K-5 gets an outing in the snow :)

[Pete Prue]

Here's some from the last few days with the new K-5. The 18-55mm kit lens certainly isn't the best pairing with this body but it's all I have until the other lens arrive.

For a few years this scene has appealed to me but the light has never been anything special. Passing it on the way to work yesterday I realised it wasn't light I needed, it was snow!



and a different treatment...



One from the Groynes



Fantail



and one of my girl

[Asher]

great pics, did you get the weather sealed 18-55mm?

[Pete Prue]

great pics, did you get the weather sealed 18-55mm?

Yep

[Russ]

Very nice, I love the groynes.

How close did you get to the fantail with the 18-55? Lots of cropping (if so it's pretty good)?

[weka2000]

yep faintail one for me as well

[BlueRose]

Liked the first tree one, and fantail was lovely. Did you see the article online about the 3 that flew into a guys laundry in S Canty and refused to leave ! poor things, I put lots of bread and bird seed out on Tuesday once I realised the snow was doing it in for the birds. I have some fat up the back for the waxeyes in a tree so hopefully they could get at it (cant see due to the scaffolding out the back)

[Don B]

The K5 is doing you proud Pete.
I like the Groynes shot very much.
Cheers,
Don

[Pete Prue]

How close did you get to the fantail with the 18-55? Lots of cropping (if so it's pretty good)?

I reckon if I'd laid down in the snow he would've come close enough for the 18-55mm but I was cold enough already! No that was with the Sigma 100-300mm @250mm and cropped about 100%.

Liked the first tree one, and fantail was lovely. Did you see the article online about the 3 that flew into a guys laundry in S Canty and refused to leave ! poor things, I put lots of bread and bird seed out on Tuesday once I realised the snow was doing it in for the birds. I have some fat up the back for the waxeyes in a tree so hopefully they could get at it (cant see due to the scaffolding out the back)

Yes I did se that Rose, also got us to thinking so we did the same, bought a fat / bread crumb ball from the Mad Butcher on Tuesday and they loved it! Silly mistake though to let the dog out for a leak as it was within reach and she finished it off! She wasn't too well for a few hours afterwards . Yesterday I treated the Silver Eyes to hot cross buns, especially for the likes of this poor fella.