Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sneaky stalking up on the critters is so satisfying when it works. Nailing them to the perch Monty Python style is tempting sometimes. I've tried infra red beams with cables and batteries and stuff. All very entertaining but only one in a hundred shots is any good. What works better is setting up real close and sitting real still. They come. Food and water helps. A blind is even better. And if you really want to freak out the humans while you're at it, wear full camos. Wait till they're on top of you then say, "Good Morning!" with your best Gollum/Smeagol voice. They run. hehe. Rick. On 22/05/2005, at 9:57 AM, Doug Herr wrote: > on 5/21/05 4:35 PM, Jim Christie at jim.christie@sbcglobal.net wrote: > >> Rick, Your bird gallery of pictures is absolutely beautiful. It >> convinces me >> that to even start to get such good pictures I'll need to invest in a >> real >> long tele. Great pictures, so sharp and well composed. Thanks for >> sharing. >> >> Jim Christie > > > Jim, > > I"m also an admirer of Rick's photos, and many of his would not have > been > possible w/o the super-long lenses - HOWEVER in many situations good > field > work can substitute for a lot of mm of focal length. At > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/300.html are many of my photos made with > lenses from 250mm to 300mm. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >