Not of the lens of course...
Not a lot of time to post, so here it goes... only the first image is cropped.
Previous post can be found here:
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/post-your-photos/39868-special-time-speci...er-images.html
First, for Gary (Damn Brit) - the portrait of the duck shaking it's head...
Drake Mallard:
I did a Smart Sharpen at 46%, radius of 4.2 pixels to define the feathers on it's head a little more.
EXIF:
Exposure Time 0.0005s (1/2000)
Aperture f/6.3
ISO 320
Focal Length 540mm (810mm 35mm)
Photo Dimensions 1878 x 1355
Exposure Program aperture priority
Exposure Bias -3/10 EV
Exposure Mode manual
White Balance auto
Female Mallard Duck:
EXIF:
Date Taken 2008-10-17 14:56:57
Camera PENTAX Corporation PENTAX K10D
Exposure Time 0.0015s (1/640)
Aperture f/6.3
ISO 320
Focal Length 600mm (900mm 35mm)
Photo Dimensions 3872 x 2592
Exposure Program aperture priority
Exposure Bias -3/10 EV
Exposure Mode manual
White Balance auto
Symmetry - Great Blue Heron:
EXIF:
Date Taken 2008-10-17 14:35:10
Camera PENTAX Corporation PENTAX K10D
Exposure Time 0.0006s (1/1600)
Aperture f/5.6
ISO 320
Focal Length 600mm (900mm 35mm)
Photo Dimensions 3872 x 2592
Exposure Program aperture priority
Exposure Bias -3/10 EV
Exposure Mode manual
White Balance auto
Female Wood Duck:
EXIF:
Date Taken 2008-10-17 00:00:00
Camera PENTAX Corporation PENTAX K10D
Exposure Time 0.001s (1/1000)
Aperture f/6.3
ISO 320
Focal Length 600mm (900mm 35mm)
Photo Dimensions 3872 x 2592
Exposure Bias -3/10 EV
Exposure Mode manual
White Balance auto
Sigh... what a great lens! The clarity of this lens at all focal lengths continues to impress me - no question. More images sometime soon!
EDIT: this was an afternoon I had the opportunity to take it for a spin, courtesy of Jay (aka sirfishalot) - thanks again Jay for ruining me...
Cheers,
Marc