Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information