subject:"blackbird"

don't listen to me...
see correction below

On 1/21/2021 6:49 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:

The shoulder bands of color on the males have more red than the females..
showing.. this is an old article but the illustration shows it clearly..

https://www.syracuse.com/cny/2010/02/return_of_red-wings_means_spring_is_near_in_central_new_york.html

Redwings bands of color are visible as red and yellow in lots of
different light -

**The last 4 photos in the set , I think are starlings -

NOPE - they are female blackbirds..

ann

On 1/21/2021 3:51 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote:

Larry,

For the inconsistent colors I thought the below link might help (see
iridescent colors).
I noticed a little bird (towards the end of your series) with cyan-ish
feathers and then I wondered
if the color had something to do with the angle of view.

https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/how-birds-make-colorful-feathers/

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Larry Colen , 21 Oca 2021 Per, 11:40 tarihinde şunu
yazdı:
Sorry, nothing to do with Mr. Johnson. I was leaving Costco and
these folks were up in the trees, and pretty close to unflappable, I
walked right past them and they didn’t care, so I grabbed my camera
and took some shot. Maybe not the most glamorous, but I often don’t
get the chance to shoot birds right at the near focus limit of the
bigma.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/50858967622/in/album-72157717973579371/

I have a question though. In person, the flashes of red on the
wings are bright saturated red. In some of the shots they’re pretty
bright, but not as red as they seem in real life, in other shots
they seem downright dull. By experimentation that doesn’t seem to be
a processing issue. Is that due to the eye and camera working
differently? Just the brain perception?

For them that are interested, the full album
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Re: blackbird

Ooops -- I screwed up the illustration is of spring and winter plummage..
of the males the last 4 photos look like female redwings..
I shouldnt do this when I'm still asleep

ann

On 1/21/2021 6:49 AM, ann sanfedele wrote:
The shoulder bands of color on the males have more red than the
females..

showing.. this is an old article but the illustration shows it clearly..

https://www.syracuse.com/cny/2010/02/return_of_red-wings_means_spring_is_near_in_central_new_york.html

Redwings bands of color are visible as red and yellow in lots of
different light -
The last 4 photos in the set , I think are starlings - whose wings,
btw, are very irridescent..

ann

On 1/21/2021 3:51 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote:

Larry,

https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/how-birds-make-colorful-feathers/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/50858967622/in/album-72157717973579371/

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Re: blackbird

The shoulder bands of color on the males have more red than the females..
showing.. this is an old article but the illustration shows it clearly..

https://www.syracuse.com/cny/2010/02/return_of_red-wings_means_spring_is_near_in_central_new_york.html

Redwings bands of color are visible as red and yellow in lots of
different light -
The last 4 photos in the set , I think are starlings - whose wings, btw,
are very irridescent..

ann

On 1/21/2021 3:51 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote:

Larry,

https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/how-birds-make-colorful-feathers/

Larry Colen , 21 Oca 2021 Per, 11:40 tarihinde şunu yazdı:

Sorry, nothing to do with Mr. Johnson. I was leaving Costco and these folks
were up in the trees, and pretty close to unflappable, I walked right past them
and they didn’t care, so I grabbed my camera and took some shot. Maybe not the
most glamorous, but I often don’t get the chance to shoot birds right at the
near focus limit of the bigma.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/50858967622/in/album-72157717973579371/

I have a question though. In person, the flashes of red on the wings are
bright saturated red. In some of the shots they’re pretty bright, but not as
red as they seem in real life, in other shots they seem downright dull. By
experimentation that doesn’t seem to be a processing issue. Is that due to the
eye and camera working differently? Just the brain perception?

For them that are interested, the full album
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157717973579371

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Re: blackbird


redwings are unflappable (no pun...)  - unless you got close to a nest..

I love
20210120-LRC55528 



getting that pose and the shadow make it much more interesting than a 
field guide worthy shot

ann


On 1/21/2021 3:39 AM, Larry Colen wrote:

Sorry, nothing to do with Mr. Johnson. I was leaving Costco and these folks 
were up in the trees, and pretty close to unflappable, I walked right past them 
and they didn’t care, so I grabbed my camera and took some shot. Maybe not the 
most glamorous, but I often don’t get the chance to shoot birds right at the 
near focus limit of the bigma.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/50858967622/in/album-72157717973579371/

I have a question though.  In person, the flashes of red on the wings are 
bright saturated red. In some of the shots they’re pretty bright, but not as 
red as they seem in real life, in other shots they seem downright dull. By 
experimentation that doesn’t seem to be a processing issue.  Is that due to the 
eye and camera working differently? Just the brain perception?

For them that are interested, the full album
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157717973579371

Comments and suggestions always appreciated.

