Excellent. Very interesting and worthwhile having seen. Even if you don't think the pictures are up to stock standards, at least you got them. I saw a kestrel take a starling a couple of years ago, and really enjoyed watching it try to eat it on the pavement. Didn't have a camera with me, but it was very enjoyable anyway.
-- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of ann sanfedele > Sent: 05 November 2007 02:49 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: [Fwd: mini GESO: watch the birdie] > > This didn't seem to get through to the list before - so I'm > trying again > > > > Today a friend called to tell me there was a redtail hawk in > a tree in > Tompkins Square Park - just a block from my apt > I had just changed batteries in my dark side camera and cleared a cf > card - out I dashed. > > Stuff is too grainy for stock, alas, and even with image > stabilizer it > could have been sharper, but it was lots of > fun - I think these three are the best I got - > > There were about 6 of us with glass that had enough reach - including > one guy with a 300 mm shooting film who > was a knowledgeable birder... > > Of the people who stopped to look over the course of about an hour at > least half of them pointed out the "owl" > to their friends - and many of the rest of us chimed in with the > correct id.... > > For a while the hawk just sat there grasping the dead pigeon > - finally > he started to dine - funny to hear the kids > watching going 'euweee' and "ick" > > I know I didn't get the best shots - my auto focus messed me > up a couple > of times and my unsteadiness did as well. > But it was such fun... I hadn't been out shooting for a while. > > anyway --- > > http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2564371/1/217347394/Large > http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2564371/1/217347584/Large > http://annsan.smugmug.com/gallery/2564371/1/217347692/Large > > ann > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
