Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Can nature be busy and cluttered? I thought that was a habitat peculiar to humans! Kit - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Doug Herr Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 10:17 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] backyard brushpile on 4/24/03 8:53 AM, Kit McChesney | acmefoto at kitmc@acmefoto.com wrote: > Why aren't you fond of that background of the brush pile for the Towhee? It's busy and cluttered. That's perfect Towhee habitat, though. Maybe I'm reacting to the visual clutter I see every day in the house. > Have you ever used any of the VS films for photographing birds? Nope. I'm a Kodachrome luddite just beginning to explore the universe beyond K14. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Doug Herr > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 10:18 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us; leica@topica.com; > leica_reflex_forum@topica.com > Subject: [Leica] backyard brushpile > > > The brush pile behind the barn attracts several species of seed-eating > birds, two of which are shown here (more to come). > > I don't like the background on this one but that's the typical habitat for > the bird: http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/cato00.html > > > The Golden-crowned Sparrow should have migrated north by now; as of today > there were still a few in the brush pile: > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/gcsp00.html > > Both photos: Leicaflex SL, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt with 14182 extension tube. > Towhee photographed on E100G film, Golden-crowned Sparrow with E200. My > scan doesn't show how good E100G is. I like this film. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html