Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Jim; actually I prefer the next to last one. Herb Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Nov 23, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > 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 >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information