Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Nichols wrote: >Very nice shot. There appears to be a narrow dark band on her left leg. >Was she banded? Very observant, Jim. Looking at the full-res-file at 100%, that appears to be a bit of dry grass in front of her leg, not a band. I didn't see any bands and I expect I would have at 4'. Thanks for looking and taking the time to comment. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> >To: <lug at leica-users.org>; "LEG" <leica at freelists.org>; "LeicaReflex" ><leicareflex at freelists.org> >Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 11:29 PM >Subject: [Leica] IMG: Ruffed Grouse > > >> This weekend I made a quick trip (for family) to Brookings Oregon, on the >> Pacific coast just north of the California/Oregon border. While there I >> found a female Ruffed Grouse who was far more tolerant of a camo-clad >> photographer than I expected: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/phasianidae/rugrou00.html >> >> The background was a bit difficult to work with because of the clutter of >> the leaf litter on the forest floor; also the grouse' preferred habitat >> is >> the dense understory of the Pacific Northwest's temperate rain forest, so >> getting a clear view of the bird meant getting really really close with >> an >> ultrawide-angle lens (100mm APO in this case). Now, about the >> background... I wanted a darker background behind the bird's head, which >> in this particular case was more distant. The best way to get the dark >> background was a very low camera angle, which meant on my belly in the >> rain forest with huge banana slugs nearby. >> >> technical stuff: R8/DMR, 100mm APO, slight crop, shoulder stock, heavy >> fog/light drizzle lighting. 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 >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information