Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/14

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Hummingbird
From: telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr)
Date: Tue Aug 14 20:50:46 2007

Phil Swango <pswango@att.net> wrote:

>I'm in awe too.  There's a guy here in Albuquerque named Dan True that does
>spectacular work with hummers using a MF Mamiya and electronic flash.  He
>has a book out titled "Hummingbirds of North America."  But his shots are
>done with four flash units, two tripods and a feeder.  They're not in the
>wild, which is what makes Doug's shot so impressive.  There's nothing wrong
>with Dan's work -- it's truly amazing -- but there's something about seeing
>the little critters in the wild that adds to the excitement.

Thnaks Phil.  I've no quarrel with the studio-like setup Dan uses for his 
photos, it's a different aesthetic, just not the one I'm trying to achieve.  
There's a reason my website is called wildlightphoto, it's 'cuz I use the 
light I find in the wild.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com