Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why with that big grin on his face he looks like the sweetest, most lovable, cutie pie you ever be likely to run across. ;-) Regards, Dick off-list comments to r.s.taylor at comcast dot net please. On Oct 7, 2008, at 6:42 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Crocodiles! Of course some genius eco tour entrepreneurs started > putting > bait on a stick from the side of the boat for tourist photo opps. > Those > cunning patient dinosaurs would never learn to associate the boats > with > food, now would they?? I found an example for you here. > <http://www.ozoutback.com.au/postcards/postcards_forms/animals_1/Source/2.ht > m> > > > Cheers > Geoff > Aber Masse kann Klasse nicht ersetzen....Aber die R10 kommt. > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Jumping Waterlife [was Re: [Leica] BOATING PAD #12 - > Powerboat/Bow > On] > > Geoff - What the h*ll have you got in they water down there that is > 6 meters > long and jumps? > > BTW, and I hope I'm remembering this correctly, jumping Sturgeon > account for at least a few deaths on Florida waterways every year. > They seem to like jumping right in front on open boats moving at > high speed. > The operator drives right into the fish at 20 or 30 miles per > hour. ... must > be an awful shock. They can be six feet long. > > Regards, > > Dick > off-list comments to r.s.taylor at comcast dot net please. > > > > > > On Oct 7, 2008, at 2:35 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > >> Hmm and when the wildlife in the water starts exceeding 6 metres and >> can jump clear of the water with an incentive the kayaker feels even >> more unsettled. >> >> >> Cheers >> Geoff >> Aber Masse kann Klasse nicht ersetzen....Aber die R10 kommt. >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of >> wildlightphoto@earthlink.net >> Sent: Tuesday, 7 October 2008 12:53 >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] BOATING PAD #12 - Powerboat/Bow On >> >> "Richard S. Taylor" <r.s.taylor_post@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> In a slow-moving sailboat, having a large powerboat come directly at >>> you is always at least a bit unnerving. >> >> Likewise in a small kayak. >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information