Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That is exactly what I do with people ;-) Tina On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Cedric Agie <cedric.agie at gmail.com> wrote: > If you move slowly, don't make sudden movements, always going the same > way and stay or sit at the same place, they will get used to your > presence. Don't walk in full sunlight but retreat to the dark sides of > the garden. They can even come quite close to you. The boldest first > being watched and soon followed by the others. In the end they won't > mind your presence at all. > > Kind regards > > Cedric > > 2013/2/21 Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>: > > Thanks for your kind comments. > > > > Yes, I agree that they are quite aware of anything unusual in "their > > territory". My back yard is fenced, and I was outside the fence, > shooting > > above it. The birds and squirrels seem to realize that, by the time I > can > > open the gate, they can be on their way to safety. > > > > > > Jim Nichols > > Tullahoma, TN USA > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cedric Agie" <cedric.agie at > > gmail.com> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > > Cc: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> > > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 2:15 PM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Cardinal Male > > > > > > > >> As allways your pictures are marvellous. But in my opinion your are > >> making only one (small) mistake. > >> Don't think he didn't see you, from your picture one can see he is > >> even watching you. > >> > >> One day I forgot to feed the birds in our garden during the winter. > >> Until I heard a lot of noise outside. All the birds of the > >> neighbourhoud were in our garden almost > >> figthing with each other. And then I understood the situation, went > >> outside and saw I had forgotten to feed them. There was a complete > >> silence when I went back to the kitchen to look for some food. > >> Followed closely by a bold and furious blackbird inside the kitchen. > >> When he saw I was coming back with something he flew back screaming > >> loudly. > >> > >> It's in fact not our garden, it's their garden. > >> > >> Kind regards. > >> > >> Cedric > >> > >> > >> > >> 2013/2/21 Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>: > >>> > >>> I hid beneath the black photographer's cloth and waited for the finches > >>> to leave, and the Cardinals to decide to feed. This male was the best > model > >>> of the lot: > >>> > >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cardinal+41.jpg.html > >>> > >>> Olympus E-510 with Leica Elmarit-R 250/4, 2X, tripod, RAW > >>> > >>> Comments and critiques welcomed. > >>> > >>> Jim Nichols > >>> Tullahoma, TN USA > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com