Hi, Thursday, July 10, 2003, 9:58:44 PM, you wrote:
> I always thought that one needs the absolute top tech to get those wildlife > shots. IS, USM, whatever. Then I realised that I hadn't really tried to > stalk animals. So this spring and summer I have been doing my first attempts > at real species photography. One of my proudest moments was when I got this > shot of a roedeer: > http://oksne.net/public/roedeer.jpg > Tech. data: FA*400/5.6, MZ-S, Provia 400F, 1/125s at f/5.6, leaned on car > window. > Got nine exposures before it strolled off. > More than anything else, this convinced me that I, myself, have been the > limiting factor all along. Not Pentax equipment. > Both humbling and encouraging, I suppose... :-) Nice shot! I took this one with a lousy LX+A 400/5.6, beanbag on top of a car (I wasn't exactly stalking). www.web-options.com/impala.jpg -- Cheers, Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]