Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice super Takamar multi coated Bokeh!!! mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:02:24 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Portrait of a shameless moocher > > Mark, > > Here is one of the little fellows that I was able to photograph in 1991, > somewhere above Estes Park. > > Probably with a Pentax Spotmatic. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/The+Moocher+1991.jpg.html > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 12:50 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Portrait of a shameless moocher > > >> They were one of my favorite things about the Rocky Mountain National >> Park. >> Darned hard to photograph them with a rangefinder camera though. With a >> normal or tele lens. >> >> >> >> mark@rabinergroup.com >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >>> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:32:53 -0500 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Portrait of a shameless moocher >>> >>> Peter, >>> >>> Very good images of the moocher. We had a similar experience with them >>> in >>> Rocky Mountain National Park years ago. I have one living under an >>> outbuilding in my back yard, but rarely get a glimpse of him. I guess >>> they >>> get conditioned to strangers in the parks. >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Peter Klein" <pklein@threshinc.com> >>> To: <lug@leica-users.org>; <leica@freelists.org> >>> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:13 AM >>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Portrait of a shameless moocher >>> >>> >>>> We were sitting on a mountain rock slide at 8200 feet (2500 m). Look >>>> who >>>> decided to join us for lunch. I had a 28/3.5 on the M8, but fortunately >>>> it crops down well. >>>> >>>> Here's the context: >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/joseph08/edits/L1003778SquirBoot-w. >>>> jp >>>> g.html >>>> >>>> And here's the same shot cropped tighter, without the boot. >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/joseph08/edits/L1003778TightCrop.jp >>>> g. >>>> html >>>> >>>> A couple of minutes later, I had the 90/3.5 VC on the camera, and >>>> managed >>>> to fill the frame with one of his cohorts. >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/joseph08/edits/L1003789GndSquirCrop >>>> -w >>>> .jpg.html >>>> >>>> These little guys are FAST, but their desire to "have what you're >>>> having" >>>> gives the photographer a fighting chance. >>>> >>>> --Peter >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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