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Subject: [Leica] Some Bayland shots
From: kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:43:39 -0800
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Thanks Jim; actually I prefer the next to last one.

Herb


Herbert Kanner
kanner at acm.org
650-326-8204

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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.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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