> -----Original Message----- > From: me@myplace.to [mailto:me@myplace.to] > > > >D.L. Shipman - Lets see somebody beat this for slipping > graphic nastiness > >into the gallery. > > Hmmm... looks like one would have to get up pretty early in > the morning to > slip any foul smut past the likes of you. Pity, that, because > I had planned > a series on the brazen activities of some pesky fish. The > very idea of what > they have got up to in some of our water supply reservoirs > fair makes a > lad's tongue itch. > > >It looks like compression has removed details from the > >plumage. I liked last week's image better. > > Actually the wings look the way I wanted them. They > originally were quite > blurred due to the vigorous movement of the birds in pursuit > of their fowl > objective. I had no idea the birds would be starting to nest > so early in > the year and was equipped only for shots of shagged out > gators while they > basked in the sun. No tripod, slow film, and low light are not ideal > conditions but an IS lens helped a bit and I am pleased with > a new Minolta > Scan Dual II in that it is able to get well into the shadows > for detail > with out producing digital noise. > > Anyway... All future mating season bird images I submit to > the Gallery will > be captured only while they pick their teeth. > > Dave (or whoever) > East Englewood Excellent response Dave. I specially like the itchy tongue line. Made my day (so far). Greg
