[Leica] IMG: Long-eared Owl

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

Doug,
I am glad that this DMR is in the proper hands doing it's intended imaging
work with panache.

On 3/18/07, Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Today I visited Mercey Hot Springs near Firebaugh California
> (merceyhotsprings.com). located in the hills west of I-5 in the
> central valley.  For those who have not travelled this stretch of
> freeway, it's considered one of the most boring freeways in
> California; winter at least has some green in the grasslands, but in
> summer the hills are light brown with dead grass and the sky,
> influenced by automotive pollution and grass fires, is nearly the
> same color.
>
> Mercey Hot Springs is an oasis with a year-round water supply and a
> small grove of tamarix trees, the only substantial plant growth for
> many miles.  During the winter months these tamarix trees are host to
> numerous Long-eared Owls who hunt for Kangaroo Rats in the
> surrounding desert by night and roost communally in the tamarix trees
> by day:
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/leow01.jpg
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/leow02.jpg
>
> Technical stuff: (both photos) R8/DMR, tripod
>
> leow01: 560mm f/6.8 Telyt at f/6.8
> leow02: 280mm f/4 APO at about f/8 for DOF.
>
> I also expect to have some film photos of these birds in about a
> week.  All comments welcome
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>
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Don
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