On 1/25/2013 4:51 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
> ...
> I've often seen pelicans flying in close formation, almost touching the
> water, but not caught it at all well before.
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=1732>
> I must be getting into my dotage. For some weird reason I can't remember
> why I shouldn't comment on any Moose images. So anyhow here goes.
Some sort of personal spiritual practice? I can't think of any other reason. :-)
> It's a wonderful shot of pelicans flying very close to a calm water surface in
> order to get surface effect lift ( or whatever it's called), but ...
>
> the shot doesn't look quite real. Almost a plastic effect.
Ah well, I can see what you mean, and yet, it seems to me pretty much what it
was. See my reply to Bob.
> Is it perhaps over-sharpened? I could not find any oversharpening halos.
Mostly, Moose don't do sharpening halos. But he's so picky he sees one 'almost'
one that bothers him. BTW, USM is not
the only tool that may cause such halos.
> Thinking back to when Khen Lim left working with AG Schnozz out of
> disgust with all the negative vibes when the OMD 5 ( or whatever its moniker
> is) first came out, and everybody seemed to be circling at about 40-foot pole
> range. And now every other person has one. What a turn-around.
It's easy to get confused between Oly Love-Hate and interest in good
photographic tools. I had never had a digital
Olympus, but the E-M5 hits the sweet spot of capability and features for me. I
imagine several folks here have, like me,
bought it for what it is, and felt happy that it happens to be an Oly
>
> Mine hasn't arrived yet. Maybe some day I'll order one. :-)
>
> More water has to flow under the ridge for me, I have to say. But I'm staying
> tuned.
>
> Brian Swale
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