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Re: blackbird

2021-01-21 Thread Subash Jeyan

i liked this:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/50858153533/in/album-72157717973579371/

they are very different from indian blackbirds :)


On Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:39:36 -0800
Larry Colen  wrote:

> Sorry, nothing to do with Mr. Johnson. I was leaving Costco and these
> folks were up in the trees, and pretty close to unflappable, I walked
> right past them and they didn’t care, so I grabbed my camera and took
> some shot. Maybe not the most glamorous, but I often don’t get the
> chance to shoot birds right at the near focus limit of the bigma.
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/50858967622/in/album-72157717973579371/
> 
> I have a question though.  In person, the flashes of red on the wings
> are bright saturated red. In some of the shots they’re pretty bright,
> but not as red as they seem in real life, in other shots they seem
> downright dull. By experimentation that doesn’t seem to be a
> processing issue.  Is that due to the eye and camera working
> differently? Just the brain perception?
> 
> For them that are interested, the full album
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157717973579371



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Re: blackbird

2021-01-21 Thread Bulent Celasun

Larry,

For the inconsistent colors I thought the below link might help (see
iridescent colors).
I noticed a little bird (towards the end of your series) with cyan-ish
feathers and then I wondered
if the color had something to do with the angle of view.

https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/how-birds-make-colorful-feathers/

Bulent
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Larry Colen , 21 Oca 2021 Per, 11:40 tarihinde şunu yazdı:
>
> Sorry, nothing to do with Mr. Johnson. I was leaving Costco and these folks 
> were up in the trees, and pretty close to unflappable, I walked right past 
> them and they didn’t care, so I grabbed my camera and took some shot. Maybe 
> not the most glamorous, but I often don’t get the chance to shoot birds right 
> at the near focus limit of the bigma.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/50858967622/in/album-72157717973579371/
>
> I have a question though.  In person, the flashes of red on the wings are 
> bright saturated red. In some of the shots they’re pretty bright, but not as 
> red as they seem in real life, in other shots they seem downright dull. By 
> experimentation that doesn’t seem to be a processing issue.  Is that due to 
> the eye and camera working differently? Just the brain perception?
>
> For them that are interested, the full album
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157717973579371
>
> Comments and suggestions always appreciated.
>
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2021-01-21 Thread Larry Colen

Sorry, nothing to do with Mr. Johnson. I was leaving Costco and these folks 
were up in the trees, and pretty close to unflappable, I walked right past them 
and they didn’t care, so I grabbed my camera and took some shot. Maybe not the 
most glamorous, but I often don’t get the chance to shoot birds right at the 
near focus limit of the bigma.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/50858967622/in/album-72157717973579371/

I have a question though.  In person, the flashes of red on the wings are 
bright saturated red. In some of the shots they’re pretty bright, but not as 
red as they seem in real life, in other shots they seem downright dull. By 
experimentation that doesn’t seem to be a processing issue.  Is that due to the 
eye and camera working differently? Just the brain perception?

For them that are interested, the full album
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/albums/72157717973579371

Comments and suggestions always appreciated.

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l...@red4est.com




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Re: PESO Female Red-Winged Blackbird

2020-10-29 Thread ann sanfedele


Very cooperative young lady -   nice shot, of course  :-)
ann

On 10/28/2020 4:18 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

A lady of the species. K-1, D FA 150-450, DA 1.4X Converter, 630mm, f8

https://www.photo.net/photo/18628432/Female-Red-Winged-Blackbird



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Re: PESO Female Red-Winged Blackbird

2020-10-29 Thread Paul Stenquist

Thanks Dan. She was very cooperative. Perched for at least ten seconds.

Paul

> On Oct 28, 2020, at 7:56 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> Great composition, pleasing bokeh, and excellent detail.  Overall, a great
> shot!
> 
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>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2020 at 4:19 PM Paul Stenquist 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> A lady of the species. K-1, D FA 150-450, DA 1.4X Converter, 630mm, f8
>> 
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18628432/Female-Red-Winged-Blackbird
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Re: PESO Female Red-Winged Blackbird

2020-10-29 Thread Paul Stenquist

Thanks Subash. Pretty soon it’s going to be shooting Juncos in the snow for me.

Paul

> On Oct 29, 2020, at 12:06 AM, Subash Jeyan  wrote:
> 
> sharp, detailed and nicely framed. lovely shot...
> 
>> On Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:18:33 -0400
>> Paul Stenquist  wrote:
>> 
>> A lady of the species. K-1, D FA 150-450, DA 1.4X Converter, 630mm, f8
>> 
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18628432/Female-Red-Winged-Blackbird
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Re: PESO Female Red-Winged Blackbird

2020-10-28 Thread Subash Jeyan

sharp, detailed and nicely framed. lovely shot...

On Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:18:33 -0400
Paul Stenquist  wrote:

> A lady of the species. K-1, D FA 150-450, DA 1.4X Converter, 630mm, f8
> 
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18628432/Female-Red-Winged-Blackbird
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Re: PESO Female Red-Winged Blackbird

2020-10-28 Thread Ken Waller

Just about perfect Paul - nice job !


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>A lady of the species. K-1, D FA 150-450, DA 1.4X Converter, 630mm, f8
>
>https://www.photo.net/photo/18628432/Female-Red-Winged-Blackbird


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Re: PESO Female Red-Winged Blackbird

2020-10-28 Thread Daniel J. Matyola

Great composition, pleasing bokeh, and excellent detail.  Overall, a great
shot!

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Re: PESO Female Red-Winged Blackbird

2020-10-28 Thread Paul Stenquist

Thanks Ken. It was a great day to be outdoors in Michigan.

Paul

> On Oct 28, 2020, at 5:37 PM, Ken Waller  wrote:
> 
> Just about perfect Paul - nice job !
> 
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PESO Female Red-Winged Blackbird

2020-10-28 Thread Paul Stenquist

A lady of the species. K-1, D FA 150-450, DA 1.4X Converter, 630mm, f8

https://www.photo.net/photo/18628432/Female-Red-Winged-Blackbird

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Re: Red-Winged Blackbird

Thanks Larry.

