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]

Reply via email to