Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Immaculate environmental portraits, Doug. Your dedication is again apparent in wanting to make wonderful photographs not only of more spectacular species and even disclosing that you lured your subjects with food bribes! Cheers, Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 15 April 2012 11:17, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Beautiful work once more, Doug. Even these small birds look great! > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Herr" < > wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> > To: <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 7:56 PM > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Sparrows > > > > Two species in the genus Zonotrichia typically winter in the Sacramento >> area, the White-crowned Sparrow and the Golden-crowned Sparrow. When they >> first arrive in the fall their plumage is mostly drab and worn, but by the >> time they head north in the spring their plumage is fresh and colorful >> (or, >> as colorful as these birds get). >> >> I spent a few hours today photographing the fresh spring plumage of these >> birds, while testing my "new" 560mm Novoflex Telyt and the new blind I >> made >> from a damaged backpacking tent (ebay, US$11). >> >> White-crowned Sparrow, nearly always more numerous: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/**birds/emberizidae/wcspar08.**html<http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/wcspar08.html> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/**birds/emberizidae/wcspar09.**html<http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/wcspar09.html> >> >> Golden-crowned Sparrow, a little larger, a little more wary than the >> White-crowned Sparrow: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/**birds/emberizidae/gcspar03.**html<http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/gcspar03.html> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/**birds/emberizidae/gcspar04.**html<http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/gcspar04.html> >> >> These birds were lured within camera range with bird seed scattered on >> the ground. >> >> Technical stuff: R8/DMR, 560mm Novoflex Telyt, tripod & blind. All >> comments welcome. >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> >> >> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information >