Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Amen Doug. You make it look so easy. >STUNNING > >On 24/01/2006, at 18:08, Douglas Herr wrote: > >>Every other year the California Hawking Club's annual field meet in >>Sacramento, and when the birds aren't flying their field trials they're >>accessible for photo ops. >> >>This year the weather was blustery, perfect flying weather for the larger >>falcons such as Peregrine, Saker (a eurasion species) and a captive-bred >>hybrid gyr/peregrine/prarie falcon owned by a club member. During the >>better wind gusts each of these large falcons would test the wind with >>their >>wings, occasionally rising in the air a foot or so above the perch the bird >>is tethered to: >> >>http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/falconidae/pefa02.html >> >>Technical stuff: R8, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, extension tube, shoulder stock >>& >>monopod, E100G >> >>All comments welcome. >> >>-- >>Doug Herr >>Birdman of Sacramento >>http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >Alastair > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Dick Boston MA