Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/20

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Subject: RE: [Leica] On your belly for wildlife photography
From: "Jeffery L.Smith" <jsmith45@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:31:30 -0600

Down here, lying on your belly means lying in mud. For those who think
wild animals can be photographed using a 50mm lens, you are going to
have to go to the Galapagos Islands. Having evolved in the absence of
humans, those animals have no fear of humans and no desire to eat them.
Thus, you can approach them without much problem. Just about all other
animals on earth that will allow humans walk right up to them (like the
dodo bird) are long extinct for that very reason.

Jeffery Smith

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Ted Grant
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 9:04 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] On your belly for wildlife photography


Gee guys and gals,

I don't know about this lying on yer belly and wild life shooting with
an M and 50mm lens.

I mean, it's bad enough having to shoot some humans in that fashion, but
taking on a lioness and her cubs might be a tad invigorating as you
attempt to get out of claw range! ;-)

I'm a great believer in, "the bigger the beast, the bigger the lens!"
;-) ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant



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