Paul

> On May 20, 2018, at 1:39 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
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> Wow! excellent, even by Paul standards
> 
> 
> Jack Davis wrote:
>> Yes, I agree Dan!
>> J
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On May 20, 2018, at 9:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola<danmaty...@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Very nice blackbird image.  It looks like he is on the grass, however,
>>> instead of in a tree.
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> On Sun, May 20, 2018 at 10:45 AM, Paul Stenquist<pnstenqu...@comcast.net>
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>>>> On a pine tree branch.
>>>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18474027/Red-Winged-Blackbird
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Re: Red-Winged Blackbird

2018-05-20 Thread Daniel J. Matyola

That is an excellent shot.  I like the position of the tail and the wings.

And this one is indeed standing on a branch.  

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On Sun, May 20, 2018 at 1:07 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net>
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> Oops. My bad. I linked to the wrong photo. I like this shot better. The
> tail is clipped and the detail is a bit better.
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18474145/Red-Winged-Blackbird
>
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> > Yes, I agree Dan!
> > J
> >
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> >> On May 20, 2018, at 9:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Very nice blackbird image.  It looks like he is on the grass, however,
> >> instead of in a tree.
> >>
> >>
> >> Dan Matyola
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Re: Red-Winged Blackbird

2018-05-20 Thread Larry Colen


Wow! excellent, even by Paul standards


Jack Davis wrote:

Yes, I agree Dan!
J

Sent from my iPhone


On May 20, 2018, at 9:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola<danmaty...@gmail.com>  wrote:

Very nice blackbird image.  It looks like he is on the grass, however,
instead of in a tree.


Dan Matyola
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On Sun, May 20, 2018 at 10:45 AM, Paul Stenquist<pnstenqu...@comcast.net>
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On a pine tree branch.
https://www.photo.net/photo/18474027/Red-Winged-Blackbird

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Re: Red-Winged Blackbird

Oops. My bad. I linked to the wrong photo. I like this shot better. The tail is 
clipped and the detail is a bit better.
https://www.photo.net/photo/18474145/Red-Winged-Blackbird

> On May 20, 2018, at 12:51 PM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net> wrote:
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> Yes, I agree Dan!
> J
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On May 20, 2018, at 9:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Very nice blackbird image.  It looks like he is on the grass, however,
>> instead of in a tree.
>> 
>> 
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>> On Sun, May 20, 2018 at 10:45 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net>
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>>> On a pine tree branch.
>>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18474027/Red-Winged-Blackbird
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Re: Red-Winged Blackbird

2018-05-20 Thread Jack Davis

Yes, I agree Dan!
J

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 20, 2018, at 9:42 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Very nice blackbird image.  It looks like he is on the grass, however,
> instead of in a tree.
> 
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> On Sun, May 20, 2018 at 10:45 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net>
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>> On a pine tree branch.
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18474027/Red-Winged-Blackbird
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Re: Red-Winged Blackbird

2018-05-20 Thread Daniel J. Matyola

Very nice blackbird image.  It looks like he is on the grass, however,
instead of in a tree.


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> On a pine tree branch.
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18474027/Red-Winged-Blackbird
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Re: Red-Winged Blackbird

Thanks Subash. The bird is on a lower, inner branch of a large white pine, so 
the limb is devoid of needles. You can see some out of focus needles in the 
background.

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> On Sun, 20 May 2018 10:45:35 -0400
> Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote:
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>> On a pine tree branch.
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18474027/Red-Winged-Blackbird
> 
> sharp and detailed...
> 
> i don't see a pine tree branch, however...
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Re: Red-Winged Blackbird

2018-05-20 Thread Subash Jeyan

On Sun, 20 May 2018 10:45:35 -0400
Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote:

> On a pine tree branch.
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18474027/Red-Winged-Blackbird

sharp and detailed...

i don't see a pine tree branch, however...

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On a pine tree branch.
https://www.photo.net/photo/18474027/Red-Winged-Blackbird

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Re: PESOs: Redwing Blackbird

2017-04-02 Thread Paul Stenquist

Thanks Ann. I think his displeasure was directed at me. A swan, ducks and geese 
were nearby, but they were all behind him. He’s in the cattails of a wetland 
adjacent to Vray Lake. Saw a lot of redwing blackbirds today, but this was the 
only one that was relatively close. Some up in the trees were doing battle with 
grackles. 

Paul


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> 
> Love that one where he is scolding you!
> 
> well, scolding someone or something anyway
> 
> ann
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> On 4/2/2017 12:37 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
>> This morning at Vray Lake in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan:
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18370160/redwing-blackbird-at-vray-lake
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18370158/red-wing-blackbird-at-vray-lake
>> https://www.photo.net/photo/18370157/red-wing-takeoff
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Re: PESOs: Redwing Blackbird

2017-04-02 Thread ann sanfedele


Love that one where he is scolding you!

well, scolding someone or something anyway

ann

On 4/2/2017 12:37 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:

This morning at Vray Lake in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan:
https://www.photo.net/photo/18370160/redwing-blackbird-at-vray-lake
https://www.photo.net/photo/18370158/red-wing-blackbird-at-vray-lake
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Re: PESOs: Redwing Blackbird

2017-04-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola

Very nice image of what I have always found to be a difficult bird to
capture.


