[Leica] Hong Kong's Bird Market on New Year's Day

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Very nice, colorful images, Howard.  That's a little different from your 
Hummers and Bald Eagles.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 1/1/2016 9:30 PM, H&ECummer wrote:
> Hi Luggers,
> A group of nine of us descended on the Flower Market and the Bird Market 
> on New Year?s Day.
> I thought the bird market would be quiet but it was a holiday, of course, 
> and busier than I had
> ever experienced it.
>
> First, some of the ?boys? - Greg, Clarence, Joe and Ray - plenty of Leicas 
> in evidence:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hong+Kong+2016/Boys3550.jpg.html>
>
> I had my M to Fuji adapter with me and Greg lent me his 90mm Summicron APO 
> as I ha forgotten my 90 Elmarit at home. My accurate focus
> hit rate was very high - better than on my Leicas - the reason why I sold 
> my 90 APO years ago
> (before prices rose astronomically):
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hong+Kong+2016/BluParotCU3611.jpg.html>
>
> A bird lover walking his cockatoo - the 90 APO wide open - great bokeh!
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hong+Kong+2016/Cockatoo3603.jpg.html>
>
> In a dark corner an old fellow was reading the newspaper with a magnifying 
> glass - the 90 APO again -
> cropped to about half the frame:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hong+Kong+2016/GlassRead90cr3591.jpg.html>
>
> A green parrot lover - the 90 cron APO, of course:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hong+Kong+2016/GrnPrt3607.jpg.html>
>
> And finally a Red Parrot once more with the 90 cron APO cropped to about 
> half the frame.
> I photoshopped out the chain that held him down:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Hong+Kong+2016/RedPar3595.jpg.html>
>
> Please view large - C&C always welcome.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Howard
>
>
>
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