Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lovely colors and a lovely composition! Barney Barney Quinn, WK3Z C: (301) 775-1386 H: (301) 654-0938 On Feb 25, 2012, at 12:11 AM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: > When we were loading up the car one of these was squawking loudly from a > tree perhaps five feet away from me. Then it dropped to the ground and > began poking through the leaves. I carefully made my way into the room for > the camera but by the time I returned other guests had frightened it away. > > Later we heard it calling, all loud and angry sounding, from behind the > building. I pursued it for some time snapping lots of images. Tricky > little buggers! > > This image, not in Doug Herr's quality but reasonable, shows the wonderful > details in the plumage but only hints at the light-blue stripes on its > forehead. > > <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/21623298_W8LVb4#!i=1724422601&k=xSkkkg7> > > Canon 1Ds Mk II, 70-200 f2.8L, manual focus, handheld. > > I brought the Telyt 280mm lens just for this kind of photography but there > wasn't time to get it onto the camera. > > Comments and criticism most welcome. > > Adam Bridge > > ps: It was 64 degrees in Yosemite Valley when we left about noon. At 6,000 > feet as we left it was 54. The park felt empty. > > Oh, and people were able to hike all the way to the top of Yosemite Falls. > We did part of that hike yesterday but reached a place where Jan did't > feel comfortable so we turned around. Shirt-sleeve hiking. > > AB > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information