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> This morning at Vray Lake in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan:
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18370160/redwing-blackbird-at-vray-lake
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PESOs: Redwing Blackbird

2017-04-02 Thread Paul Stenquist

This morning at Vray Lake in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan:
https://www.photo.net/photo/18370160/redwing-blackbird-at-vray-lake
https://www.photo.net/photo/18370158/red-wing-blackbird-at-vray-lake
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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird (male)

2013-07-09 Thread Aahz Maruch

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 Damn, how close are you getting to these birds?  Every time I raise
 my camera to my eye at a distance where a reasonable focal length
 lens is effective, they panic and think I'm going to shoot the based
 on how fast they disappear.

But you *ARE* going to shoot them, isn't that the point?
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Re: PESO - Juvenile Red Winged Blackbird

2013-07-04 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com

Thanks Bruce, Dan, Jack and Gerrit.

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks as well to all who looked.

Shooting close ups of birds with a 200mm teaches patience along with other 
things.  :-)

cheers,
frank

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A super shot, Frank. That does it: I shan't attempt bird photography again. ;-)

Now that you've got portraits of the whole family, I'm sure they'd
love copies for their nest.

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 This completes the family. We've seen Mom, Dad and here's Junior. You can see 
 his red shoulders starting to show:

  
 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/07/juvenile-red-winged-blackbird.html?m=1

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Re: PESO - Juvenile Red Winged Blackbird

2013-07-03 Thread Daniel J. Matyola

Another fine portrait!

I'm quite impressed with your ability to obtain sharp images of these
elusive critters.

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 This completes the family. We've seen Mom, Dad and here's Junior. You can see 
 his red shoulders starting to show:

  
 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/07/juvenile-red-winged-blackbird.html?m=1

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Re: PESO - Juvenile Red Winged Blackbird

2013-07-03 Thread Jack Davis

You're a talented stalker, Frank! You then back it up with some beautifully 
edited shots.

Jack


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Subject: PESO - Juvenile Red Winged Blackbird

This completes the family. We've seen Mom, Dad and here's Junior. You can see 
his red shoulders starting to show:

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/07/juvenile-red-winged-blackbird.html?m=1

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RE: PESO - Juvenile Red Winged Blackbird

2013-07-03 Thread Gerrit Visser

That is a lovely pose.

Gerrit

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This completes the family. We've seen Mom, Dad and here's Junior. You can
see his red shoulders starting to show:

 
http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/07/juvenile-red-winged-blackbird.html
?m=1

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Re: PESO - Juvenile Red Winged Blackbird

2013-07-03 Thread Bruce Walker

A super shot, Frank. That does it: I shan't attempt bird photography again. ;-)

Now that you've got portraits of the whole family, I'm sure they'd
love copies for their nest.

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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird (male)

2013-07-02 Thread Charles Robinson

On Jun 28, 2013, at 22:25 , knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:

 I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North 
 America. Apparently they're ~everywhere~, including New Toronto. The other 
 day was a (not so black) female, today the male:
 
 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1
 

Not only are these birds pretty to look at, I think they sound really nice too. 
 One of my favorites when strolling past wetlands and tall grasses...

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PESO - Juvenile Red Winged Blackbird

2013-07-02 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com

This completes the family. We've seen Mom, Dad and here's Junior. You can see 
his red shoulders starting to show:

 
http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/07/juvenile-red-winged-blackbird.html?m=1

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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird (male)

2013-07-02 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com

I like them too. That red and yellow shoulder patch really is lovely on them.

They have many different songs and vocalizations and some of them are lovely 
but their sounds when they're angry or alarmed are annoying. Then again, so are 
mine.

;-)


Thanks for the comment!

cheers,
frank

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On Jun 28, 2013, at 22:25 , knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:

 I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North 
 America. Apparently they're ~everywhere~, including New Toronto. The other 
 day was a (not so black) female, today the male:
 
 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1
 

Not only are these birds pretty to look at, I think they sound really nice too. 
 One of my favorites when strolling past wetlands and tall grasses...

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Re: PESO - Female Red Wing Blackbird

2013-06-30 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com

Yeah I agree about that way oof leaf at the bottom. Would probably think of 
cloning it out if I were going to use the photo for anything more.

Or not, I don't know. Don't like to clone. Sometimes necessary though.

Thanks also to Mark and everyone else who commented.

Cheers,
frank

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Bird nicely shot, crisp and sharp--that bit of green at the bottom is a tad 
distracting--but that's a minor nit.  Overall, nicely done.  Cheers, Christine


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 Wish the sky were a bit more blue. Otherwise, hope you enjoy:
 
 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/female-red-wing-blackbird.html?m=1
 
 Comments always welcome.
 
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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird (male)

2013-06-29 Thread Jack Davis

Again, you nailed the focus. Nice catch, Frank!

Jack


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I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North 
America. Apparently they're ~everywhere~, including New Toronto. The other day 
was a (not so black) female, today the male:

http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1

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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird (male)

2013-06-29 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com

I dunno. When I was shooting today (got a juvenile red winged blackboard - 
kinda cool) I took a look at the scale on the focus ring and I got to about 8 
feet. Sometimes I'll get closer:  my barn swallow was very near the closest I 
can focus on my M200mm f4.0, about 6.5 feet, but that's unusually close:

 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/barn-swallow.html?m=1

With such a short lens (for this sort of stuff) I have no choice but get as 
close as possible.

