Yes, I really like the one on the home page. I'm only taking a 28mm on
the muck about. Won't see much gator with that.
Chuck Norcutt
Joel Wilcox wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Chuck Norcutt
> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I thought you were doing a job on us to lower our expectations but
>> twarn't necessary. I'm also a sucker for sunrise and sunset so Dawn's
>> Early Light hits me just right. I also thought you said or implied that
>> you didn't get any good eagle shots. No flies on them babies either.
>
> Thanks Chuck. I was disappointed at how many shots were poor, so
> perhaps it was that speaking. There is a sequence of a young bird in
> the air that I really love for its antics, but every frame is slightly
> out of focus.
>
>> I do like the old store front but not with your reflection in it. It
>> changes the entire mood of the shot from something old to something
>> right now. I'm not sure how to get rid of it. Maybe you should have
>> stepped to the right a bit. The close-up worked better.
>
> The self-portrait is not my favorite, but since I included a photo of
> Ken, I thought I'd include myself as a joke. You might like the
> alternative which is now on my homepage better:
>
> http://myweb.uiowa.edu/jfwilcox/index.html
>
>> The grain elevator(?) is an interesting architectural study in gray/blue
>> but the criss-crossing wires just don't belong.
>
> Ken showed me his shot on the LCD and I knew that I'd been whiffed.
> Rather than imitate his right there, I figured I'd sneak back to that
> town sometime and copy him. My shot is one of my classic attempts to
> try to work too many things at once. I figured I show post it anyway
> and take my lumps. I got lucky enough on a couple of the eagles.
>
> Ken also tried to show my his photos on the back on his OM-3Ti, but
> apparently only he is able to see those.
>
>> I do like the old house
>> and the old barn and also the house and barn on the hill top. Nathan
>> would probably go berserk but if it were my image I'd have cloned out
>> the power poles.
>
> You're a lot like my older brother, who can't stand electric lines and
> poles in photos. I like them -- so there! Just say NO to cloning.
>
>> Nice job. Much better than I usually get on a day's outing. And I
>> think I've only ever seen two eagles in the wild in my entire life. But
>> I'm highly competitive in gator and water moccasin sightings. :-)
>
> OK, you're on. I want to see gators! Have a great vacation and don't
> lose any fingers and toes.
>
> Joel W.
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