Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, 3 Jan 1999, Roy Zartarian wrote: >So far so good from icy central Connecticut especially since Santa >left a 400 Telyt under my Christmas twig so that I could add a >photographic dimension to my birding activities. New Year's day >netted a robin as the first bird "shot" in '99, and yesterday >produced a somewhat uncooperative red bellied woodpecker who >moved out of the shadows only after I ran out of film. >Some initial attempts with this lens and these subjects are at: >http://www.connix.com/~royzart/leicabirds.htm > >Roy Well Roy if you can do a bird a day you'll have quite a record for the year. Lessee- spring migrants, breeders, fall migrants, winter residents - there ought to be plenty. Of the photos on your website I like the Downy Woodpecker best. What I frequently do when I find a bird I don't have any photos of is grab whatever image I can at first, then work to improve on the previous photos. I'm glad to hear it's not just me they stay in the shadows for. Doug Herr Sacramento