever, but it's nice to
 be back down at the water again:
 
 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html
 

Looks nice, Frank.  And as a fellow Northerner, I have to agree that it's nice 
to get outside now that the weather isn't trying to kill me.  Until tornado 
season starts, anyways.

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Re: PESO - Swan

[Ann Sanfedele]

frank theriault wrote:


On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
 


Frank,
You've got to make sure the link is still with the message.


Bob - I've found that sometimes, depending on whose post I'm replying to,
the previous stuff doesnt show up  Gotta have something to do with
the server /mail settings ) of the person to whom you are replying - 
aside from the list..
this just happened to me earlier to day but I can't remember who's post 
I was answering



That's a good, rather iconic swan photo, if I remember it correctly.
Regards,  Bob S.
   



Sorry red face

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html

Thanks for the nice words!

cheers,
frank
 


Yes Frank - nice swan...  I missed it earlier... dk why.

(How often have I told the What time is the next Swan? story here???)

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Re: PESO - Swan

[Bob Sullivan]

Ann,
Some folks delete the link when responding.  Usually, I just remember
looking at the picture based on the title of the email.  But I think
the original author should always include the link on subsequent
messages.  Sometimes I look and don't respond and then look again.
Sometimes it takes me 3 or 4 good looks before I figure out that
something is really good.  Then I comment...
If you don't include the link, I won't look again.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:


 frank theriault wrote:

 On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com
 wrote:


 Frank,
 You've got to make sure the link is still with the message.

 Bob - I've found that sometimes, depending on whose post I'm replying to,
 the previous stuff doesnt show up  Gotta have something to do with
 the server /mail settings ) of the person to whom you are replying - aside
 from the list..
 this just happened to me earlier to day but I can't remember who's post I
 was answering

 That's a good, rather iconic swan photo, if I remember it correctly.
 Regards,  Bob S.


 Sorry red face

 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html

 Thanks for the nice words!

 cheers,
 frank


 Yes Frank - nice swan...  I missed it earlier... dk why.

 (How often have I told the What time is the next Swan? story here???)

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Re: PESO - Swan

[AlunFoto]

A nice spring token there, Frank. I agree it's not very original, but the 
rendering is very nice. Lots of detail in the highlights too.

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The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my
camera.  Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever, but it's nice to
be back down at the water again:

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html

Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.

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Re: PESO - Swan

[Ann Sanfedele]

Bob I know some people do it _on purpose_  I'm saying that when I have 
wanted to comment on a photo
piggybacking on someone elses post,  I've hit reply and all previous 
stuff disappears...


sometimes this has happened to mine ... and I've had to cut and paste to 
put it back in... :(


ann

Bob Sullivan wrote:


Ann,
Some folks delete the link when responding.  Usually, I just remember
looking at the picture based on the title of the email.  But I think
the original author should always include the link on subsequent
messages.  Sometimes I look and don't respond and then look again.
Sometimes it takes me 3 or 4 good looks before I figure out that
something is really good.  Then I comment...
If you don't include the link, I won't look again.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
 


frank theriault wrote:

   


On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com
wrote:

 


Frank,
You've got to make sure the link is still with the message.

   


Bob - I've found that sometimes, depending on whose post I'm replying to,
the previous stuff doesnt show up  Gotta have something to do with
the server /mail settings ) of the person to whom you are replying - aside
from the list..
this just happened to me earlier to day but I can't remember who's post I
was answering

   


That's a good, rather iconic swan photo, if I remember it correctly.
Regards,  Bob S.

   


Sorry red face

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html

Thanks for the nice words!

cheers,
frank

 


Yes Frank - nice swan...  I missed it earlier... dk why.

(How often have I told the What time is the next Swan? story here???)

ann

   



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Re: PESO - Swan

[Bob Sullivan]

Ann,
That's got to be a function of your email program.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
 Bob I know some people do it _on purpose_  I'm saying that when I have
 wanted to comment on a photo
 piggybacking on someone elses post,  I've hit reply and all previous stuff
 disappears...

 sometimes this has happened to mine ... and I've had to cut and paste to put
 it back in... :(

 ann

 Bob Sullivan wrote:

 Ann,
 Some folks delete the link when responding.  Usually, I just remember
 looking at the picture based on the title of the email.  But I think
 the original author should always include the link on subsequent
 messages.  Sometimes I look and don't respond and then look again.
 Sometimes it takes me 3 or 4 good looks before I figure out that
 something is really good.  Then I comment...
 If you don't include the link, I won't look again.
 Regards,  Bob S.

 On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:


 frank theriault wrote:



 On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com
 wrote:



 Frank,
 You've got to make sure the link is still with the message.



 Bob - I've found that sometimes, depending on whose post I'm replying to,
 the previous stuff doesnt show up  Gotta have something to do with
 the server /mail settings ) of the person to whom you are replying -
 aside
 from the list..
 this just happened to me earlier to day but I can't remember who's post I
 was answering



 That's a good, rather iconic swan photo, if I remember it correctly.
 Regards,  Bob S.