I try to lift the camera to eye early as that motion does tend to spook them. 
Then I take teeny steps, shooting a few frames each step until we're done 
(meaning the bird flies away).

Thanks for the comment. Thanks to everyone else who commented and looked. Glad 
you enjoyed.

Cheers,
frank 

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Damn, how close are you getting to these birds?  Every time I raise my 
camera to my eye at a distance where a reasonable focal length lens is 
effective, they panic and think I'm going to shoot the based on how fast 
they disappear.

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 I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North 
 America. Apparently they're ~everywhere~, including New Toronto. The other 
 day was a (not so black) female, today the male:

   http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1

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Re: PESO - Female Red Wing Blackbird

2013-06-28 Thread Christine Aguila

Bird nicely shot, crisp and sharp--that bit of green at the bottom is a tad 
distracting--but that's a minor nit.  Overall, nicely done.  Cheers, Christine


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PESO - Red Winged Blackbird (male)

2013-06-28 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com

I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North 
America. Apparently they're ~everywhere~, including New Toronto. The other day 
was a (not so black) female, today the male:

 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1

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RE: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird (male)

2013-06-28 Thread Gerrit Visser

Well managed depth of field, esp out of focus leaves in front. And good job
avoiding the deluge :-)

gerrit

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I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North
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day was a (not so black) female, today the male:

 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1

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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird (male)

2013-06-28 Thread P.J. Alling

Damn, how close are you getting to these birds?  Every time I raise my 
camera to my eye at a distance where a reasonable focal length lens is 
effective, they panic and think I'm going to shoot the based on how fast 
they disappear.


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I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North 
America. Apparently they're ~everywhere~, including New Toronto. The other day 
was a (not so black) female, today the male:

  http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1

Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.

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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird (male)

2013-06-28 Thread Ann Sanfedele


I love them - and I like your portrait
ann

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I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North 
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  http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1

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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird (male)

2013-06-28 Thread David Mann

On Jun 29, 2013, at 3:25 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:

 I read that the red winged blackbird may be the most common bird in North 
 America. Apparently they're ~everywhere~, including New Toronto. The other 
 day was a (not so black) female, today the male:
 
 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/red-wing-blackbird-male.html?m=1

Nice natural portrait.  I like how you framed him among the leaves.

Our pet bellbird has been hanging around here quite a lot in recent weeks.  
He's very distracting but in a good way.  Haven't done much about trying to get 
more photos as he moves around a lot and the light is pretty bad at this time 
of year.

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PESO - Female Red Wing Blackbird

2013-06-27 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com

Wish the sky were a bit more blue. Otherwise, hope you enjoy:

 http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/female-red-wing-blackbird.html?m=1

Comments always welcome.

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Re: PESO - Female Red Wing Blackbird

2013-06-27 Thread Jack Davis

I'm certainly enjoying your continuing collection of nice sharp images, Frank.

Jack


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Wish the sky were a bit more blue. Otherwise, hope you enjoy:

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Re: PESO - Female Red Wing Blackbird

2013-06-27 Thread Rick Womer

Color wildlife shots from Frank!  It's still unsettling...

Very nice, though.

Rick
 
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Wish the sky were a bit more blue. Otherwise, hope you enjoy:

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Re: PESO - Female Red Wing Blackbird

2013-06-27 Thread Bruce Walker

It's great, Frank. Good profile, he's singing, excellent colour and
detail. The blueness should be a simple WB tweak, but I like the
pastel colour as-is, myself.

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Re: PESO - Female Red Wing Blackbird

2013-06-27 Thread P.J. Alling


You sure you're not using Audubon's methods?

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Re: PESO - Female Red Wing Blackbird

2013-06-27 Thread Don Guthrie

Frank, I thought we had agreed you would stop posting fine bird 
pictures. Oh well I shall continue wallowing in jealousy.

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Wish the sky were a bit more blue. Otherwise, hope you enjoy:

  http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/female-red-wing-blackbird.html?m=1

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Re: PESO - Female Red Wing Blackbird

2013-06-27 Thread Paul Stenquist

Very nice, Frank. The sky has a pleasant hue, IMO. Excellent shot.

Paul
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Re: PESO - Female Red Wing Blackbird

2013-06-27 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com

She's a she (see the SL).  ;-)

And while the beak is open what's coming out ain't singing. Red winged 
blackbirds can mimic other birds but much of their vocalization consists of 
angry squawks. 

She was letting me know she didn't want me there. Kept her distance but kept 
squawking while she flitted around me (but not too close), trying to get me to 
leave.  

I don't blame her.  ;-)

Thanks for the comment, Bruce. And thanks to everyone else who looked and 
commented.

Cheers,
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It's great, Frank. Good profile, he's singing, excellent colour and
detail. The blueness should be a simple WB tweak, but I like the
pastel colour as-is, myself.

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Re: PESO - Female Red Wing Blackbird

2013-06-27 Thread Mark C


Amazing how different the females and males are. Nice crisp shot.

Mark

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Re: Peso: Blackbird and Friends

2012-10-16 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com

The SR 71 is still a hell of an aircraft. Most impressive!

You can see a lot of X-15 in it from that angle imho.

Cool pic!

