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, Just a beautiful photo. Again a bird I never heard about on the east coast. I was just reading a post you made some time ago on another list about how to stalk an animal so they aren't afraid of you. Well I was out walking and I remembered what you said. I came up to a Downey Woodpecker and stayed about 12 feet from it and just started snapping away. I just started shooting and just got tired of shooting. I think we could have stayed there for hours. It didn't seem to care that I was there. Unfortunately i only had a 200mm lens with me and the shots weren't that great. But just staying with that bird for that long was a treat. Best regards, Len Thanks for taking the time to share with us. On Feb 12, 2007, at 5:10 PM, Doug Herr wrote: > 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