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Rich Silfver · 10-25-2004

Nice going there Stuart!

Love the photo of the Japense couple and I think remember seeing it on photo.net in some thread.

Great!

Pherdinand · 10-26-2004

All great shots in this thread! nice.

Paul Connet · 10-26-2004

This is my favorite portrait subject in her favorite chair. She does not like my taking her pic, but I do it anyway.

I have an entire album of her in this chair, usually taken with the first shot after loading a roll of film in the evening while watching TV, or just fooling around with a new RF toy.

Paul C.

Paul Connet · 10-26-2004

Shot this a few minutes before sunset after watching a bunch of serious Bird shooters with Arthur Morris on photo field trip to the local wetlands. I had my trusty M6 with 90 TE. The Birders were using 600mm Canons & Nikons mostly. After I took this shot, I turned around and saw Arthur Morris about 6 feet behind me with his tripod mounted EOS & Big White lens aimed at the same bird. I slowly moved back so as not to scare the bird away and took a shot of Arthur with his set-up.

Paul C.

Paul Connet · 10-26-2004

Here is the shot of Arthur Morris getting a shot of the same bird.

Arthur and his band of photographers must have had about twenty to twenty-five thousand dollars worth of equipment with them.

Paul C.

Paul Connet · 10-26-2004

OK, last one for tonight. I had a hard time deciding which pic to show for the two hats, but in the end this one had to be it. Zorki-1 with an I-22 from about 2 meters.

Paul C.

StuartR · 10-26-2004

I did not realize that one needed a 600mm lens and flash to photograph a seagull. I don't have one scanned in at the moment, but I have one taken from about 3 feet away with a hexar AF. They are not exactly timid creatures...

StuartR · 10-26-2004

Ahh, here we go. Just inched closer, and closer to him while I leaned against the rail. He did not seem to mind.

back alley · 10-26-2004

stuart, i think you've found your avatar!

nice shot!

joe

Kris · 10-26-2004

Sorry for going off topic. Using 600mm lens to take photos of a seagull is rather crazy IMHO. It is showing that they have money burning in their pockets. Seagulls may not be as tame as pigeons but 135mm or 200mm lens is long enough. Took this one with 200mm and naturally disqualified for this thread.

StuartR · 10-26-2004

I like that one a lot Kris.

One of these seagulls looks like someone was shooting at it with more than just a 600mm lens...
Leica MP, 50mm f/2:

vladhed · 10-27-2004

Quote:

Originally posted by Paul Connet
Here is the shot of Arthur Morris getting a shot of the same bird.

600mm? What was he trying to do, shoot a book on bird nostrils?

Paul Connet · 10-27-2004

Quote:

Originally posted by vladhed
600mm? What was he trying to do, shoot a book on bird nostrils?

In defense of Arthur Morris; I did talk to him and he confessed that he was actually using a 500mm as his big lens, (see the 400 hanging from his shoulder). He said that the 600 was just too heavy for this kind of workshop where he has to handle 15 other photographers, giving advice and counsel. This particular day was not a fruitful outing for birds. I had been there for about an hour before the workshop group arrived, and found nothing special.

When they arrived THEY became my subjects and I took a lot of shots of them trying to find, setup and shoot something of value. It was a better day for me and my Leica than for them and their Canons and Nikons.

Paul C.

Paul Connet · 10-27-2004

OK, back on topic. Here is a shot from the back I could not resist. Hope you can read the plaque on the bench.

Paul C.

sfaust · 10-27-2004

Quote:

Originally posted by StuartR
I did not realize that one needed a 600mm lens and flash to photograph a seagull.

You guys are a rough bunch !!

Of course it doesn't take a 600mm to take seagulls, but I would also venture to guess they weren't there planning to take seagull portraits, but most likely they were looking for more interesting subejcts. If you paid for a workshop, or worse yet, accepted money from 12-15 people for a workshop, and found a lack of ample subjects you just use what you can get.

This one was taken with a 200mm. If I had a 400mm or 500mm, I could have gotten a very nice head only portrait. He wouldn't let me advance any closer and almost flew away twice but I backed off. I wasn't there to photograph seagulls either, but he posed for me. So what the heck!

sfaust · 10-27-2004

And this one was shot with a 400mm f4. However, I wish I had a 600mm and flash so I could crop all but the head, and put a little catch light in his eye. You won't get this relaxed pose with a rangefinder at close range with anything that isn't stuffed

Both photos obviously don't count, and I haven't voted for either in the white bird category.

Paul Connet · 10-27-2004

Still on topic, this was a test shot with a newly aquired FED-2e, with a Pentax 35mm/f3.5, M42 on an adapter. Taken from about 2 meters to check close focus accuracy. This is slightly cropped to eliminate an obvious shutter shading problem, (easily fixed on these FSU cameras). I like tinkering with these things.

Paul C.

P.S. -- I really like the OT shot posted by Stephen of the bird snoozing with an eye open. It is that capability that makes my slrs worth keeping.