Cheers,
frank

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I never heard that one.  KJ is someone I've always respected from
history.  The UH Center has the other end of his career as well, the
P-38.  My young friend was intrigued by the two planes, and was truly
surprised that the SR-71 is an almost 50 year old design.  We had a
nice chat about the P-38 and the SR-71 as they are both beautiful
designs with some funny similarities.

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 On Oct 15, 2012, at 5:48 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote:

 A post card image but I still like it.  The woman on the left provides
 a greats sense of scale.

 http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-hMJBkP2/0/XL/blackbird-XL.jpg

 Nice photo of one of my favorite airplanes.  One of my favorite quotes is 
 Kelly Johnson recounting how one of his engineers accused him of trying to 
 make a Ford Tri-Motor fly at mach 3.



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Peso: Blackbird and Friends

A post card image but I still like it.  The woman on the left provides
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Re: Peso: Blackbird and Friends

2012-10-15 Thread Bob Sullivan

Steve,
Wonderful shot.  Is that the Air  Space Museum Annex out by Dulles Airport?
The Blackbird is special, but the Space Shuttle in the background
makes the shot.
Regards,  Bob S.

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Re: Peso: Blackbird and Friends

Yes, It's the Udvar-Hazy Center.  $15 to park the car free after that
and an amazing museum.  The Blackbird just stuns everyone because it
is so much bigger than you think it would be. And, of course, because
it was built in the early 60's. From a photography POV, the place just
oozes with amazing angles.  I was using the Oly with the 14 (28
equivalent) and that is the right lens, unless maybe a 24.

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 Steve,
 Wonderful shot.  Is that the Air  Space Museum Annex out by Dulles Airport?
 The Blackbird is special, but the Space Shuttle in the background
 makes the shot.
 Regards,  Bob S.

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 A post card image but I still like it.  The woman on the left provides
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Re: Peso: Blackbird and Friends

Make that $15 to park the car and after that it's free and an amazing
museum.  Now I'm somehow doing cut-and-paste-o's.

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 Yes, It's the Udvar-Hazy Center.  The Blackbird just stuns everyone because it
 is so much bigger than you think it would be. And, of course, because
 it was built in the early 60's. From a photography POV, the place just
 oozes with amazing angles.  I was using the Oly with the 14 (28
 equivalent) and that is the right lens, unless maybe a 24.

 On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
 Steve,
 Wonderful shot.  Is that the Air  Space Museum Annex out by Dulles Airport?
 The Blackbird is special, but the Space Shuttle in the background
 makes the shot.
 Regards,  Bob S.

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 A post card image but I still like it.  The woman on the left provides
 a greats sense of scale.

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Re: Peso: Blackbird and Friends

2012-10-15 Thread Larry Colen


On Oct 15, 2012, at 5:48 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote:

 A post card image but I still like it.  The woman on the left provides
 a greats sense of scale.
 
 http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-hMJBkP2/0/XL/blackbird-XL.jpg

Nice photo of one of my favorite airplanes.  One of my favorite quotes is Kelly 
Johnson recounting how one of his engineers accused him of trying to make a 
Ford Tri-Motor fly at mach 3.

 

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Re: Peso: Blackbird and Friends

I never heard that one.  KJ is someone I've always respected from
history.  The UH Center has the other end of his career as well, the
P-38.  My young friend was intrigued by the two planes, and was truly
surprised that the SR-71 is an almost 50 year old design.  We had a
nice chat about the P-38 and the SR-71 as they are both beautiful
designs with some funny similarities.

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:

 On Oct 15, 2012, at 5:48 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote:

 A post card image but I still like it.  The woman on the left provides
 a greats sense of scale.

 http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-hMJBkP2/0/XL/blackbird-XL.jpg

 Nice photo of one of my favorite airplanes.  One of my favorite quotes is 
 Kelly Johnson recounting how one of his engineers accused him of trying to 
 make a Ford Tri-Motor fly at mach 3.



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Re: Peso: Blackbird and Friends

2012-10-15 Thread David Mann

On Oct 16, 2012, at 1:48 AM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote:

 A post card image but I still like it.  The woman on the left provides
 a greats sense of scale.
 
 http://drd1135.smugmug.com/Photography/pdml/i-hMJBkP2/0/XL/blackbird-XL.jpg

I'm green with envy :(

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PESO -- Red Wing Blackbird

2012-05-07 Thread P. J. Alling



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RE: PESO -- Red Wing Blackbird

2012-05-07 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com

Like it!

Cheers,
frank

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Re: PESO -- Red Wing Blackbird

2012-05-07 Thread Bob Sullivan

Hansom bird, good catch.  Regards,  Bob S.

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Re: PESO -- Red Wing Blackbird

2012-05-07 Thread Jack Davis

Pretty well done! The crop or range, however, may have been a little excessive.


Jack

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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20redwingblackbird.html

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Re: PESO -- Red Wing Blackbird

2012-05-07 Thread P. J. Alling

This was cropped by about half, and the bird was a bit under exposed, 
everything else was properly exposed.  Bringing out detail in the bird 
stressed the K20D files a lot.


On 5/7/2012 11:17 PM, Jack Davis wrote:

Pretty well done! The crop or range, however, may have been a little excessive.


Jack

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Re: PESO: Blackbird

2010-11-22 Thread David Mann

On Nov 22, 2010, at 12:04 AM, Jack Davis wrote:

 Excellent exposure, David. It's tough to pull any detail out of these guys, 
 especially at close range, without burning out all else. Nice rendering.

