Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/20

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Trumpeter Swan
From: hewthompson at mac.com (Hugh Thompson)
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:48:45 +0430
References: <1417405.1266704786301.JavaMail.root@wamui-junio.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
 
Doug - I love the curve of the neck in the first shot, and the cheeky  
expression on the second ....... these are very beautiful

Hugh

On 21-Feb-10, at 2:56 AM, Doug Herr wrote:

> A pair of Trumpeter Swans have been visiting a pond in nearby Placer  
> County.  These birds are only the second recorded sighting of this  
> species in Placer county (the first was last spring at the same  
> location).
>
> The most significant problem I faced in making these photos was the  
> 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R's minimum focus distance.
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/trsw01.html
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/trsw02.html
In reply to: Message from wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr) ([Leica] IMG: Trumpeter Swan)