Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Apr 5, 2007, at 11:07 PM, I wrote: > >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/recurvirostridae/amav01.html >> On Apr 5, 2007, at 11:28 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Doug, that's marvellous. The sky relection has made a pristine > puddle for your Avocet. On Apr 6, 2007, at 5:35 AM, Jack Maddox wrote: > > What a delightful photograph. Thanks for showing. > On Apr 6, 2007, at 7:39 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > Very nice portrait, and an endangered species, I think. > On Apr 6, 2007, at 7:53 AM, Leonard Taupier wrote: > A beautiful photo of this striking bird. The mirrored reflection is > great. It's really too bad this lovely creature is injured and may > never heal naturally. On Apr 6, 2007, at 3:15 PM, Luis Ripoll wrote: > Doug, I can only say that for me is a prefect picture On Apr 6, 2007, at 10:11 AM, David Rodgers wrote: > Wow! Very nice! On Apr 6, 2007, at 8:00 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Absolutely stunning! On Apr 6, 2007, at 6:37 AM, Ted Grant wrote: > A perfect mirrored image, amazing not a ripple! The 560mm isn?t an > easy lens to use, but you once again make it look as simple as > using a 50mm for many. Thanks all for your comments. On this morning I was struck by the quality of the light and the flat water was a huge bonus. Most of the time with water birds the various things reflected in water ripples distract attention from the bird. This particular bird probably will not heal completely. It appeared to have a torn tendon, and the leg was completely useless. As long as the leg does not become infected it probably will survive because he was doing quite well on one leg. In the western states the American Avocet is quite abundant however in the eastern USA they are quite rare. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com