lol ... I said that's what they *look* like, not what they *are*. ;-) Godfrey
--- Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Very informative, Fred! Bravo! > Jens > > Jens Bladt > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sendt: 23. februar 2005 19:47 > Til: Godfrey DiGiorgi > Emne: Re: Opinions about Tokinas (Was Sigmas) > > > > That lens has done an *excellent* job of capturing the > breast > > feathers' structure. I used to keep birds (parrots mostly) > and > > that's what their breast feathers look like when seen close > up. > > Robins are much the same. > > Well, I'm not so sure... > > http://trc.ucdavis.edu/mjguinan/apc100/modules/Integument/hair/feathers2/fea > thers5.html > > http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=15&cat=1829&articleid=2776 > > http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/birds/Anatomy/feathers/feather_parts.html > > I think that the photo is showing the barbs but not the > barbules, and (as > mark has suggested) has sort of "sharpened" the barbs to > provide a high > ~apparent~ detail without actually showing the detail. > > Fred > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
