Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I show up with a Leica, people ask me why I don't get a modern camera. When I show up with a 5D and 24-70, many more people comment on it, including strangers, and one common observation is that, whoa, is it ever huge. Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone ----- Reply message ----- From: grduprey at mchsi.com To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Red-tailed Hawk Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2012 8:58 am doug, He would have never appreciated that your great shot was done with a all manual Leica and glass that would have put his in the junk pile. I would have had the same thoughts toward this Idiot. I cannot believe your luck to have this hawk land that near your truck though, even thogh Duffas scared him off. Nice photo though. Cheers, gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> To: lug at leica-users.org Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 8:04:08 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [Leica] IMG: Red-tailed Hawk Yesterday while photographing Snow Geese an immature Red-tailed Hawk landed on a sign post no more than 25' from the car. Trying not to think about whether I had packed any spare underwear I made a few grab shots then while changing to something shorter than 560mm a doofus pulled his car up and flushed the hawk. He then pulled alongside my car and told me how he'd gotten a great action shot of the hawk (as it was fleeing), then then next words out of his mouth were "what are you shooting with?" This was one of the very few times I wished I had been shooting with something non-photographic, but for some reason I restrained myself and responded "a camera". I forgot to add "dammit". Him: "A 1D4?" My question: why do the biggest jerks have big white lenses? Oh yeah, my photo: http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/rthawk13.html technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R+2x APO-Extender-R, 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