Re: PESO Really ugly chicken eating a huge worm

[Steve Cottrell]

On 12/5/18, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed:

> I 
>was tempted to make a joke about carrion luggage, but surprisingly I had 
>the decency to spare folks from such a pun

Oh mate that would have amassed more posts than than a mexican fence

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Re: PESO Really ugly chicken eating a huge worm

[Larry Colen]

Alan C wrote:

Well caught, Larry. Its beauty is in in its ugliness. Could be in my


Thanks Alan, Igor Dale, Cotty and all who looked.


backyard. That's the sort of scene I hope for in Kruger but it rarely
find it. Perhaps the K5/Sigma 170-500 "Minima" will give more scope?


Same magnification as the 50-500 on the K-3, but it could be better 
image quality.





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-Original Message- From: Larry Colen
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Subject: PESO Really ugly chicken eating a huge worm

I was driving to lunch yesterday and saw this really ugly chicken by the
side of the road eating a huge worm. I got a couple of photos of it with
my 28-75 before a motorcycle drove past and scared it away

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/42021343122/in/album-72157668896223998/


I was able to get my K-3+bigma out of the back of my van and got some
photos of it's friend sitting on the airport fence, for those interested
in the whole set

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157668896223998

I'm afraid that combination did not work so well for birds in flight,
part of it seems to be CA, but I also had some focus issues. I also had
some issues with the K-3 focusing on the barbed wire rather than the
eye, possibly exacerbated by my not being as careful with focus points,
and not stopping down as much as I should have, for such a sunny day.



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Re: PESO Really ugly chicken eating a huge worm

[Alan C]

Well caught, Larry. Its beauty is in in its ugliness. Could be in my 
backyard. That's the sort of scene I hope for in Kruger but it rarely find 
it. Perhaps the K5/Sigma 170-500 "Minima" will give more scope?


Alan C

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From: Larry Colen

Sent: 12 May, 2018 11:21 PM
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Subject: PESO Really ugly chicken eating a huge worm

I was driving to lunch yesterday and saw this really ugly chicken by the
side of the road eating a huge worm. I got a couple of photos of it with
my 28-75 before a motorcycle drove past and scared it away

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/42021343122/in/album-72157668896223998/

I was able to get my K-3+bigma out of the back of my van and got some
photos of it's friend sitting on the airport fence, for those interested
in the whole set

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157668896223998

I'm afraid that combination did not work so well for birds in flight,
part of it seems to be CA, but I also had some focus issues.  I also had
some issues with the K-3 focusing on the barbed wire rather than the
eye, possibly exacerbated by my not being as careful with focus points,
and not stopping down as much as I should have, for such a sunny day.

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Re: PESO Really ugly chicken eating a huge worm

[Igor PDML-StR]

Nope, he was larrying. ;-)

Igor

PS. Dale, you are not the only who appreciates Larry's humor.
Many PDMLers have nerdy sense of humor, but most don't bite.



Dale H. Cook Sat, 12 May 2018 16:42:07 -0700 wrote:

At 07:22 PM 5/12/2018, Jack Davis wrote:


That "ugly chicken" is a Turkey Vulture, Larry.



Larry was joshing - the Flickr set is labeled "Vultures."

I for one appreciate his humor.

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Re: PESO Really ugly chicken eating a huge worm

[Jack Davis]

...and thanks for that!
J

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> On May 12, 2018, at 4:34 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Jack Davis wrote:
>> That "ugly chicken" is a Turkey
>> Vulture, Larry.
> 
> Yes, that was the joke.  Although, since it was taken at the airport, I was 
> tempted to make a joke about carrion luggage, but surprisingly I had the 
> decency to spare folks from such a pun.
> 
>> They ride the CA sky thermals
>> continuously searching for road
>> kills.
> 
> Yup, and very attractive from that distance. They're a lot easier to 
> photograph than our local hawks which tend to fly a lot faster and are gone 
> before I can get a decent photo.
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Re: PESO Really ugly chicken eating a huge worm

[Dale H. Cook]

At 07:22 PM 5/12/2018, Jack Davis wrote:

>That "ugly chicken" is a Turkey Vulture, Larry.

Larry was joshing - the Flickr set is labeled "Vultures."

I for one appreciate his humor.

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Re: PESO Really ugly chicken eating a huge worm

[Larry Colen]

Jack Davis wrote:

That "ugly chicken" is a Turkey
Vulture, Larry.


Yes, that was the joke.  Although, since it was taken at the airport, I 
was tempted to make a joke about carrion luggage, but surprisingly I had 
the decency to spare folks from such a pun.



