Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Ted. I was shooting with my 90mm Summicron R. Mama Bird has allowed me to get close enough to shoot her with that lens, about five feet away. The picture is with a crop of about 75% of the original. She is right outside of my kitchen table window, so she watches us and we watch her. Stay tuned! Sonny - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 10:51 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] mourning dove (the url) > Sonny Carter wrote & showed: > >>> Oh yeah, if you really want to see the picture..... > > http://www.sonc.com/mama_bird.htm<<< > > Hi Sonny, > You've a nice shot here under difficult circumstances, first of all a > nesting dove, one wrong move and she's probably long gone leaving her > potential chicks to perish. > > The location to shoot isn't any Broadway stage either hidden under leaves > but they're open enough by the look of it to still hold some a nice colour. > > And you're going to stay with the mama till chicks are hatched and fluffing > wings? Good on you as that becomes a tough challenge as simply making the > wrong move and she could be gone and not return. Bad scene. > > >>OK, so a Mourning Dove on a nest is not exciting.<<< > > Well I don't know about that, I think it's damn exciting to find one nesting > so you have the opportunity to photograph her in the first place. Hell I bet > there aren't more than two or three on the list who've ever shot a bird.... > with a camera this close. > > Now "birdman Herr" you don't count in this one, as we know how beautiful you > shoot birds.;-) > > How long a lens are you working with or did I miss that in a previous post? > I did just read another post where you mention some gear. ;-) although, do I > denote a tone of.... sarcasm? ;-) Naw, I must be mistaken. ;-) > > Look to hell with all that baffle gab bull shit around here the past few > days and lets stick with the dove and picture taking.. Do you have any idea > how long she'll sit before the chicks come out of the shell? I suppose she > was there and you discovered her, but don't really have any idea how long > she's been sitting already. Boy you've really cut yourself a tough shoot as > you'll need to have a boo at her every day. > > Well all the best with it mon ami, but don't let the BS around here the past > week or so get you down, as I and a bunch of others want to see some > exciting little chick pix! :-) > > Good shooting... as long as it's the camera! ;-) > ted > > Ted Grant Photography Limited > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html