Thanks Christian. Much appreciated comment coming from our bird master. Seriously.
The K20D has improved my game considerably, since I can now shoot at ISO 1000. With my converter-backed rig, a high ISO is necessary. Perhaps I'll get out again this weekend. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I've tried shooting chikadees for some time now. They rarely purch for more > than a second or two. And when they do, it's frequently on interior branches. > I > finally got a decent shot at one in my last visit to the nature center -- in > spite of the fact that he was on the interior branches of a pine. Note that > he's > clutching lunch. It's with the K20D, A 400/5.6 and A2X-S converter at ISO > 1000, > f7.1, 1/1500th. I also had the AF 540 flash and Xtender mounted. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7053676&size=lg > > > > Paul > > > > Paul; > > I'd say that is one of the best, if not THE best, bird shot I've seen > from you. The noise is controlled better, and the sharpness is good. > Those little buggers never stand still as you say, so much of the effort > involved in shooting them is being able to acquire focus quickly and > getting the shot off. I tend to prefocus on a favorite perch and hope > they land back there. > > -- > > Christian > > -- > 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.
