OMG, that poor, poor cat. I just can't believe what some people can do to their best friends. Think how dumb the cat feels! Just kidding. Good pic though.

The third short is wonderful and deserves a crop.

Bigger of coarse is better, but there are not many of us who can touch anything larger than full frame slrs. But the final product is the print and if memory serves me correctly, considering grain, I could not enlarge a 35mm film negative very far without seeing a lot of grain. On the other hand, with a full frame sensor like on my Canon d6, I can go pretty large (16x20 or more) and still have a nice sharp image. In my mind, full frame is better than 35 M&M film.

Ps: You can get yourself into a film view camera for next to nothing if you are really looking for "better".

Jim, Really appreciate your critique. You are right on with respect to the pillar merging with the background in the B&W version now that I look at it a little closer. It gets confusing as to what's near and far. I tried burning the background, but really didn't help much. It did however help the color version and from that perspective the color seems more successful, creating more depth. I'll mess with the hawk, but definitely going on my wall. Again, appreciate the comments.

OOPS! Thanks for the catch. Don't think I got there fast enough. By the way, couldn't agree with you more re dogs. Have a 100# female black lab. My wife's dog is a Chiwawa Palmeranian (sp?) Can you guess my preference?

Here are two versions of a shot taken at Kodachrome State Park in S. Utah. I have also added a shot taken at the Sonora Desert Museum of one of the raptors, I think its a Harris hawk but I could be mistaken. I like the landscape in both color and black and white, but would appreciate any opinions. They were taken with a Canon D-6 (raw) 24-70 mm f2.8 @ 24mm, f/22 @1/15th, iso 100. The hawk was with the same camera (raw), Canon 100-400 mm f4.5 @ 400mm, f/11 @1/1250, iso 800. I think the hawk is pretty cool and hope you do as well. I had questions about this lens in the past, however I am definitely coming around. Previous shots were I'm sure operator error, but I think I am getting a little better. I think the lens is pretty sharp.

Kodachrome color

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Kodachrome B&W

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hawk

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DUH! I didn't know that. Why have I been carrying around a card reader for transfering photos while on the road. My imac has one as well. DUH!!!!!! Thanks for the enlightenment.

Thank you all for your nice comments.

Lovely. Nice to see the sun out in the NW in the midst of winter.

Lovely. Quality original and great presentation.

Nice complements from all. Thank you and Happy New Year.

Thanks Bob. Some may say these shots are somewhat of a cheat, in that they were taken at the Sonora Desert Museum in Tuscon, but Raptor show is a great opportunity to see some of these birds up-close and in action. For those who have not visited this place, if you ever get the opportunity, take the time. It's worth it.

About 1/2 way between Kanab, Ut and Page, AZ. Canon D6, Canon 24-70 @24mm, ISO 250, f14@ !/60. Doesn't do well in B&W. This part of the SW is spectacular.

I'll go by Nalu here, one of my old favorite dogs. I have been watching this forum for about a month now and come to find that looking at all of your photos and comments is my first thing to do for the day. I'd call myself an avid amateur enjoying the works of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston in my younger years. So B&W landscapes with with the F32 club in mind is a favorite, but also enjoy trying to capture the birds. Of coarse, with digital I am not afraid to do color. Hardware: Canon D6 with Canon f 1.4 24 mm, Sega F1.4 50mm, Canon F2.8 24 to 70, Canon 2.8 70-200, and Canon 4.5 100-400, all along with and old Pentax digital spot meter. Here are a couple of shots to start. Hope you enjoy and appreciate any comments or suggestions.

I agree! I was recently down at the Sonora Desert Museum taking some shots at the Raptor demonstration and had some cameras around me which were faster than my 6D which caused me some envy, however I got some shots that I am very pleased with which I will share. Thank you for the inspiration to try to get back into chasing some birds.