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Fun with the Pentax K5
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jonoslack
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I've known many birds (we've kept lots of 'em) Geese and parrots and chickens and budgies.No better place for "birding" then the local zoo.
You know, some of them are real characters ...
Some are clever (parrots) some are stupid (chickens) but they're all mean buggers!
You pictures on the other hand are just great.
I can't compete with you true birders but just for fun with 18-135mm:
"Look, I've told you already - no piggy back rides!"
and
"Ohh, I'm nice and snug in here ..."
Quite dark and cold along the canal tonight, these shot at 1/500th, f/5.6 I think. No probs with the relatively high ISO.
Lee
"Look, I've told you already - no piggy back rides!"
and
"Ohh, I'm nice and snug in here ..."
Quite dark and cold along the canal tonight, these shot at 1/500th, f/5.6 I think. No probs with the relatively high ISO.
Lee
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jonoslack
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Lee - these are wonderful - there's no substitute for subject and you've really hit paydirt here.
maybe you'll have to work a little to get a bit more zing, but they're gorgeous (especially the second one).
do you have a broken arm :ROTFL:
Jono
Thanks - zing?
I can't remember why I cropped out mum's head, I think just because she was close to the canal bank and loads of vegetation in the way anyway. This pair had 8 cygnets, only hatched a couple of days ago. There is another pair of swans a bit further down. This was the female yesterday:
This evening this other pair were absent but those two eggs were still on the nest, I hope they haven't been left aside ...
There was a guy this evening with an Olympus E-5 and a very long lens taking some great shots aided by flash too, but I was happy just to see them and take my 'snaps'.
(Of course didn't need flash with the K5 high ISO ability!!!)
Lee
Thanks - zing?
I can't remember why I cropped out mum's head, I think just because she was close to the canal bank and loads of vegetation in the way anyway. This pair had 8 cygnets, only hatched a couple of days ago. There is another pair of swans a bit further down. This was the female yesterday:
This evening this other pair were absent but those two eggs were still on the nest, I hope they haven't been left aside ...
There was a guy this evening with an Olympus E-5 and a very long lens taking some great shots aided by flash too, but I was happy just to see them and take my 'snaps'.
(Of course didn't need flash with the K5 high ISO ability!!!)
Lee
JMaher
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Yesterday in St Petersburg, FL. 18-135 with a little fill flash
Jim
St Petersburg Beach Shoot by jmmtampa, on Flickr
Jim
St Petersburg Beach Shoot by jmmtampa, on Flickr
jonoslack
Active member
Hi Lee
Well, the first shots had zong . . . and the last shot has zing - you can add zing to the first shots with zong . . . but you can't add zong to the last shot!
if you see what I mean
JMaher
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ashwinrao1
Active member
Great stuff, Roy, Jim, Lee, and Bart. Lovely variety....here I am to add to the variety a bit more:
Ashwin....I always look forward to your posts. What lens (or lenses) did you use for these two?Lovely variety....here I am to add to the variety a bit more:
R
Ashwin - love them all, especially this one!Great stuff, Roy, Jim, Lee, and Bart. Lovely variety....here I am to add to the variety a bit more:
Lee