Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wow! impressive again, where is this? saludos Lluis El 23/02/2011, a las 22:05, R. Clayton McKee escribi?: > Uhh. Yeah. A LOT of telephoto. > > Also some swamp smarts. > > This has been kinda fun to watch and I do appreciate the concern for > my physical and mental health, but there are a few things I should > probably mention at this point. > > This is George. He is the resident show gator at a wildlife park, > and gets three squares a day, 365 days a year, in exchange for not > eating the tourists, even the photographers. (We have too much > cholesterol.) > > He was lying in the only patch of sun for a hundred yards in any > direction; I was lying (freezing body parts off) in the shade of a > big patch of buffalo grass a good distance away. There was an inlet > between us full of water with frost ice on top of it. > > (I was also about two steps from my truck.) > > I know what gatorbait is. It looks kinda like this: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rcmckee/2011PAW/bait7109.jpg.html > > http://snipurl.com/24ipns > > That ain't me. > > > R. Clayton McKee > PhotoJournalist > from somewhere just south of somewhere else... > > > --- On Wed, 2/23/11, Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote: > >> From: Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW08 >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 2:17 PM >> When I lived in the south (Hilton >> Head Is.) every year several tourists lost >> their dogs to 'gators; as Ted says, so fast they can run >> down a dog in the first >> 10 yards... >> So hopefully Clayton was using a telephoto! >> Bob Adler >> Palo Alto, CA >> http://www.rgaphoto.com >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: "tedgrant at shaw.ca" >> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Wed, February 23, 2011 12:06:27 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW08 >> >> Clayton McKee OFFERED: >>>> From Capa: "If your pictures aren't good >> enough, you're not close enough." >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rcmckee/2011PAW/130007w.jpg.html >> http://snipurl.com/23p9nx [gallery_leica-users_org] >> <<<<< >> >> Clayton my friend, >> We all like you very much, so knock off the death defying >> close-ups of >> alligators! Please. :-) >> >> I mean I've photographed some weird and wild animals in my >> day, predominantly >> the human breed. But Alligator close-ups? Not on your life >> nor mine.:-) >> >> As the saying goes.... "I'm drawing a line in the swamp!" >> about that! >> Dang it would hurt so much! I mean for the alligator trying >> to chew this tough >> old son of gun, it would break it's teeth as I fought back >> whacking him with my >> M8 swinging it by the neck strap! :-) >> >> As I understand, they move faster than a human when they >> make their initial >> lunge for the first bite. >> >> So do take great care if for some totally crazy death >> defying reason you should >> attempt this again..... "DO BE CAREFUL!" And have some one >> with a big gun just >> in case! :-) >> cheers, >> Dr. ted. >> >> ( I can do very good first aid if need be! ;-) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information