Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the subtlety works for me ric On May 7, 2013, at 12:11 AM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: > 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