Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, Beautiful shot, and I like the background. I see that your birds, like ours, select the tiniest twig they can find to perch on. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 5:37 PM Subject: [Leica] IMG: another Anna's Hummingbird > In the hibiscus next to my barn: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/trochilidae/anhu05.html > > R8/DMR, 280 f/4 APO + 1.4x APO-Extender-R > > I'd like to have gotten a less busy background. I used an exposure of > 1/90 sec @ f/8 (f/11 effective) to get a trace of DOF on the bird but this > had the unfortunate effect of making the background busier. 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 >