Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Barry Hinderks wrote: >Can I guess that you were working from a blind? They are playful >critters aren't they. No blind this time, too much brush and too much activity. Thanks for looking, and for your comments. >At 06:52 PM 12/12/2011, you wrote: >>Sunday morning I scouted a location where a friend mentioned that >>he'd seen a very cooperative Cooper's Hawk. I didn't find the hawk, >>but I believe what I did find more than makes up for not seeing the >>hawk: a pair of Northern River Otters. Judging from the numerous >>tracks, slides and trails, the abundant scat and many meal remnants >>on the bank of the river I'm 99% sure I found a den site. >> >>http://wildlightphoto.com/mammals/mustelidae/nrotte02.html >> >>By the time I found the otters it was mid-morning and the lighting >>was tricky to work with so I believe that with patience and an >>earlier start I can do better than this photo, but I'm not complaining :) >> >>Technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R + 1.4x >>APO-Extender-R, shouldeer stock & monopod. All comments welcome. > Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com