Thanks Jack, but you should be complementing the K10D as I had it on auto :)

Cheers,
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Re: PESO: Blackbird

2010-11-22 Thread frank theriault

On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 6:02 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
 Nice detail

Yes it is.  Very good shot overall.

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PESO: Blackbird

2010-11-21 Thread David Mann

This little fellow was catching some rays on our tomato planter on the front 
deck (last year it was a chilli planter* but the winter was far too cold).  
After a while he popped into the planter and had a dig around, emerging every 
few minutes to keep an eye out.

It really surprised me to see him there as the planter box is only about 3ft 
long and 1-1/2ft wide.  I guess it's a signal that our compost must be full of 
tasty bugs.

http://www.multi.net.nz/blackbird/

K10D, F*300 f/4.5, 1/250th at f/9.5, shot through a double glazed window that 
should be washed.  This is straight out of the camera except for a resize as I 
don't have much in the way of processing tools on the laptop.

* If anyone wants a recipe for a delicious tomato  jalapaño relish, let me 
know and I might dig it up when I get back from Aus.  It also works well with 
Thai Super chillies if you want a bit more punch.

Cheers,
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Re: PESO: Blackbird

2010-11-21 Thread David J Brooks

Nice detail

Dave

On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 3:09 AM, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz wrote:
 This little fellow was catching some rays on our tomato planter on the front 
 deck (last year it was a chilli planter* but the winter was far too cold).  
 After a while he popped into the planter and had a dig around, emerging every 
 few minutes to keep an eye out.

 It really surprised me to see him there as the planter box is only about 3ft 
 long and 1-1/2ft wide.  I guess it's a signal that our compost must be full 
 of tasty bugs.

 http://www.multi.net.nz/blackbird/

 K10D, F*300 f/4.5, 1/250th at f/9.5, shot through a double glazed window that 
 should be washed.  This is straight out of the camera except for a resize as 
 I don't have much in the way of processing tools on the laptop.

 * If anyone wants a recipe for a delicious tomato  jalapaño relish, let me 
 know and I might dig it up when I get back from Aus.  It also works well with 
 Thai Super chillies if you want a bit more punch.

 Cheers,
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Re: PESO: Blackbird

2010-11-21 Thread Brian Walters

On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 21:09 +1300, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz
wrote:
 This little fellow was catching some rays on our tomato planter on the
 front deck (last year it was a chilli planter* but the winter was far too
 cold).  After a while he popped into the planter and had a dig around,
 emerging every few minutes to keep an eye out.
 
 It really surprised me to see him there as the planter box is only about
 3ft long and 1-1/2ft wide.  I guess it's a signal that our compost must
 be full of tasty bugs.
 
 http://www.multi.net.nz/blackbird/
 


Destructive little buggers.  Would that we could send ours back home to
Europe


Cheers

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Re: PESO: Blackbird

2010-11-21 Thread paul stenquist

Nice. good rendering of the black.
Paul
On Nov 21, 2010, at 3:09 AM, David Mann wrote:

 This little fellow was catching some rays on our tomato planter on the front 
 deck (last year it was a chilli planter* but the winter was far too cold).  
 After a while he popped into the planter and had a dig around, emerging every 
 few minutes to keep an eye out.
 
 It really surprised me to see him there as the planter box is only about 3ft 
 long and 1-1/2ft wide.  I guess it's a signal that our compost must be full 
 of tasty bugs.
 
 http://www.multi.net.nz/blackbird/
 
 K10D, F*300 f/4.5, 1/250th at f/9.5, shot through a double glazed window that 
 should be washed.  This is straight out of the camera except for a resize as 
 I don't have much in the way of processing tools on the laptop.
 
 * If anyone wants a recipe for a delicious tomato  jalapaño relish, let me 
 know and I might dig it up when I get back from Aus.  It also works well with 
 Thai Super chillies if you want a bit more punch.
 
 Cheers,
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Re: PESO: Blackbird

2010-11-21 Thread Jack Davis

Excellent exposure, David. It's tough to pull any detail out of these guys, 
especially at close range, without burning out all else. Nice rendering.

Jack

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 From: David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz
 Subject: PESO: Blackbird
 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
 Date: Sunday, November 21, 2010, 12:09 AM
 This little fellow was catching some
 rays on our tomato planter on the front deck (last year it
 was a chilli planter* but the winter was far too
 cold).  After a while he popped into the planter and
 had a dig around, emerging every few minutes to keep an eye
 out.

 It really surprised me to see him there as the planter box
 is only about 3ft long and 1-1/2ft wide.  I guess it's
 a signal that our compost must be full of tasty bugs.

 http://www.multi.net.nz/blackbird/

 K10D, F*300 f/4.5, 1/250th at f/9.5, shot through a double
 glazed window that should be washed.  This is straight
 out of the camera except for a resize as I don't have much
 in the way of processing tools on the laptop.

 * If anyone wants a recipe for a delicious tomato 
 jalapaño relish, let me know and I might dig it up when I
 get back from Aus.  It also works well with Thai Super
 chillies if you want a bit more punch.

 Cheers,
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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird - I think...

2009-05-27 Thread Graydon

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 09:57:37PM -0700, Bruce Dayton scripsit:
 Well, I live in California and this was shot just outside of
 Sacramento, so it could be that particular bird - me thinks.

And here I was being a turnip and connecting dayton in your host name
to Ohio.  Silly me.

