On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 14:00:14 +0000, Billy Abbott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I went a-wandering this morning to try and find a tree that would look > nice for next months PUG. Today's the first sunny day that I've had a > chance to go out with my new *istDS so I thought I'd have a bit of an > experiment. Suffice to say, the experimentation didn't go too well and > my tree shots were crap. > > However, I randomly spied a couple of birdies up in a tree and got a > few shots. http://cowfish.org.uk/paw/birds.html is my favourite (270kb > I'm afraid...) > > Although what rather tropical looking birds like these are doing in > Gunnersbury Park in west London in December I'm not sure. >
Geez, first Kens "nice rack" and now "a pair of birds". (in the order I opened the posts, not the actual posting). Is this no longer a family list? Or maybe the real question is "was it ever?" <g> Seriously, that's a seriously terrific shot, Billy. I like the two different body positions. I like the vivid colours. Like you, I think it odd finding two birds like that in London this time of year, but what do I know? I have a version of your lens (perhaps not exactly yours, because I think there were no less than three versions), but isn't it a terrific lens? You've used yours well: great photo! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
