Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

2010-06-14 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Peter! Having a working A* 300 gives you the option of either selling or using. That way you can't help but benefit from stubborn. Jack --- On Sun, 6/13/10, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

2010-06-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
Great shot. You must have used a very high shutter speed to freeze the wings that well. On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I was, again, enjoying the patio chaise when the nearby garden was visited by a Humming Bird. In this case, a Stellula calliope. She

Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

2010-06-14 Thread Jack Davis
LOL..Thanks, Steven! Jack --- On Mon, 6/14/10, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Monday, June 14, 2010, 6:15 AM Great shot.  You must have used a very high

PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

2010-06-13 Thread Jack Davis
I was, again, enjoying the patio chaise when the nearby garden was visited by a Humming Bird. In this case, a Stellula calliope. She (according to my field guide?) checked out a blossom or two before settling on a twig as shown. Am currently using a version of this image as my wallpaper and as

Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

2010-06-13 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 1:46 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: I was, again, enjoying the patio chaise when the nearby garden was visited by a Humming Bird. In this case, a Stellula calliope. How do you know her name is Stella.?? She (according to my field guide?) checked out a

Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

2010-06-13 Thread Jack Davis
LOL..A male hummer in a torn T-shirt was yelling her name. How do you think? ;-D Thanks, Dave! Jack --- On Sun, 6/13/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date

Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

2010-06-13 Thread P. J. Alling
Flightly little bird, I never see them on branches. Well not that particular bird or variety for that matter... What lens? On 6/13/2010 1:46 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I was, again, enjoying the patio chaise when the nearby garden was visited by a Humming Bird. In this case, a Stellula calliope.

Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

2010-06-13 Thread Bob Sullivan
Jack, Excellent image of an elusive subject. I especially appreciate the feathers on the front. Great details! We put out a feeder and had hummers within an hour. A local at the garden center complained when she heard that. She had been trying for a few weeks with no success. Regards, Bob S.

Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

2010-06-13 Thread P N Stenquist
Excellent shot. You're really getting a lot of great work with that 55-300. Superb. Paul On Jun 13, 2010, at 1:46 PM, Jack Davis wrote: I was, again, enjoying the patio chaise when the nearby garden was visited by a Humming Bird. In this case, a Stellula calliope. She (according to my field

Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

2010-06-13 Thread Bruce Dayton
Those hummers move quite a bit. If you watch close, they do come back to the same places quite often. So catching one still, is an exercise in patience. Still, they are very small - need as much magnification as you can. Nice shot, Jack! This is one case where the lens in question did not

Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

2010-06-13 Thread Jack Davis
DA55~300. I keep it on whenever I'm sitting on the patio due to the possible bird activity on the feeder and in the flower garden. Jack --- On Sun, 6/13/10, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

2010-06-13 Thread Jack Davis
Appreciated comments, Bob! Have done some casual trap focus, but with sorry image results. Thankfully, it's not a compulsion. :) Jack --- On Sun, 6/13/10, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

2010-06-13 Thread Jack Davis
Thanks, Paul. It gives me images that encourage my having it on one camera or the other whenever hunting. Fairly competent. Jack --- On Sun, 6/13/10, P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: From: P N Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net Subject: Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer To: Pentax-Discuss

Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

2010-06-13 Thread Jack Davis
focusing and being so light makes it truly extremely difficult to hand hold and expect consistent results. Jack --- On Sun, 6/13/10, Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com wrote: From: Bruce Dayton bkday...@daytonphoto.com Subject: Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml

Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer

2010-06-13 Thread P. J. Alling
and in the flower garden. Jack --- On Sun, 6/13/10, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: From: P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Hunkerd Hummer To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Date: Sunday, June 13, 2010, 12:53 PM Flightly little bird, I never see