Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/24

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Subject: [Leica] Bald Eagles at Otter Bay
From: geneduprey2015 at gmail.com (Gene Duprey)
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 11:27:47 -0600
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Great work Howard.  Several really good keepers, worthy of some nice prints.

Gene


On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 10:51 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Super!
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 7:51 AM, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> 
> wrote:
> > Hello again Luggers
> >
> > So my summer also continued my love affair with the eagles of Otter Bay.
> Every time I went to photograph them
> > I waited quietly and got into the ?zone? so that we could communicate
> with each other. Each of these encounters
> > was a Zen Moment. Here are four pictures selected from my many hundred:
> >
> > <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2015/0381E.jpg.html <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2015/0381E.jpg.html>>
> >
> > One thing I have noticed - the eagle tends to keep his head level even
> when he is turning. It is sort of his gyroscope.
> >
> > <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2015/0405E.jpg.html <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2015/0405E.jpg.html>>
> >
> > They fly quite close and it is hard to rack back the zoom to keep them
> all in the frame
> >
> > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2015/9041.jpg.html
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2015/9041.jpg.html>>
> >
> > I like this view for the feather detail
> >
> > <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2015/9100E.jpg.html <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2015/9100E.jpg.html>>
> >
> > And the mastery the eagle shows over wind and water always fascinates
> me!! They are Kings of the Air and Water!
> >
> > Please view large. C&C always welcome.
> >
> > Merry Christmas,
> >
> > Howard (gearing up to eat and drink TOO much in Hong Kong)
> >
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