Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/04

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Subject: [Leica] bird pic
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)
Date: Fri Jan 4 20:44:14 2008
References: <20080105013254.CDIA23675.eastrmmtao104.cox.net@eastrmimpo03.cox.net> <477EDF04.70103@wanadoo.nl>

Well, I'm normally one of the 'it's gotta be straight police' I guess, but 
why, for this one? Is it because we expect the feeder to
be vertical, as though it is a post? Perhaps in a shot where the shape of 
the (suspended?) feeder was visible the swing might
actually make for a more dynamic photo, as the bird is just arriving to land?
Anyway an interesting and technically impressive shot. For fun, try some 
other crops with the angle increased?

Cheers, Geoff
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/
 
 

-----Original Message-----
Subject: Re: [Leica] bird pic

Great shot.
And it is better now that it is straightened.
Thanks for showing,
Michiel Fokkema

Ken Carney wrote:
> Philippe,
> 
> Here is one straightened.  Though it does not represent the scene in 
> "real life", I do think it is better.  In any event, this is probably 
> it for my career as a wildlife photographer.  Unless I run across a 
> tiger eating a zoo-keeper or something.
> 
> Ken
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/Straight_Bird010408.jpg.html
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] bird pic
>>
>> Hi Ken,
>> Nice indeed but I would straighten it out.
>> Thanks for showing,
>> Philippe
>>
>>
>>
>> Op 5-jan-08, om 01:58 heeft Ken Carney het volgende geschreven:
>>
>>> I don't think I am cut out to be a wildlife photographer, but...here 
>>> is one from today.  I was trying out a new lens, the Canon 70-200 
>>> 2.8L IS (which, BTW, seems to be excellent for hand-held images in 
>>> low light).  If nothing else, I found a new type of bird feeder for 
>>> our place.  The squirrels raided the old ones.
>>>
>>> Ken
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/Bird010408.jpg.html
>>>



In reply to: Message from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] bird pic)
Message from michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema) ([Leica] bird pic)