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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Clapper Rail
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Thu Feb 15 02:35:37 2007
References: <308414FD-021B-4C3D-A532-2BD891AA2271@earthlink.net>

by gingos its great to see this image and have this 'normal' post  
again. Good to see you back. Love the work and look forward to  
picking your brains on the R system and DMR ;-)

Cheers

Alastair
On 13/02/2007, at 9:10, 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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