Post Your Best KP Shots

SSGGeezer · 10-23-2019, 07:06 AM - **5 Likes**

Trying to make a Pigeon, I mean Mourning Dove more attractive. SOOC, KP with DA* 300, cropped in MS photo. Doves are a bit plain but annoy me by sitting in the feeder for hours.

Last edited by SSGGeezer; 10-24-2019 at 05:54 AM.

Thagomizer · 10-23-2019, 01:13 PM

Originally posted by kwb

Great horned owl, DA 55-300 PLM.

Philosopher by k kwb, on Flickr

Yellow, piercing eyes by k kwb, on Flickr

When I was taking these, there was also a guy with Canon 1DX-something and a huge lens, hand-held. He had an air of seriousness and was sometimes confidently bursting like a machine gun, the sound of which was super impressive but the bird was not moving. Oh well, many of the same pictures to quickly fill your dual memory cards, I thought.

(But then, to his credit, he might have been trying to capture the perfect "catchlight in the eye" moment or something all day. He was there before I and my wife arrived, we left for an hour for a nice walk and came back and he was still there.)

Nice shots! Very moody looking bird.

robtcorl · 10-23-2019, 01:14 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by SSGGeezer

Trying to make a Pigeon attractive.

Your pigeon is a mourning dove, and I think they're pretty, and pretty tasty when wrapped in bacon and grilled.

(previously posted on this thread)

northcoastgreg · 10-23-2019, 01:41 PM - **8 Likes**

Originally posted by Archimedes the Dog

Very nice!

Originally posted by pbancr

Beautiful light.

Thanks. That's the sort of light in which the DA 21 excels at.

Water run-off from Excelsior Geyser in Yellowstone NP, with the DA 55-300 PLM:

**Mbaez** · 10-23-2019, 08:19 PM - **5 Likes**

Cross cactus
KP + DA* 55 @ 1.4

**kwb** · 10-24-2019, 09:08 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Thagomizer

Nice shots! Very moody looking bird.

Thanks! Yes I liked the facial expression of that bird.

Thagomizer · 10-24-2019, 09:36 AM - **6 Likes**

With DA 55-300

**Crooski** · 10-24-2019, 11:16 AM - **6 Likes**

Mushrooms in every lawn at this time of year

Thagomizer · 10-24-2019, 12:53 PM

Originally posted by Crooski

Mushrooms in every lawn at this time of year

Sometimes you get an army of them springing up overnight. Looks like you've got a platoon right there! Nice shot.

**BruceBanner** · 10-24-2019, 01:33 PM - **3 Likes**

**K2 to K50** · 10-24-2019, 05:55 PM

Originally posted by Thagomizer

With DA 55-300

That's quite the collection you have there, Thagomizer! They are all good, but I really liked the silhouettey type shot with the thistley spikey plants - great background colours to that one to off-set the black silhouettes.

Thagomizer · 10-24-2019, 08:55 PM

Originally posted by K2 to K50

That's quite the collection you have there, Thagomizer! They are all good, but I really liked the silhouettey type shot with the thistley spikey plants - great background colours to that one to off-set the black silhouettes.

Thanks. That one jumped out at me with the teasel in shadow and the brightly lit autumn foliage across the river. I couldn't not shoot it!

**K2 to K50** · 10-24-2019, 09:16 PM

Originally posted by Crooski

Mushrooms in every lawn at this time of year

A veritable little village of fairy houses! Good Pic!

(Sorry, but I have just come from this post: Shrooms! - PentaxForums.com. But you must admit, amazing similarity of shots - same perspective, even look like the same kind of mushrooms!)

Curious: did you also use the LCD screen and live view, as per jgnfld in the above post, or did you get down and dirty, and hunker down for the shot?

---------- Post added 10-24-19 at 09:33 PM ----------

@Bruce, that is a very unusual pic, with the way the everything in the background is curving and blurred (almost in motion!), while the 3 main flowers stand out in beautiful isolation. A fascinating use of a 35mm lens.

**gaweidert** · 10-25-2019, 07:35 AM

Originally posted by northcoastgreg

Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone NP, pano shot with DA 55-300 PLM:

Great shot of the springs. When I am out there in May the trail is not opened yet due to bear activity in the area.

**Crooski** · 10-25-2019, 07:40 AM

Originally posted by Thagomizer

Sometimes you get an army of them springing up overnight. Looks like you've got a platoon right there! Nice shot.

