Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fantastic stuff, Doug. You must be one of the very few people using the R8/DMR for wildlife work... On May 27, 2009, at 10:43 PM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net wrote: > A House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) bringing a snack home for the kids: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/troglodytidae/howr11.jpg > > for more detail: http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/troglodytidae/ > howr11big.jpg > > A few Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) breed in the Sierra Valley > north of > Lake Tahoe: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/gruidae/sacr00.jpg > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/gruidae/sacr01.jpg > > Ordinarily the Sandhill Cranes' plumage is gray. The rust-colored > stain is > from iron oxides in the soil. When the birds preen their feathers > the iron > in the mud on their bills stains the plumage. > > Also in the Sierra Valley, a Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus > xanthocephalus) claims turf: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/icteridae/yhbl00.jpg > > techncial stuff (all photos): R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO+2x APO-Extender-R, > shoulder stock & monopod. All comments welcome. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web.com ? Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on > Microsoft? > Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information THEIN Onn Ming *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com www.flickr.com/mingthein