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maxwell1295 · Mar 28, 2008, 8:25 AM

The weather around here has been pretty 'blah' lately so there isn't much to shoot. Seagulls are always cooperative. Not the prettiest of subjects, but they're all I've got right now and they don't seem to mind posing for photos.Until the flowers start to blom and there's some great out there, this will have to do.

These were taken with a Tamron-F 135mm/F2.8 BBAR lens.

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Wingman · Mar 28, 2008, 11:33 AM

Very good use of Depth of Field in #s 2, 3, & 4--makes for great composition.

Love the title of your thread:lol:

BTW, where on L.I. are you? I have family on the East End (Shelter Island), and my wife grew up in Westbury.

Jay

Monza76 · Mar 28, 2008, 11:49 AM

Very nice, I like 2 and 3 best, nice balance and great control of DOF.

Ira

maxwell1295 · Mar 28, 2008, 7:19 PM

Thanks! I'm in Western Suffolk (South Shore) about half way between Westbury and Shelter Island. Actually, I'm closer to Westbury than I am to the land out east...

mtngal · Mar 28, 2008, 9:27 PM

Really like #2! Gulls might not be the most glamorous bird in the world, but they are certainly cooperative when it comes to photography.

2many · Mar 29, 2008, 1:46 AM

Gulls are always fun to shoot, Ring billed Gulls I think enjoy being photographed, they always come flying around me when I get the camera out at my favorite gull spot. I like #2 the best, but there all great.

bilybianca · Mar 29, 2008, 2:53 AM

Maxwell, I think we've all forgotten to greet you welcome in our friendly little Pentax World Wide community. Welcome!

I follow Ira (as usual!), no. 2&3 are my favourites. Let ussee more of your surroundings!

Kjell

bruder · Mar 29, 2008, 7:06 PM

I like #2 a lot. Looks like these were taken on Great South Bay. I grew up on LI and lived there through college. I had some great times sailing on the bay and sound. Thanks for sharing.

Lyrics51 · Mar 30, 2008, 2:36 PM

Actually I think Gulls are pretty. Soft white and grey with a little black mixed in for good measure, all of which you managed to get beautifully. #2 and #3 aremy favorites, but I like them all. Ifgulls weren't so common and didn't eat garbage, we would probably appreciate them a lot more!

Glenn

maxwell1295 · Mar 30, 2008, 5:35 PM

bilybianca wrote:

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Maxwell, I think we've all forgotten to greet you welcome in our friendly little Pentax World Wide community. Welcome!

I follow Ira (as usual!), no. 2&3 are my favourites. Let ussee more of your surroundings!

Kjell

Thanks! Here are a few more that were taken today, this time with the SMC Takumar 135/3.5.

I've been trying to figure out which of the 135mm lenses I'm going to keep. Based on this very limited testing, I've decided to keep them both!

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Mar 28, 2008, 8:25 AM	#1
maxwell1295 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 53	The weather around here has been pretty 'blah' lately so there isn't much to shoot. Seagulls are always cooperative. Not the prettiest of subjects, but they're all I've got right now and they don't seem to mind posing for photos.Until the flowers start to blom and there's some great out there, this will have to do. These were taken with a Tamron-F 135mm/F2.8 BBAR lens. [/

Mar 28, 2008, 11:33 AM	#2
Wingman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hebron, Kentucky (northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati):KCVG Posts: 4,355	Very good use of Depth of Field in #s 2, 3, & 4--makes for great composition. Love the title of your thread:lol: BTW, where on L.I. are you? I have family on the East End (Shelter Island), and my wife grew up in Westbury. Jay

Mar 28, 2008, 11:49 AM	#3
Monza76 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,154	Very nice, I like 2 and 3 best, nice balance and great control of DOF. Ira

Mar 28, 2008, 7:19 PM	#4
maxwell1295 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 53	Thanks! I'm in Western Suffolk (South Shore) about half way between Westbury and Shelter Island. Actually, I'm closer to Westbury than I am to the land out east...

Mar 28, 2008, 9:27 PM	#5
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,177	Really like #2! Gulls might not be the most glamorous bird in the world, but they are certainly cooperative when it comes to photography.

Mar 29, 2008, 1:46 AM	#6
2many Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Costa Rica Posts: 533	Gulls are always fun to shoot, Ring billed Gulls I think enjoy being photographed, they always come flying around me when I get the camera out at my favorite gull spot. I like #2 the best, but there all great.

Mar 29, 2008, 2:53 AM	#7
bilybianca Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hassleholm, Sweden Posts: 3,457	Maxwell, I think we've all forgotten to greet you welcome in our friendly little Pentax World Wide community. Welcome! I follow Ira (as usual!), no. 2&3 are my favourites. Let ussee more of your surroundings! Kjell

Mar 29, 2008, 7:06 PM	#8
bruder Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 93	I like #2 a lot. Looks like these were taken on Great South Bay. I grew up on LI and lived there through college. I had some great times sailing on the bay and sound. Thanks for sharing.

Mar 30, 2008, 2:36 PM	#9
Lyrics51 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northwest Ohio Posts: 1,965	Actually I think Gulls are pretty. Soft white and grey with a little black mixed in for good measure, all of which you managed to get beautifully. #2 and #3 aremy favorites, but I like them all. Ifgulls weren't so common and didn't eat garbage, we would probably appreciate them a lot more! Glenn