 Sorry red face

 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html

 Thanks for the nice words!

 cheers,
 frank



 Yes Frank - nice swan...  I missed it earlier... dk why.

 (How often have I told the What time is the next Swan? story here???)

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Re: PESO - Swan

[Ann Sanfedele]

It definitely isn't mine  Bob -- it can't be as you can see from below 
(Frank's swan link and lots of back and forth chat is there)  - nothing 
missing there... In fact, I'm sure people would prefer if i pruned a bit 
better ;-)


the next time it happens though, I'll tell you whose mail I was 
responding too - it is a puzzlement.


I think it's someone's settings or server that is overprotective ..  


ann

Bob Sullivan wrote:


Ann,
That's got to be a function of your email program.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:
 


Bob I know some people do it _on purpose_  I'm saying that when I have
wanted to comment on a photo
piggybacking on someone elses post,  I've hit reply and all previous stuff
disappears...

sometimes this has happened to mine ... and I've had to cut and paste to put
it back in... :(

ann

Bob Sullivan wrote:

   


Ann,
Some folks delete the link when responding.  Usually, I just remember
looking at the picture based on the title of the email.  But I think
the original author should always include the link on subsequent
messages.  Sometimes I look and don't respond and then look again.
Sometimes it takes me 3 or 4 good looks before I figure out that
something is really good.  Then I comment...
If you don't include the link, I won't look again.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote:


frank theriault wrote:

   


On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com
wrote:


Frank,
You've got to make sure the link is still with the message.

   


Bob - I've found that sometimes, depending on whose post I'm replying to,
the previous stuff doesnt show up  Gotta have something to do with
the server /mail settings ) of the person to whom you are replying -
aside
from the list..
this just happened to me earlier to day but I can't remember who's post I
was answering


That's a good, rather iconic swan photo, if I remember it correctly.
Regards,  Bob S.


Sorry red face

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html

Thanks for the nice words!

cheers,
frank


 


Yes Frank - nice swan...  I missed it earlier... dk why.

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Re: PESO - Swan

[Ken Waller]

Nice capture knarF.

The ripples really ad.

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- Original Message - 
From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com


Subject: PESO - Swan


The snow is gone, the birds are coming back to the lake and so is my
camera.  Not the best or most exciting swan pic ever, but it's nice to
be back down at the water again:

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/swan.html

Hope you enjoy.  Comments welcome.

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Re: PESO - Swan

[frank theriault]

On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 7:51 AM, eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote:
 2010/5/5 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com:

 Does it work?

 Since you asked, no, but at least it made me decide to go out and see
 for myself if I can do it better at all =)
 I'll report with a PESO, failure or not.

Okay, rendering issues.

Thanks everyone who commented.

Back to the drawing board...

;-)

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2010/5/5 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com:

 Does it work?

Since you asked, no, but at least it made me decide to go out and see
for myself if I can do it better at all =)
I'll report with a PESO, failure or not.
Cheers
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PESO - Swan

[frank theriault]

Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle.  I know it's not
entirely sharp, but it's (by my standards at least) sharp in some
places I'd like it to be (around the head and some of the water
ripples and stuff):

http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/05/swan.html

Does it work?

Pretty bird, anyway...

;-)

Hope you enjoy.  Comments encouraged.

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Re: PESO - Swan

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On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 09:38:25PM -0400, frank theriault scripsit:
 Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle.  I know it's not
 entirely sharp, but it's (by my standards at least) sharp in some
 places I'd like it to be (around the head and some of the water
 ripples and stuff):
 
 http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/05/swan.html
 
 Does it work?

Not in black and white.  I *know* the bill should be screaming orange,
and the strange grey causes speedbumps in my brain.

There's something wrong -- this is more of a commiseration than a
criticism, because swans are horrors from a managing-light-levels point
of view -- with the choice of brightness curves because the base of the
neck goes completely flat.  Between the noticeable feather detail on the
head, the drop of water off the bill, and the feather detail of the back
(scapular feathers, but I'm trying to suppress this impulse of
precision) it looks like something has gone wrong with the photograph to
produce the flatness, rather like the differential-chemical-decay effect
one sees in old prints.  (if you're trying for looks-like-a-clean-scan-
of-an-old-photo-of-a-swan, it's a resounding success, but I don't think
you are.)

The head detail is very nicely done.  If you have more dots there, it
would be nice to see that area larger and in colour.

-- Graydon, who might point out there's a mute swan nest at the
southwest corner of Grenadier Pond within 10 m of the sidewalk.  (8 of
the intervening meters are water, so it's not particularly crazy of the
swans.  Not that many people in Toronto actively want their leg broken.)

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Re: PESO - Swan

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On 5/4/2010 9:38 PM, frank theriault wrote:

Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle.  I know it's not
entirely sharp, but it's (by my standards at least) sharp in some
places I'd like it to be (around the head and some of the water
ripples and stuff):

http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/05/swan.html

Does it work?

Pretty bird, anyway...

