Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 7:20 PM -0700 6/7/09, Doug Herr wrote: >The Black-tailed Hare (also known as Black-tailed Jackrabbit) >ordinarily runs away at top speed whenever someone comes within 100 >feet (30 meters), but a few weeks ago I found one that seemed >unusually approachable. This is in an area I've visited frequently; >the hares have always been in the area but either much too far away >for photos or hiding in the dry grasses, about to run. > >On the previous occasions I've seen this particular hare the animal >has done his morning feeding and is about ready to find shade for >the hot part of the day, leaving me with little time in good light >to let him become accustomed to my presence. However, this morning >I arrived much earlier than usual so I had several hours with the >hare, spending most of the last hour before it found shade within >20' or less, perfect for the DMR and 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt: > >http://wildlightphoto.com/mammals/lagomorphs/btha04.html > >technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO, ISO 400, about 1/250 sec @ >f/5.6, metered manually. Shoulder stock & monopod. Stickers in my >socks. A tick. > >All comments welcome. > >Doug Herr >Sacramento >http://www.wildlightphoto.com Doug, this is in my view one of your very best shots. I do notice though that one of the dangers of ears of that size is picking up big lint. :-) -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com