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Subject: [Leica] Cedar Waxwings
From: telyt at telus.net (David Young)
Date: Fri Dec 9 08:31:25 2005
References: <BFBE4BF9.17BF%telyt@earthlink.net>

Douglas Herr wrote:

>The the Cedar Waxwing, southern relative of David's Bohemian Waxwing,
>visited last weekend to take advantage of a nearby persimmon tree:
>
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/bombycillidae/cewa02.html
>
>Technical stuff: Leicaflex SL, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt with 1.4x APO-Extender-R,
>Provia 400F, a very hefty tripod.
>
>--
>Doug Herr
>  
>
Good Mornin' Doug!

Another superb shot!  I love the catch light in his (her?) eye, and the 
detail in the feathers.  I find that detail hard to capture with 
Waxwings, unless the light is "just right".

Well done!

-- 
David Young,
Logan Lake, BC    
CANADA. 

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