Re: PESO: a prickly proposition

2007-12-09 Thread Alastair Robertson
thanks to those who commented. Alastair On Dec 8, 2007 4:07 PM, Alastair Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.pbase.com/image/90022150 Taken last weekend while fooling around looking for bird shots. This is borage and a bumblebee both introduced from Europe. Borage is

RE: PESO: a prickly proposition

2007-12-08 Thread Bob W
Very good shot. -- Bob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alastair Robertson Sent: 08 December 2007 03:08 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: a prickly proposition http://www.pbase.com/image/90022150 Taken last

Re: PESO: a prickly proposition

2007-12-08 Thread David J Brooks
Like this one a lot. Good back ground and nice and sharp bee. Dave On Dec 7, 2007 10:07 PM, Alastair Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.pbase.com/image/90022150 Taken last weekend while fooling around looking for bird shots. This is borage and a bumblebee both introduced from

Re: PESO: a prickly proposition

2007-12-08 Thread David Savage
That's really very nice. Well done. Cheers, Dave On Dec 8, 2007 12:07 PM, Alastair Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.pbase.com/image/90022150 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: PESO: a prickly proposition

2007-12-07 Thread Alastair Robertson
thanks Bob - I like the effect that the long focal length of the Sigma has on macro subjects. With extension rings you can get close to 1:1 macro Alastair On Dec 8, 2007 6:14 PM, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Very nice Alastair. I particularly like the soft creamy background and the

Re: PESO: a prickly proposition

2007-12-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Very nice Alastair. I particularly like the soft creamy background and the flower blossoms, especially the blues. The sharp bee and thorny stems are an excellent contrast to the background and interesting by themselves. It's a picture I like to look at. Regards, Bob S. On Dec 7, 2007 9:07 PM,

PESO: a prickly proposition

2007-12-07 Thread Alastair Robertson
http://www.pbase.com/image/90022150 Taken last weekend while fooling around looking for bird shots. This is borage and a bumblebee both introduced from Europe. Borage is surprisingly prickly which at first glance doesn't seem very well armed but seeing it close up it's no wonder it's a bit of a