Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very nicely done, Doug. Our Towhees are more colorful, but hard to catch in one spot long enough to photograph. They seem very nervous and suspicious. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 11:11 PM Subject: [Leica] IMG: California Twohee >I consider the drab species a personal challenge. The California Towhee is >common but difficult to photograph well because the bird's coloration >doesn't stand out in its environment; as I see it the trick is to make the >foreground and background more drab than the bird so the bird will stand >out. What do you think? > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/catowh03.html > > technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, tripod & blind, a handful > of seed. Slight crop, sky in upper left corner filled in with "tree". > 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 > >