Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Shot with the Olympus E-1 and new 150 f2 (300 f2) lens, hand held at f2 - Ted shot at 800 iso, Sandy shot at 1600 iso - neither image sharpened, contrast adjusted, or otherwise Photoshoped - although Ted color balance slightly cooled. Also no noise reduction of any kind. http://gallery.leica-users.org/TED-SANDY B. D. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of GeeBee Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 12:29 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] GeeBee - Rook (or Crow?) From: "Douglas M. Sharp" <DouglasMSharp@netscape.net> Subject: [Leica] GeeBee - Rook (or Crow?) > Hello Graham, > I thought this barbaric habit of scaring Rooks and Crows off had died > out in the early sixties, along with impaling moles on barbed wire > fences. > > http://www.geebeephoto.com/temp/Leica/Ashley_04.htm > > Question is - does it work? A disturbingly good picture! Douglas > > BTW We used to eat them after the Rook shoot in Yorkshire - Rook pie > was even better than Pigeon.Very tasty indeed. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- ----------------------------------- Douglas, I didn't see many birds around apart from those hanging on sticks so maybe it works. Could have been me scaring them off, with a monopod under my arm and a Billingham over my shoulder I look kind of hunter gather..ish :-) --gb _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information