[Leica] Antarctica 2008

[afirkin at afirkin.com (Alastair Firkin)]

Thanks Ted, I tend to agree that there are no obvious stand outs in our 
shots this time. I was very pleased to get the albatross landing after 
missing about 5 first attempts, before realizing that they were all landing 
at the same spot, so I could "pre-focus" and wait. Wildlife photography is a 
combination of luck and readiness. Sometimes it seems to me the equipment 
helps, but its like anything: patience practice and luck

Thanks for looking

Cheers and merry christmas

Alastair

--- tedgrant@shaw.ca wrote:

From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: RE: [Leica] Antarctica 2008
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:34:25 -0800

Hi Helen and Alastair,

A wonderful set of photographs a fine cross section of  Antarctica wild
life. I was going to give my favourites but it's much easier to say I like
them all very much. It's primarily the cross section that makes the series
so interesting.

 

Good on you mate,

ted

 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Alastair
Firkin
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:15 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: [Leica] Antarctica 2008

 

Part one of Alastair's and Helen's recent voyage is up: Wildlife. 

 

<http://stmaarten.globat.com/~afirkin.com/NewSite/Antarctica_2008/index.htm>

 

http://tinyurl.com/6fl44t

 

 

Now I'm not Doug, but I've taken his advise and I hope you like these little
critters: penguins, albatross, seals and other birds. All comments will be
very happily taken: especially any comments on how to improve.

 

All images taken with Leica and Olympus cameras, mainly the R9/DMR with 280
apo f2.8 and Vario elmarit 28-90 and 70-180 with a few 100mm macro and the
Oly E3 with 12-60 and 50-200


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