Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/30

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Subject: [Leica] Img: Black-Capped Chickadee
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Tue Oct 30 13:39:24 2007
 
This little bird is very common in the East. But I have a really hard  
time getting a photo of one. They just flick around from branch to  
branch and won't stay still for more than a couple of seconds. Of the  
ten shots I took of him this is the only one that isn't totally blurry.

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/Birds/DSC_4632.jpg.html>
or
http://tinyurl.com/2a3ae2

For those of you that like the camera technical details.

Taken with:

Nikon D2X
Nikon AFS 300mm f2.8 VR
Nikon 2X AFS Extender
Effective focal length 900mm on 1.5X body.

1/60 sec @ f2.8 (effective f5.6)
Handheld
ISO 500

Thanks for looking.
Len
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