Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/05

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Subject: [Leica] Black Phoebe
From: nicholsj at edge.net (JAMES NICHOLS)
Date: Wed Jan 5 10:04:53 2005
 
Doug,

Beautiful image.  In the technical details, you forgot the most demanding: 
Patience!

Jim Nichols
nicholsj@edge.net


> [Original Message]
> From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
> To: <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: 1/5/2005 12:13:17 AM
> Subject: [Leica] Black Phoebe
>
> I had a chance to try out my LeiCanon 560mm f/4 (Canon 400mm f/2.8 + Leica
> 1.4x APO-Extender):
>
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/tyrannidae/blph00.html
>
> Technical stuff: Leicaflex SL2, Canon FD 400mm f/2.8 L, Leica 1.4x
> APO-Extender-R, E200 film.  Getting detail in both the white feathers and
> the black areas has proven difficult in bright light so I took advantage
of
> the diffused light of a foggy day for this photo.  Exposure was about 1/60
> sec @ f/4.  This is a crop of about 50% of the slide area.
>
> All comments welcome.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
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