Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Dark-eyed Junco
From: "GeeBeePhoto" <graham@geebeephoto.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 17:01:53 -0000
References: <15826941.1077120357808.JavaMail.root@beaker.psp.pas.earthlink.net>

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From: "Douglas Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: 18 February 2004 16:05
Subject: RE: [Leica] Dark-eyed Junco

> > > This is turning into A-Bird-A-Week: the Dark-eyed Junco is a
> > winter visitor to my back-yard bird feeder:
> > >
> > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/doju00.html
> > >
> > > This bird was once known as the Oregon Junco but is now
> > considered conspecific with a few other Junco subspecies.
> > >
> > > Technical stuff: Leicaflex SL, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt on a tripod,
> > custom 30mm extension tube, E100G, blind.  Shutter speed not
> > recorded, aperture was f/6.8.
>
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Hi Douglas,

That is the best photograph of a bird I have seen since the last time you
posted and I confidently expect it will not be equalled until your next
offering.

I cannot imagine how you get that much detail from such a tiny subject and
then retain it for web posting. Stunning!


- --Graham


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