Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/24

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Subject: [Leica] up close & personal
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)
Date: Tue Jan 24 13:30:59 2006
References: <BFFB1289.362D%telyt@earthlink.net> <855a9b2b100a1683fbce862b9665af2c@ncable.net.au>

Amen Doug.  You make it look so easy.

>STUNNING
>
>On 24/01/2006, at 18:08, Douglas Herr wrote:
>
>>Every other year the California Hawking Club's annual field meet in
>>Sacramento, and when the birds aren't flying their field trials they're
>>accessible for photo ops.
>>
>>This year the weather was blustery, perfect flying weather for the larger
>>falcons such as Peregrine, Saker (a eurasion species) and a captive-bred
>>hybrid gyr/peregrine/prarie falcon owned by a club member.  During the
>>better wind gusts each of these large falcons would test the wind with 
>>their
>>wings, occasionally rising in the air a foot or so above the perch the bird
>>is tethered to:
>>
>>http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/falconidae/pefa02.html
>>
>>Technical stuff: R8, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, extension tube, shoulder stock 
>>&
>>monopod, E100G
>>
>>All comments welcome.
>>
>>--
>>Doug Herr
>>Birdman of Sacramento
>>http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>
>>
>>
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>Alastair
>
>
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-- 
Regards,

Dick
Boston MA

In reply to: Message from telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr) ([Leica] up close & personal)
Message from firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin) ([Leica] up close & personal)