Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The last one was worth the trip, Herb. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 4:06 PM Subject: [Leica] Some Bayland shots > Friends drove in from Los Gatos to pay their first visit to my wife after > her heart attack. Then they suggested going down to the Baylands to > photograph birds. Since I was recovering from a condition leading to > shortness of breath, I didn't want to lug my camera bag, so I just put the > 90mm in the M9. > > No photogenic birds showed up, and here I was with an inappropriate lens. > To make matters worse, being so used to the 35mm lens, I tend to forget > about the 90mm's limited depth of field, so a number of shots just got > discarded. I mean, when the tail feathers of a goose are needle sharp and > the beak is blurred--that's depressing. > > Anyway, here's what I rescued. > > My friend, Steve, > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002601.jpg.html > > and with his wife > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002604.jpg.html > > The Interpretive Center, where some of the wildlife is described > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002615.jpg.html > > and, finally, a couple of shots at the "golden hour" which is more like a > golden half-hour when the sun sinks behind the mountain. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002616.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002617.jpg.html > > > Herbert Kanner > kanner at acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > Question authority and the authorities will question you. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >