Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Enjoy yourselves and above all else, have fun. If you know of anyone flying a private jet from Europe to somewhere around Davis, let him/her and us know. I'm sure that we could easily complete the necessary "crew". B. On 27-apr-2009, at 19:06, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net wrote: > For those who will be near Davis California next Saturday, the > California > Raptor Center at UC Davis will host a free Open House: > > http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/calraptor/events.html > > Volunteer handlers will have several non-releasable birds on > display, up > close and personal. Last fall they were very accomodating for > visiting > photographers, asking if the lighting and backgrounds were good and > adjusting positions as requested. Photos from last fall's open house: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/tytonidae/baow00.html > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/nsow01.html > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/ghow03.html > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/swha00.html > > I expect that the birds on display will be in the shade to prevent > overheating, so higher ISOs will be handy (I used ISO 400). The 350mm > Telyt I used last November was a bit too long (with the DMR) but > visitors, > staff and volunteers made every effort to allow me space to back > up. I'll > be there. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web.com - Microsoft? Exchange solutions from a leading provider - > http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information