Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The north american Pika is a small mammal related to rabbits and hares which lives in talus slopes at high elevation in the western mountains: http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/talus.jpg This particular pika http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/pika01.jpg was just east of Tioga Pass, outside Yosemite National Park. Pikas are found throughout the Sierra Nevada but the best photographic opportunities are on the eastern slope of the mountains. The western Sierra is a granite which ia much brighter than the animal's fur, so correct exposure to get detail in the fur without washing out the granite is next to impossible. OTOH the eastern slope of the Sierra is metamorphic rock, much closer to the same tone as the Pika, so correct exposure is much easier. Technical stuff: Leicaflex SL, 400mm f/6.8 Telyt with shoulder stock and monopod, Kodachrome 25 from my freezer stash. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html