Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]:-) The quail is actually in his 'relaxed alert' posture. He's on sentry duty to warn mom & kids of any danger. All he sees is a middle-aged telyt user, ho hum. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com> wrote: > looks like a march of some sort ric On Jul 8, 2007, at 4:23 PM, Douglas Herr wrote: > Last week I was gently reminded by a friend that the triathlon I'd > planned to enter in a couple of weeks (www.thegreatrace.org) > involves more than just running and that I ought to train for the > bicycle and kayak legs of the race as well.. so early Saturday > morning I took the bicyle for a long ride around a nearby lake, and > along the way I spotted a family of California Quail that seemed > unusually tolerant of the people passing by on the trail. > > Returning this morning, this time with camera & Telyt I managed a > few photos, the best of which is at > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/odontophoridae/caqu03.html > > Technical stuff: R8/DMR @ ISO 400, 1/2000 sec @ f/6.8, 560mm f/6.8 > with UET-R extension tube, shoulder stock & monopod. As usual, all > comments are welcome. > > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft? Windows? and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting