Re: PESO: Open Water

2015-03-26 Thread Stanley Halpin
:55:52 AM Subject: PESO: Open Water Last week the ice on the river by our home was rapidly vanishing and the waterfowl were quick to spot the open water. Here a pair of mallards take a break on the convenient ice shelf. http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/e40374b67 Tech details

Re: PESO: Open Water

2015-03-26 Thread Rick Womer
Stan, to me the ducks are too inconspicuous and the shoreline is too dark and cluttered. When I tried cropping at the shoreline, the snow ridges on the ice (created by skaters?) became a distraction. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 11:55 AM, Stanley Halpin

Re: PESO: Open Water

2015-03-26 Thread Stanley Halpin
Thanks Rick. I agree that it doesn’t work when cropped down to isolate on the ducks. What I liked about this was the subtlety; maybe it is too subtle! But the few light-colored tree trunks in the background draw my eye to the prominent pressure ridge in the ice which leads me to the ducks. From

Re: PESO: Open Water

2015-03-26 Thread Jack Davis
Very well composed and ideal exposure. Nice! Jack - Original Message - From: Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:55:52 AM Subject: PESO: Open Water Last week the ice on the river by our home was rapidly

Re: PESO: Open Water

2015-03-26 Thread Stanley Halpin
. Nice! Jack - Original Message - From: Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:55:52 AM Subject: PESO: Open Water Last week the ice on the river by our home was rapidly vanishing and the waterfowl

Re: PESO: Open Water

2015-03-26 Thread Darren Addy
Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote: Very well composed and ideal exposure. Nice! Jack - Original Message - From: Stanley Halpin s...@stans-photography.info To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:55:52 AM Subject: PESO: Open Water Last week the ice

PESO: Open Water

2015-03-26 Thread Stanley Halpin
Last week the ice on the river by our home was rapidly vanishing and the waterfowl were quick to spot the open water. Here a pair of mallards take a break on the convenient ice shelf. http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/e40374b67 Tech details: 645z with FA645 Macro 120/4.0 at f/8, 1/200,