;-)

Hope you enjoy.  Comments encouraged.

cheers,
frank

   
It's a nice portrait of a swan.  But on my monitor it looks gray, not 
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Re: PESO - Swan

[drd1135]

Damn. It's Knarf and I'm wearing white again. ;-)
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Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 21:38:25 
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Subject: PESO - Swan

Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle.  I know it's not
entirely sharp, but it's (by my standards at least) sharp in some
places I'd like it to be (around the head and some of the water
ripples and stuff):

http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/05/swan.html

Does it work?

Pretty bird, anyway...

;-)

Hope you enjoy.  Comments encouraged.

cheers,
frank

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Re: PESO - Swan

[paul stenquist]

Nice. Sharpness looks okay on a web sized image, but the rendering is a bit 
muddy. The whites don't sparkle.
Paul
On May 4, 2010, at 9:38 PM, frank theriault wrote:

 Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle.  I know it's not
 entirely sharp, but it's (by my standards at least) sharp in some
 places I'd like it to be (around the head and some of the water
 ripples and stuff):
 
 http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/05/swan.html
 
 Does it work?
 
 Pretty bird, anyway...
 
 ;-)
 
 Hope you enjoy.  Comments encouraged.
 
 cheers,
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Re: PESO - Swan

[David Parsons]

The picture is more of a black  grey, than BW.  I'm not sure if it
looks underexposed, or if the levels need to be adjusted.

There is also an odd dark halo along the back of the head and neck.

On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 9:38 PM, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
 Okay, this bird stuff is all new to me, so be gentle.  I know it's not
 entirely sharp, but it's (by my standards at least) sharp in some
 places I'd like it to be (around the head and some of the water
 ripples and stuff):

 http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/05/swan.html

 Does it work?

 Pretty bird, anyway...

 ;-)

 Hope you enjoy.  Comments encouraged.

 cheers,
 frank

 --
 Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson

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Re: PESO - Swan

[Jack Davis]

Beautiful angle and head position. Sort of looks like a bright snow shot 
wherein the meter over corrected by trying to convert the scene to 18% gray.
Needs to be carefully lightened..but not by too much. Remember, a variety of 
monitors with variying brightness settings are watching ;-))

Jack


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 From: frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com
 Subject: PESO - Swan
 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net
 Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 6:38 PM
 Okay, this bird stuff is all new to
 me, so be gentle.  I know it's not
 entirely sharp, but it's (by my standards at least) sharp
 in some
 places I'd like it to be (around the head and some of the
 water
 ripples and stuff):
 
 http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/05/swan.html
 
 Does it work?
 
 Pretty bird, anyway...
 
 ;-)
 
 Hope you enjoy.  Comments encouraged.
 
 cheers,
 frank
 
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 Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri
 Cartier-Bresson
 
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Re: PESO: Swan panorama

[Toine]

The effect you noticed is probably a side effect from stitching shots
from a long focal length lens.
This image is stitched from 5 shots. What you see is a field of view
from a 100 mm lens and the depth of field from a 320 mm lens. I was
sitting on the ground to reduce camera shake which shows more out of
focus foreground.
Stitching was done in PS CS3 beta which makes the stitching and
blending process very easy.

On 2/23/07, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I noticed that FA 80-320 sometimes has this strange property of
 rendering the third dimension of the image (one perpendicular to the
 film/sensor plain) in a way that makes you think you're looking at a
 miniature. This seems to be very pronounced here.

 Well done!

 Boris


 Toine wrote:
  Cygnus cygnus actually. From Wikipedia: The Whooper Swan (Cygnus
  cygnus) is a large Northern Hemisphere swan. It is the Old World
  counterpart of the North American Trumpeter Swan.
 
  http://leende.net/peso/swanpano.htm
 
  Stitched (and cropped) from 5 shots, istD, FA 80-320 @ 320, 1/640 f9.0
  400 ASA, monopod
 
  Toine
 


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Re: PESO: Swan panorama

[Boris Liberman]

I noticed that FA 80-320 sometimes has this strange property of 
rendering the third dimension of the image (one perpendicular to the 
film/sensor plain) in a way that makes you think you're looking at a 
miniature. This seems to be very pronounced here.

Well done!

Boris


Toine wrote:
 Cygnus cygnus actually. From Wikipedia: The Whooper Swan (Cygnus
 cygnus) is a large Northern Hemisphere swan. It is the Old World
 counterpart of the North American Trumpeter Swan.
 
 http://leende.net/peso/swanpano.htm
 
 Stitched (and cropped) from 5 shots, istD, FA 80-320 @ 320, 1/640 f9.0
 400 ASA, monopod
 
 Toine
 


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PESO: Swan panorama

[Toine]

Cygnus cygnus actually. From Wikipedia: The Whooper Swan (Cygnus
cygnus) is a large Northern Hemisphere swan. It is the Old World
counterpart of the North American Trumpeter Swan.

http://leende.net/peso/swanpano.htm

Stitched (and cropped) from 5 shots, istD, FA 80-320 @ 320, 1/640 f9.0
400 ASA, monopod

Toine

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