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| 12-01-2021, 06:52 PM | #37352 |
 Originally posted by alfa75ts  Braeside this morning, K3III, DA*300, Pentax HD-DA 1.4TC 30oC: | |
| 12-01-2021, 09:00 PM | #37353 |
| 12-01-2021, 09:06 PM - 8 Likes | #37354 |
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Dug up from this past March... Driving along Lake Musconetcong I happened upon a mated pair of downy woodpeckers. They were very close outside the car window - close enough that my Tamron 400/4 65B + Pentax A 1.4x-L combo gave me too much magnification, to the point were sometimes I couldn't fit one of their little bodies in the frame. But they were moving around so quickly I daren't stop and remove the TC. And they were too quick for me to really focus accurately - it was "spray and pray" for about 60 seconds until they were gone. I never really nailed focus exactly where I wanted it, I was most often half an inch or so off. But I may never get so close to the little birds again, so I have to be happy with what I got.    (cross-posted in the Adaptall thread) | |
| 12-01-2021, 09:25 PM - 1 Like | #37355 |
| Originally posted by luftfluss Dug up from this past March... Driving along Lake Musconetcong I happened upon a mated pair of downy woodpeckers. They were very close outside the car window - close enough that my Tamron 400/4 65B + Pentax A 1.4x-L combo gave me too much magnification, to the point were sometimes I couldn't fit one of their little bodies in the frame. But they were moving around so quickly I daren't stop and remove the TC. And they were too quick for me to really focus accurately - it was "spray and pray" for about 60 seconds until they were gone. I never really nailed focus exactly where I wanted it, I was most often half an inch or so off. But I may never get so close to the little birds again, so I have to be happy with what I got. | |
| 12-02-2021, 12:09 AM - 1 Like | #37357 |
| Originally posted by luftfluss Dug up from this past March... Driving along Lake Musconetcong I happened upon a mated pair of downy woodpeckers. They were very close outside the car window - close enough that my Tamron 400/4 65B + Pentax A 1.4x-L combo gave me too much magnification, to the point were sometimes I couldn't fit one of their little bodies in the frame. But they were moving around so quickly I daren't stop and remove the TC. And they were too quick for me to really focus accurately - it was "spray and pray" for about 60 seconds until they were gone. I never really nailed focus exactly where I wanted it, I was most often half an inch or so off. But I may never get so close to the little birds again, so I have to be happy with what I got. (cross-posted in the Adaptall thread)  | |
| 12-02-2021, 02:50 AM - 2 Likes | #37359 |
| Originally posted by Des What a succession of great images | |
| 12-02-2021, 05:45 AM - 1 Like | #37360 |
| Originally posted by luftfluss pair of downy woodpeckers good shot | |
| 12-02-2021, 09:32 AM - 1 Like | #37361 |
| Originally posted by K2 to K50 Brilliant detail - nothing wrong with these shots! Those times when you are actually "too close" to your intended subject are few and far between, and when those moments produce shots like this, they are to be treasured. Originally posted by redpit Great set and these pictures look very well focused too. If I had managed to focus another cm or so further in, it would have been better. In the first pic, the bill is out of focus (can't see that because the image size is small) and I could have gotten a little more body on all of the images. Also, they all had a small amount of motion blur, because 1/1000s is not enough the "freeze" moving woodpeckers from so close!  But, I do feel fortunate to get these shots, and I like the detail and tactile feel they exhibit. | |
| 12-02-2021, 09:52 AM | #37362 |
| Originally posted by alfa75ts Braeside this morning, K3III, DA*300, Pentax HD-DA 1.4TC 30oC: Beautiful! | |
| 12-02-2021, 10:07 AM | #37363 |
| Originally posted by luftfluss Dug up from this past March... Driving along Lake Musconetcong I happened upon a mated pair of downy woodpeckers. They were very close outside the car window - close enough that my Tamron 400/4 65B + Pentax A 1.4x-L combo gave me too much magnification, to the point were sometimes I couldn't fit one of their little bodies in the frame. But they were moving around so quickly I daren't stop and remove the TC. And they were too quick for me to really focus accurately - it was "spray and pray" for about 60 seconds until they were gone. I never really nailed focus exactly where I wanted it, I was most often half an inch or so off. But I may never get so close to the little birds again, so I have to be happy with what I got. (cross-posted in the Adaptall thread) “If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough” Robert Capa | |
| 12-02-2021, 10:38 AM | #37364 |
| Originally posted by normhead A great example of one of my favourite maxims, “If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough” Robert Capa "That's why you use a zoom!" | |
| 12-03-2021, 12:02 AM - 1 Like | #37365 |
| Originally posted by normhead A great example of one of my favourite maxims, “If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough” Robert Capa | |
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