Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/12

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Clapper Rail
From: phongdoan at mindspring.com (Phong)
Date: Mon Feb 12 18:01:06 2007

Doug,

I enjoy looking at this photo very much.
Not so much beacuse it is a beautiful photo of a beautiful creature,
which it certainly is, but because it is such a joy to hear from you.

- Phong



>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




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