Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >