Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-09 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Frank! On 8/6/2014 11:22 PM, knarf wrote: I love goldfinches. Such pretty little things. Beautifully captured, Mark. Incredible sharpness. Cheers, frank On 2 August, 2014 6:10:29 PM EDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/goldfinch

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-09 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Bruce - they are indeed little acrobats. I got several shots of their derrieres as they hung upside down and worked on the seed head. (Somehow those shots did't make the cut...) On 8/8/2014 10:28 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Goldfinches showing off how acrobatic they are. Well matched

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-09 Thread Christine Aguila
Excellent! Love them! Cheers, Christine On Aug 2, 2014, at 5:10 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/goldfinch I was going to go out shooting today but wound up staying around the house to get caught up on some yard work. This

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-08 Thread Bruce Walker
Goldfinches showing off how acrobatic they are. Well matched colours too. Nice! On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 6:10 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/goldfinch I was going to go out shooting today but wound up staying around the house to get

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-06 Thread knarf
I love goldfinches. Such pretty little things. Beautifully captured, Mark. Incredible sharpness. Cheers, frank On 2 August, 2014 6:10:29 PM EDT, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/goldfinch I was going to go out shooting today but wound up

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-04 Thread Ken Waller
pdml-m...@charter.net Subject: GESO - Goldfinch http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/goldfinch I was going to go out shooting today but wound up staying around the house to get caught up on some yard work. This goldfinch might have been a better photo op than anything I would have

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-03 Thread Jack Davis
Impressive performance of an excellent lens, camera and photographer. J - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, August 2, 2014 8:37:01 PM Subject: Re: GESO - Goldfinch Thanks, Jack - only #3 was a heavy crop - the image as presented

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-03 Thread Attila Boros
Excellent gallery! On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 1:10 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/goldfinch I was going to go out shooting today but wound up staying around the house to get caught up on some yard work. This goldfinch might have been a

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-03 Thread Igor Roshchin
Since I had never heard dicky bird, I had to look it up... Along that way I cam across this page with the history of this and related expression: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/not-a-dicky-bird.html I thought some of the linguistic nerds would be curious to read that. Igor Sat Aug 2

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-03 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Attila! On 8/3/2014 12:08 PM, Attila Boros wrote: Excellent gallery! On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 1:10 AM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/goldfinch I was going to go out shooting today but wound up staying around the house to get caught

GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-02 Thread Mark C
http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/goldfinch I was going to go out shooting today but wound up staying around the house to get caught up on some yard work. This goldfinch might have been a better photo op than anything I would have seen in the field. Comments welcome. K-3 and

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-02 Thread Bob W-PDML
Superb On 2 Aug 2014, at 23:10, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/goldfinch I was going to go out shooting today but wound up staying around the house to get caught up on some yard work. This goldfinch might have been a better photo op

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-02 Thread Ann Sanfedele
you must have a good camera Those are yummy, Mark - lovely portraits of one of my favorite dicky-birds - enjoy the detail you got - I think from an asesthetic point of view I like the first one best as the contrest between the pretty and healthy bird, the angle of the view and the drooping

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-02 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Excellent images, Mark! The third image looks like he is actually posing for you, and he looks quite proud. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 6:10 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-02 Thread Paul Stenquist
Excellent shots. And a good strategy for achieving them. I’ve noticed that birds seem to be much more afraid of people than of cars. I can drive up to the wetlands in my car and a heron won’t budge. But the minute I get out, he’s gone. Paul On Aug 2, 2014, at 6:10 PM, Mark C

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-02 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Bob! On 8/2/2014 6:40 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote: Superb On 2 Aug 2014, at 23:10, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/goldfinch I was going to go out shooting today but wound up staying around the house to get caught up on some yard work.

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-02 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Ann! I agree that the first shot is the strongest - I took a ton of shots of the bird eating and they were just not vey compelling (he was a messy eater)... I have not heard the phrase dicky bird since I was 4 years old! Mark On 8/2/2014 6:45 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: you must have a

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-02 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Dan! He was actually scoping me out in the third images - I was actually one of the first I took of him and he was deciding if me in the car was too much of a threat or not. Obviously decided on not On 8/2/2014 6:47 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Excellent images, Mark! The third image

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-02 Thread Mark C
Thanks, Paul - I try to lay low in the car but in this case I was about 10 feet form the bird. No way would they stay around if I was standing or sitting in the open at that distance! Mark On 8/2/2014 7:14 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Excellent shots. And a good strategy for achieving them.

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-02 Thread Jack Davis
Extremely nice images, Mark. Were they all fairly heavy crops? J - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, August 2, 2014 3:10:29 PM Subject: GESO - Goldfinch http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/goldfinch I was going

Re: GESO - Goldfinch

2014-08-02 Thread Mark C
11:06 PM, Jack Davis wrote: Extremely nice images, Mark. Were they all fairly heavy crops? J - Original Message - From: Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net To: PDML pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, August 2, 2014 3:10:29 PM Subject: GESO - Goldfinch http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php