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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Clapper Rail
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon Feb 12 14:32:14 2007
References: <308414FD-021B-4C3D-A532-2BD891AA2271@earthlink.net>

Doug,

Beautiful detail as we always expect from you.  Its nice to enjoy one of 
your photos again.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>; <leicareflex@freelists.org>; 
"LEG" <leica@freelists.org>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 4:10 PM
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Clapper Rail


> Clapper Rails live in the marshes surrounding San Francisco bay; 
> typically they skulk in the pickleweeds and other marsh veggies and  only 
> make an appearance when high tides push them to higher ground.   In North 
> America, the highest high tides of the year occur during a  winter new 
> moon when the earth is closest to the sun and both sun and  moon are 
> pulling in the same direction.
>
> This photo was from January's highest tide and I've just now gotten 
> around tom processing it:
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/rallidae/clra02.html
>
> Technical stuff: R8/DMR @ ISO 400, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt, shoulder stock  & 
> monopod, probably an extension tube.  Location is Arrowhead Marsh  near 
> the Oakland airport.  All comments welcome.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>
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