Per both the Sibley and the Smithsonian guides, the bicolored (no
yellow) blackbird is a regional sub-species of the red-winged blackbird,
rather than being its own distinct species.  (Since the amount of yellow
varies regionally over the whole *large* range of red-winged black
birds.)

So it's a red-winged either way; it's a just a local, special
red-winged. :)

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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird - I think...

2009-05-27 Thread frank theriault

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 8:02 PM, Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote:
 If I am wrong, please correct me.

 Pentax K20D, Sigma 100-300/4 EX @ 300mm
 ISO 400, 1/1000 sec @ f/8, Handheld

 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd20_0508-1.htm

Looks like a red-winged blackbird, and it looks like a lovely photo,
too.  Love the way the branch diagonally bisects the frame.

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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird - I think...

2009-05-27 Thread Luiz Felipe

Very interesting Bruce! Since I'm with the laptop I had to scroll a 
little to view the bottom of the image, and felt you could crop it out, 
so the brach starts at the corner of the image.


Bruce Dayton escreveu:

If I am wrong, please correct me.

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PESO - Red Winged Blackbird - I think...

If I am wrong, please correct me.

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http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd20_0508-1.htm

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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird - I think...

2009-05-26 Thread Graydon

On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 05:02:23PM -0700, Bruce Dayton scripsit:
 If I am wrong, please correct me.
 
 Pentax K20D, Sigma 100-300/4 EX @ 300mm
 ISO 400, 1/1000 sec @ f/8, Handheld
 
 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd20_0508-1.htm

Given that you're not taking the picture in California (where there are
bicolored and tricolored black birds) there's really not anything else
it can be but a red-winged black bird.

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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird - I think...

2009-05-26 Thread paul stenquist

Definitely a red wing blackbird. While this might not be an  
outstanding bird picture, it's an outstanding picture. A nice  
composition in which the bird plays a role.

Paul
On May 26, 2009, at 8:02 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote:


If I am wrong, please correct me.

Pentax K20D, Sigma 100-300/4 EX @ 300mm
ISO 400, 1/1000 sec @ f/8, Handheld

http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd20_0508-1.htm

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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird - I think...

2009-05-26 Thread P. J. Alling


Looks like one to me.

Bruce Dayton wrote:

If I am wrong, please correct me.

Pentax K20D, Sigma 100-300/4 EX @ 300mm
ISO 400, 1/1000 sec @ f/8, Handheld

http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd20_0508-1.htm

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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird - I think...

2009-05-26 Thread Ken Waller

I don't think it is. 
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/id

notice the yellow patch on the wing.

Kenneth Waller
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Subject: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird - I think...



If I am wrong, please correct me.

Pentax K20D, Sigma 100-300/4 EX @ 300mm
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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird - I think...

I did note this blurb in your informative post:

Regional Differences
There’s subtle variation in Red-winged Blackbirds across the country. The most 
obvious
race is the “bicolored blackbird” of coastal California, which shows no yellow 
border
on the red shoulders.

That sounds more like this bird.  Based on the rest of the
description and the song, this sure seems like a California bicolored
version.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 9:22:40 PM, you wrote:

KW I don't think it is. 
KW http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/id
KW notice the yellow patch on the wing.

KW Kenneth Waller
KW http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f

KW - Original Message - 
KW From: Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com
KW Subject: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird - I think...


 If I am wrong, please correct me.

 Pentax K20D, Sigma 100-300/4 EX @ 300mm
 ISO 400, 1/1000 sec @ f/8, Handheld

 http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd20_0508-1.htm

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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird - I think...

2009-05-26 Thread Ken Waller

Yep, I noticed the statement @ the bottom of the page.

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From: Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com

Subject: Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird - I think...

I did note this blurb in your informative post:

Regional Differences
There’s subtle variation in Red-winged Blackbirds across the country. The 
most obvious
race is the “bicolored blackbird” of coastal California, which shows no 
yellow border

on the red shoulders.

That sounds more like this bird.  Based on the rest of the
description and the song, this sure seems like a California bicolored
version.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 9:22:40 PM, you wrote:

KW I don't think it is.
KW http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/id
KW notice the yellow patch on the wing.

KW Kenneth Waller
KW http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f

KW - Original Message - 
KW From: Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com

KW Subject: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird - I think...

If I am wrong, please correct me.

Pentax K20D, Sigma 100-300/4 EX @ 300mm
ISO 400, 1/1000 sec @ f/8, Handheld

http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd20_0508-1.htm

Comments welcome

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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird - I think...

2009-05-26 Thread Graydon

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 12:22:40AM -0400, Ken Waller scripsit:
 I don't think it is.  
 http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/id
 notice the yellow patch on the wing.

The yellow patch isn't always visible.

And while there's a blackbird that has only the red patch, it lives
pretty strictly in California and is not known to wander.

-- Graydon

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Re: PESO - Red Winged Blackbird - I think...

Well, I live in California and this was shot just outside of
Sacramento, so it could be that particular bird - me thinks.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 9:32:08 PM, you wrote:

G On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 12:22:40AM -0400, Ken Waller scripsit:
 I don't think it is.  
 http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/id
 notice the yellow patch on the wing.

G The yellow patch isn't always visible.

G And while there's a blackbird that has only the red patch, it lives
G pretty strictly in California and is not known to wander.

G -- Graydon

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