Very nice captures... I am still working on my bird captures and getting better somewhat at capturing them while I am out and about.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Mann Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 3:10 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO: fantail I had a great time with a little fantail this afternoon. They aren't shy at all - if you're careful they will happily perch a couple of feet away and fly to within inches of you. He even ate a bug off my foot. Unfortunately that does make them prone to predation. http://www.multi.net.nz/fantail-apr-10/ They eat insects on the wing and people tend to stir those insects up as they move about. It's fun to watch their antics as they flit through the air in random directions while happily chirping to each other. I consider it a real blessing to have them hanging around our garden. My late grandmother used to like them so they do remind me of her. I had a lot of trouble with the light and ended up using the RTF at 800ISO. Other than that it's the good old K10D, FA*200mm f/2.8 and FA 100mm f/2.8 Macro. You know it's a good day birding when you have to use the 100mm macro. I used to dream of getting half-decent photos of fantails. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
