Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/12

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Black Bear
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll Querol)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:26:18 +0200
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Absolutely wonderful,
Saludos
Lluis

El 12/10/2009, a las 4:45, Doug Herr escribi?:

> I visited Taylor Creek at Lake Tahoe today and found a Black bear  
> hunting salmon:
>
> http://wildlightphoto.com/mammals/carnivores/blbear00.html
>
> The Black Bear is large and powerful, and care should be taken when  
> this animal is nearby, but it is not as unpredictable as the larger  
> and more dangerous Grizzly Bear (which is no longer found in  
> California).  The Black Bear evolved at a time when several larger  
> predators, such as Dire Wolf, Saber-tooth Cat, and Grizzly Bear,  
> would hunt this species so it still thinks of itself as a prey  
> animal.  Slow shutter speeds (dark fur and deep shade!) made it  
> difficult to photograph all of its activities but while I watched  
> the bear ate salmon and stream veggies.
>
> Technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO, shoulder stock & monopod.
> f/6.8 for DOF, 1/90 sec.
>
> All comments welcome.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>
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