Re: PAW: First Robin of Spring

2005-02-08 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 23:20:22 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The temperature reached almost 50 degrees F in Michigan today. I went shooting on the banks of the Rouge River and was surprised to see a few Robins. It seems a bit early for these spring arrivals, but I'm not

Re: PAW: First Robin of Spring

2005-02-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Frank. On Feb 8, 2005, at 5:40 PM, frank theriault wrote: On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 23:20:22 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The temperature reached almost 50 degrees F in Michigan today. I went shooting on the banks of the Rouge River and was surprised to see a few Robins. It

Re: PAW: First Robin of Spring

2005-02-06 Thread Bruce Dayton
Geez Paul, I can't believe how well you can hand hold. I put that new 400 on without a converter and it is hard to hold still. I can see that I have lots of practicing to do. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, February 5, 2005, 3:20:22 PM, you wrote: pcn The temperature reached almost 50

RE: PAW: First Robin of Spring

2005-02-06 Thread Don Sanderson
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PAW: First Robin of Spring Geez Paul, I can't believe how well you can hand hold. I put that new 400 on without a converter and it is hard to hold still. I can see that I have lots of practicing to do. -- Best regards, Bruce Saturday, February 5, 2005

Re: PAW: First Robin of Spring

2005-02-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Bruce. However, I can't hold the camera perfectly still with a 400 and 2X. But at 1000th of a second, you only have to accomplish a relatively still moment to get a decent shot. I have another that I shot off the tripod that is noticeably sharper. However, the bird's back is turned

Re: PAW: First Robin of Spring

2005-02-06 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 2/5/2005 3:21:43 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The temperature reached almost 50 degrees F in Michigan today. I went shooting on the banks of the Rouge River and was surprised to see a few Robins. It seems a bit early for these spring arrivals, but I'm

Re: PAW: First Robin of Spring

2005-02-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
Thanks Marnie. I just finished reworking it in the RAW converter. I was able to reduce the noise a bit and was very conservative on the saturation and contrast. I saw another robin while I was out running this morning and realized that I was quite a bit over the top in terms of the breast

RE: PAW: First Robin of Spring

2005-02-06 Thread Doug Franklin
On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 04:46:49 -0600, Don Sanderson wrote: Many can do better than this but I can't, it's quite frustrating. Any pointers for us movers and shakers? Some of the techniques used by long range rifle and pistol shooters can be quite handy. Things like using bone-to-bone contact for

RE: PAW: First Robin of Spring

2005-02-06 Thread pnstenquist
I didn't get the message previous to this, but steady shooting is partly just a matter of practice. But it's also a matter of concentration and mental preparation. You have to psych yourself into a relaxed state of mind. When shooting you maintain a regular breathing pattern and shoot just

PAW: First Robin of Spring

2005-02-05 Thread pnstenquist
The temperature reached almost 50 degrees F in Michigan today. I went shooting on the banks of the Rouge River and was surprised to see a few Robins. It seems a bit early for these spring arrivals, but I'm not complaining. Maybe they know something we don't. Here's one. Again, this is handheld

Re: PAW: First Robin of Spring

2005-02-05 Thread Keith Whaley
Nice! I was born and raised in Northern Ohio. We had tons of Robins in the spring! One of the earliest birds to show up in the spring. I think it's still got a lot of Winter to go yet, along the southern Lake Erie and Michigan shores. Wonder where they'll go to keep out of the worst of it?