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Subject: [Leica] Re: Blue Grouse
From: firkin at balhpl01.ncable.net.au (firkin)
Date: Sun Sep 4 18:07:47 2005
References: <BF3D392F.24378%telyt@earthlink.net>

I enjoy so many of your images, but this one is something special: stunning. 

Cheers 

Doug Herr writes: 

> Ordinarily the Blue Grouse is difficult to find: it blends in with the
> forest floor, it likes conifer forests high in the mountains, and it rarely
> flushes until you nearly step on it (thus the nickname "Fool Hen"). When I
> heard of an easily-accessible family of Blue Grouse at Yosemite's Glacier
> Point I jumped at the opportunity: 
> 
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/tetraonidae/blgr02.html 
> 
> I'll be scanning several photos so rather than take up bandwidth I'll add
> them to http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/tetraonidae/blgrinfo.html as I
> scan them.  
> 
> Technical stuff (above photo): Leicaflex SL, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, Provia
> 400F, monopod/shoulder stock. 
> 
> Technical stuff (project): Leicaflex SL, Leicaflex SL2, Leica R8, Provia
> 400F, E100G, K25, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, monopod/shoulder stock. 
> 
> All comments welcome. 
> 
> 
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Alastair Firkin
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