Lovely pictures both in the article and in your PPG

Such dedication !!

A very pretty bird

The blind leading the blind.

If you want a sharp lens, dont buy the 50mm 1.2. There are plenty of sharper lenses around much cheaper.

However if you want to "paint" with your photography, there are none that can match it. Worth every penny.

Lovely images with some lovely old lenses. This to me demonstrates a huge advantage of the Pentax system.

The first one is very Ghoooooooostly !!

They are all superb.

I think the second one is a very fine photo. Such a poignant subject.

Matt

Thanks for posting, I don't think I have seen an Egyptian goose before.

As a record they are nice pictures, but if I can be critical:

1. Would have been a great shot if you had got some seperation between the subject and the other goose.
2+4. Would have been better with both birds in focus (you noted this yourself), and both subjects were all in the frame. Also the coot ?, distracts from the subject.
6. is i bit too busy and neither goose looks sharp.

Sorry for being very critical, I do know it is difficult with subjects like these to get perfect framing, and exposure when you are caught between shutter speed and aperture to get the perfect balance.

I would rather be honest with you though. The colours of the birds a wonderful though, where were they taken ?

Nice images Ben.

Hihi