Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 2:10 PM -0800 2/12/07, 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.
Nice job in getting that close to it, and that framing. Must have
taken a lot of work.
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