Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Doug, That photo of the tom is really a beautiful photo of an ugly bird. I have never seen lighting as distinctive as you achieved with this one. Thanks for sharing. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> To: <lug at leica-users.org>; <leicareflex at freelists.org>; <leica at freelists.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 9:43 AM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Turkeys and a Loon > Last weekend I visited a nearby wildlife area where the Wild Turkey toms > were doing their best to impress the hens: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/phasianidae/witu21.html > > while the hens were doing their best to ignore the toms: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/phasianidae/witu20.html > > Later in the day I found a Common Loon that has been wintering in the > area. > I'm still waiting for the loon to change into summer plumage: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/gaviidae/colo02.html > > Technical stuff: > > (all photos) R8/DMR > (tom turkey) 560mm f/6.8 Telyt > (hen turkey) 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt + extender > (loon) 560mm f/6.8 Telyt + kayak, between rain squalls > > All comments welcome. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web.com - What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? > http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >