Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Doug, Great to see you perform so well on remote locations as if you were in your natural habitat. Thanks for showing, Philippe Op 3-jul-06, om 04:03 heeft Douglas Herr het volgende geschreven: > I'm working through my photos from Alaska from last to first > (saving the best for last). The photos from the last couple of > days are: > > At Potter Marsh on the southern edge of the Anchorage metropolitan > area, the wind was strong, the birds were scarce save for this > Lesser Yellowlegs: > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/leye00.html > > A heavy overcast and the bird's constant fidgeting mandated an > effective ISO of 1600 (400 plus two stops under-exposure). I used > the DMR and 280 APO. > > This particular bird knew he was the only show in town so he made > it worth my time: > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/leye02.html > > Same tools as above, plus an extension tube. > > I even had to back up at regular intervals: > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/leye06.html > > Same tools, at minimum focus distance. > > A simple record shot of the American Tree Sparrow, made with the > DMR & 560 f/6.8: > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/atsp00.html > > In Denali National Park, Golden Eagles are far more common than > Bald Eagles because of the birds' dietary preferences: Golden > Eagles prefer mammals while Bald Eagles like fish & carrion, and > the park's rivers have too much glacial silt for fish to live in. > However this is a peak year for Snowshoe Hare, many of which are > hit by traffic on the park's road creating a carrion feast. Bald > Eagles have been seen in the park in higher numbers than usual, > including this ragged immature eagle being driven away from a Mew > Gull nest site (DMR/560): > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/baea01.jpg > > More to come. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >