Friday, March 28, 2014

Ripples

Lumix LF1

I'm still exploring my LF1, this time during a walk in Golden Gate Park in the late afternoon.

--Warren

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Anonymous Lena said...

Nice ripples, love light, great b/w, nice shot...:-)

Lena,

Monday, March 31, 2014 at 3:13:00 PM PDT  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I too like the ripples and the shadows Warren, seems you are ready with the new rig

Dan

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 6:55:00 AM PDT  

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Lone Duck on Central Lake, Foster City

Lumix LX5

Gray skies today, I chose to leave this in color but with a mono feeling. :)

--Warren

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Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Laid-Back Mallard

This is one kool katchke!

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Blogger Warren T. said...

I had to look up the word: katchke, LOL :).

That Tamron SuperZoom is very sharp.

--WT

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 9:37:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Steve Rosenbach said...

:-) :-)

It means duck in Yiddish - it's actually a western Slavic word - the same word is in Polish and Ukranian, and there are very similar words in Czech and Slovak.

I don't know if it will come through on the web, but in Yiddish, it's spelled like this:

קאַטשקע

It's one of those Yiddish words that always makes me grin. I think it's a combination of the way it sounds to my Americanized ears as well as what it means - ducks are fun and funny, after all!

The Tamron zoom is surprisingly sharp, although not as sharp as, say, the 18-55mm kit zooms for both Canon & Nikon. When I first tried it out, I was disappointed when I looked at files at 100% size -- but then I tried printing those same images at 13x19", and they were just fine.

I tend to keep it at f/8 - it's best lens opening - the image stabilization is supurb, btw.

From what I hear, the 18-200mm Nikon zoom is of the same optical quality.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 12:22:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

haa.. very comical duck ;) he looks very surprised!

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 12:42:00 AM PDT  

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Monday, September 29, 2008

Constellation Duck

The corner of Harborplace formed by the two main pavilions is a hangout for these dabbling ducks. They're always looking for a handout from us humans, and they're worth it, as they provide a lot of free entertainment.

This one didn't seem bothered by me at all as I took over a dozen photos up close and personal, down on the deck with my Canon A620 - the articulated LCD is great for this sort of thing.

The green in the background is the historic frigate USS Constellation.

By the way, I can't quite figure this duck out. It looks like a female Mallard, but the beak is yellow, rather than orange and black, and I didn't think the females had any green on their heads. If you know from ducks, please enlighten me.

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Blogger Warren T. said...

i like the straight-on view of the duck's body, it's different. She's well fed! :)

--WT

Monday, October 6, 2008 at 10:34:00 AM PDT  

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