Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1 Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 4:08 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Pronghorn > We often joke about this on the list but it actually illustrates just how > well these two photographers work in their genre. > > Anyone that has walked in Barcelona with Lluis will attest to how skilled, > fast and unobtrusive he is with his street work. > > On the other side of the world we know that Doug is often actually seen by > the animals (he's told us that you really cannot hide) but very often > spends hours if not multiple days being in the subject's environment so > that they accept him as non-threatening. He is also of course a master of > his chosen equipment. > > Maybe those skill-set descriptions fit both men equally well. > > Cheers, > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 20 July 2012 21:31, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote: > >> Lluis is clearly not the only photog on this list who had an invisibility >> shield. >> >> ric >> >> >> On Jul 20, 2012, at 12:35 AM, Doug Herr wrote: >> >> > The Pronghorn is often referred to as an antelope but its resemblance >> > to >> old world antelopes is due to convergent evolution. At one time there >> were >> 12 species of Antilocaprids, but now this is the only surviving species >> in >> the family. >> > >> > http://wildlightphoto.com/mammals/antilocapridae/prongh01.html >> > http://wildlightphoto.com/mammals/antilocapridae/prongh02.html >> > >> > technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO with extender (probably 1.4x), >> shoulder stock. 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >