Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Perhaps in time, nature will evolve larger and more ferocious squirrels. They can hunt down your cats in packs like miniature rodent wolves. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ -----Original Message----- To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Portrait of a shameless moocher Jim, We have dozens in the canyon behind my house. The come on the lawn to steal bird food. But fortunately we have 3 cats, one of which has quite an appetite for squirrel liver! Jerry Jim Nichols wrote: > Peter, > > Very good images of the moocher. We had a similar experience with > them in Rocky Mountain National Park years ago. I have one living > under an outbuilding in my back yard, but rarely get a glimpse of > him. I guess they get conditioned to strangers in the parks. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Klein" <pklein@threshinc.com> > To: <lug@leica-users.org>; <leica@freelists.org> > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:13 AM > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Portrait of a shameless moocher > > >> We were sitting on a mountain rock slide at 8200 feet (2500 m). Look >> who decided to join us for lunch. I had a 28/3.5 on the M8, but >> fortunately it crops down well. >> >> Here's the context: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/joseph08/edits/L1003778SquirBoot-w.j pg.html >> >> >> And here's the same shot cropped tighter, without the boot. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/joseph08/edits/L1003778TightCrop.jpg .html >> >> >> A couple of minutes later, I had the 90/3.5 VC on the camera, and >> managed to fill the frame with one of his cohorts. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/joseph08/edits/L1003789GndSquirCrop- w.jpg.html >> >> >> These little guys are FAST, but their desire to "have what you're >> having" gives the photographer a fighting chance. >> >> --Peter >> >> >> ___ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information