Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Hummingbird
From: Dave Hillman <dave@hillmanimages.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 13:38:38 -0700
References: <B7E712E9.157EC%jbcollier@powersurfr.com>

John,

This is as close as I've come:

http://www.hillmanimages.com/bw/l10-15.html

I concluded that this version of the shot is not very interesting.

Dave

On Monday 08 October 2001 07:23 am, John Collier wrote:
> If you have hummingbirds right outside your window and they are always
> going to a consistent place, you are ideally set up to take some
> interesting photos. One of the "problems" with wildlife photography is the
> almost always required use of long focus lenses. This results in all the
> photos having that same look. It gets a bit tedious after awhile so the
> chance to use normal or wideangle lenses should be pursued.
>
> It sounds as though you could easily set up a camera on a long remote
> release. Set up your 35mm to 21mm, 15mm or 12mm lens and you can get images
> that are not commonly seen.
>
> John Collier
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