Thank you

10-23-2019, 07:06 AM - 5 Likes	#1486
SSGGeezer Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Indiana, U.S. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,845	Dove in a dead tree Trying to make a Pigeon, I mean Mourning Dove more attractive. SOOC, KP with DA* 300, cropped in MS photo. Doves are a bit plain but annoy me by sitting in the feeder for hours. Last edited by SSGGeezer; 10-24-2019 at 05:54 AM.

10-24-2019, 09:16 PM	#1498
K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,784	Originally posted by Crooski Mushrooms in every lawn at this time of year A veritable little village of fairy houses! Good Pic! (Sorry, but I have just come from this post: Shrooms! - PentaxForums.com. But you must admit, amazing similarity of shots - same perspective, even look like the same kind of mushrooms!) Curious: did you also use the LCD screen and live view, as per jgnfld in the above post, or did you get down and dirty, and hunker down for the shot? ---------- Post added 10-24-19 at 09:33 PM ---------- @Bruce, that is a very unusual pic, with the way the everything in the background is curving and blurred (almost in motion!), while the 3 main flowers stand out in beautiful isolation. A fascinating use of a 35mm lens. Last edited by K2 to K50; 10-24-2019 at 09:34 PM.

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10-23-2019, 01:13 PM	#1487
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	Originally posted by kwb Great horned owl, DA 55-300 PLM. Philosopher by k kwb, on Flickr Yellow, piercing eyes by k kwb, on Flickr When I was taking these, there was also a guy with Canon 1DX-something and a huge lens, hand-held. He had an air of seriousness and was sometimes confidently bursting like a machine gun, the sound of which was super impressive but the bird was not moving. Oh well, many of the same pictures to quickly fill your dual memory cards, I thought. (But then, to his credit, he might have been trying to capture the perfect "catchlight in the eye" moment or something all day. He was there before I and my wife arrived, we left for an hour for a nice walk and came back and he was still there.) Nice shots! Very moody looking bird.

10-23-2019, 01:14 PM - 3 Likes	#1488
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by SSGGeezer Trying to make a Pigeon attractive. Your pigeon is a mourning dove, and I think they're pretty, and pretty tasty when wrapped in bacon and grilled. (previously posted on this thread)

10-23-2019, 01:41 PM - 8 Likes	#1489
northcoastgreg Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Northern Michigan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,168	Originally posted by Archimedes the Dog Very nice! Originally posted by pbancr Beautiful light. Thanks. That's the sort of light in which the DA 21 excels at. Water run-off from Excelsior Geyser in Yellowstone NP, with the DA 55-300 PLM:

10-23-2019, 08:19 PM - 5 Likes	#1490
Mbaez Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: NY Photos: Albums Posts: 3,772	Cross cactus KP + DA* 55 @ 1.4

10-24-2019, 09:08 AM - 1 Like	#1491
kwb Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Pacific North West Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,223	Originally posted by Thagomizer Nice shots! Very moody looking bird. Thanks! Yes I liked the facial expression of that bird.

10-24-2019, 09:36 AM - 6 Likes	#1492
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	With DA 55-300

10-24-2019, 12:53 PM	#1494
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	Originally posted by Crooski Mushrooms in every lawn at this time of year Sometimes you get an army of them springing up overnight. Looks like you've got a platoon right there! Nice shot.

10-24-2019, 01:33 PM - 3 Likes	#1495
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10-24-2019, 05:55 PM	#1496
K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,784	Originally posted by Thagomizer With DA 55-300 That's quite the collection you have there, Thagomizer! They are all good, but I really liked the silhouettey type shot with the thistley spikey plants - great background colours to that one to off-set the black silhouettes.

10-24-2019, 08:55 PM	#1497
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	Originally posted by K2 to K50 That's quite the collection you have there, Thagomizer! They are all good, but I really liked the silhouettey type shot with the thistley spikey plants - great background colours to that one to off-set the black silhouettes. Thanks. That one jumped out at me with the teasel in shadow and the brightly lit autumn foliage across the river. I couldn't not shoot it!

10-25-2019, 07:35 AM	#1499
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,325	Originally posted by northcoastgreg Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone NP, pano shot with DA 55-300 PLM: Great shot of the springs. When I am out there in May the trail is not opened yet due to bear activity in the area.

10-25-2019, 07:40 AM	#1500
Crooski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Rozenburg , Zuid-Holland Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,677	Originally posted by Thagomizer Sometimes you get an army of them springing up overnight. Looks like you've got a platoon right there! Nice shot. Thank you

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