Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/06/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yup, using the Sony a7rIII and 100-400 GM. I?m also keeping a close eye on the L-mount alliance and the supply of Nikon 500mm PF lenses. Doug Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 4, 2019, at 5:26 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > Beautiful work, Doug. That last shot of the Cinnamon Teal is an amazing > pose, with great colors and detail. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > >> On 6/4/2019 3:15 PM, Doug Herr via LUG wrote: >> It's been a while sine I've posted an update, but May turned ou to be >> quite a productive month. I visited the Sierra Valley in Sierra and >> Plumas Counties (Sierra Nevada mountains) where the spring nesting season >> is well under way. >> >> Wilson's Snipe is ordinarily well-hidden in marsh veggies but I first >> spotted this bird when a nearby rancher's dog flushed it from its hiding >> spot: >> >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/gallinago/wisnip08.html >> >> A few minutes later when the bird returned it called a couple of >> fuzzballs out from their hiding spots: >> >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/gallinago/wisnip07.html >> >> Meanwhile a female Yellow-headed Blackbird was preparing for the next >> generation: >> >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/icteridae/xanthocephalus/yhblac06.html >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/icteridae/xanthocephalus/yhblac07.html >> >> while the male guarded the territory >> >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/icteridae/xanthocephalus/yhblac08.html >> >> On the way toward the Sierra Valley is a reliable spot for American >> Dipper. I first learned of this spot a few years ago and after scouting >> the location the last two springs I dedicated some time to photographing >> the bird. This involved a quarter-mile hike with camera, tripod, >> comfortable ground-level chair and a simple blind, and a morning >> evaluating lighting, backgrounds and bird activity to get a few pictures: >> >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/cinclidae/cinclus/amdipp06.html >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/cinclidae/cinclus/amdipp07.html >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/cinclidae/cinclus/amdipp08.html >> >> >> At the Sierra Valley marsh there were numerous water birds such as Gadwall >> >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/mareca/gadwal16.html >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/mareca/gadwal17.html >> >> Ruddy Duck >> >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/oxyura/ruduck06.html >> >> and Cinnamon Teal >> >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/spatula/citeal07.html >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/spatula/citeal06.html >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/spatula/citeal09.html >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/spatula/citeal05.html >> >> At a nearby flooded roadside I found a female Wilson's Phalarope >> >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/phalaropus/wiphal05.html >> >> With the exception of the Dipper, these photos were made using the camper >> as a blind. For the Cinnamon Teal I took the additional step of covering >> the open window with camoflage-print bug netting (the same rudimentary >> blind I used for the Dipper photos), which turned out to be surprisingly >> effective. >> >> >> As usual all comments are welcome and please feel free to share with >> others who might be interested. >> >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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