They ride the CA sky thermals
continuously searching for road
kills.


Yup, and very attractive from that distance. They're a lot easier to 
photograph than our local hawks which tend to fly a lot faster and are 
gone before I can get a decent photo.



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Re: PESO Really ugly chicken eating a huge worm

[Jack Davis]

That "ugly chicken" is a Turkey
Vulture, Larry. 
They ride the CA sky thermals 
continuously searching for road
kills.
J



Sent from my iPhone

> On May 12, 2018, at 2:52 PM, Steve Cottrell  wrote:
> 
> On 12/5/18, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed:
> 
>> I was driving to lunch yesterday and saw this really ugly chicken by the 
>> side of the road eating a huge worm. I got a couple of photos of it with 
>> my 28-75 before a motorcycle drove past and scared it away
>> 
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/42021343122/in/album-72157668896223998/
> 
> The hell is that? Surely a snake?
> 
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Re: PESO Really ugly chicken eating a huge worm

[Larry Colen]

Steve Cottrell wrote:

On 12/5/18, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed:


I was driving to lunch yesterday and saw this really ugly chicken by the
side of the road eating a huge worm. I got a couple of photos of it with
my 28-75 before a motorcycle drove past and scared it away

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/42021343122/in/album-72157668896223998/


The hell is that? Surely a snake?


I'm pretty sure it's a snake, in retrospect I could have gone and looked 
more closely once they had both flown away. From what I can tell, I'd 
guess it was a gopher snake.  The grass looks fairly freshly mown so 
that's probably what killed it.






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Re: PESO Really ugly chicken eating a huge worm

[Steve Cottrell]

On 12/5/18, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I was driving to lunch yesterday and saw this really ugly chicken by the 
>side of the road eating a huge worm. I got a couple of photos of it with 
>my 28-75 before a motorcycle drove past and scared it away
>
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/42021343122/in/album-72157668896223998/

The hell is that? Surely a snake?

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Re: PESO Really ugly chicken eating a huge worm

[Steve Cottrell]

On 12/5/18, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed:

>I was able to get my K-3+bigma out of the back of my van and got some 
>photos of it's friend sitting on the airport fence, for those interested 
>in the whole set
>
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157668896223998

I spent some time but still can't decide between 44803 and 44807.


(for the avoidance of doubt, that was my attempt at humour, by the way)



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Re: PESO Really ugly chicken eating a huge worm

[Larry Colen]

Daniel J. Matyola wrote:

LOL!

Nice capture Larry!


Thanks. Many of my best photos are a direct result of always having a 
camera handy.


Putting the case with the K-3/bigma in the van on my way to work was a 
last moment decision yesterday, but I keep seeing a lot of cook birds 
near the jobsite.  I actually got a pretty good photo of a junco last 
week, using my cell phone.  I didn't have time (being at work at a 
construction site) to grab a real camera, but the bird was really bold 
and I could get as close as about 5 feet from it and had to get the shot 
just because I could.





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On Sat, May 12, 2018 at 5:21 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:


I was driving to lunch yesterday and saw this really ugly chicken by the
side of the road eating a huge worm. I got a couple of photos of it with my
28-75 before a motorcycle drove past and scared it away

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/42021343122/in/album-
72157668896223998/

I was able to get my K-3+bigma out of the back of my van and got some
photos of it's friend sitting on the airport fence, for those interested in
the whole set

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157668896223998

I'm afraid that combination did not work so well for birds in flight, part
of it seems to be CA, but I also had some focus issues.  I also had some
issues with the K-3 focusing on the barbed wire rather than the eye,
possibly exacerbated by my not being as careful with focus points, and not
stopping down as much as I should have, for such a sunny day.

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Re: PESO Really ugly chicken eating a huge worm

[Daniel J. Matyola]

LOL!

Nice capture Larry!


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On Sat, May 12, 2018 at 5:21 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:

> I was driving to lunch yesterday and saw this really ugly chicken by the
> side of the road eating a huge worm. I got a couple of photos of it with my
> 28-75 before a motorcycle drove past and scared it away
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/42021343122/in/album-
> 72157668896223998/
>
> I was able to get my K-3+bigma out of the back of my van and got some
> photos of it's friend sitting on the airport fence, for those interested in
> the whole set
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157668896223998
>
> I'm afraid that combination did not work so well for birds in flight, part
> of it seems to be CA, but I also had some focus issues.  I also had some
> issues with the K-3 focusing on the barbed wire rather than the eye,
> possibly exacerbated by my not being as careful with focus points, and not
> stopping down as much as I should have, for such a sunny day.
>
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