Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Henning! I was surprised the hare didn't have a load of ticks on its ears. Doug Herr Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -----Original Message----- >From: Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> >Sent: Jun 9, 2009 11:50 PM >To: leica at freelists.org, "lug at leica-users.org" <lug at >leica-users.org>, LeicaReflex <leicareflex at freelists.org> >Subject: Re: IMG: Ears > >At 7:20 PM -0700 6/7/09, Doug Herr wrote: >>The Black-tailed Hare (also known as Black-tailed Jackrabbit) >>ordinarily runs away at top speed whenever someone comes within 100 >>feet (30 meters), but a few weeks ago I found one that seemed >>unusually approachable. This is in an area I've visited frequently; >>the hares have always been in the area but either much too far away >>for photos or hiding in the dry grasses, about to run. >> >>On the previous occasions I've seen this particular hare the animal >>has done his morning feeding and is about ready to find shade for >>the hot part of the day, leaving me with little time in good light >>to let him become accustomed to my presence. However, this morning >>I arrived much earlier than usual so I had several hours with the >>hare, spending most of the last hour before it found shade within >>20' or less, perfect for the DMR and 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt: >> >>http://wildlightphoto.com/mammals/lagomorphs/btha04.html >> >>technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO, ISO 400, about 1/250 sec @ >>f/5.6, metered manually. Shoulder stock & monopod. Stickers in my >>socks. A tick. >> >>All comments welcome. >> >>Doug Herr >>Sacramento >>http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > >Doug, this is in my view one of your very best shots. I do notice >though that one of the dangers of ears of that size is picking up big >lint. :-) > >-- > > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > >========================================================= >To Unsubscribe: Send email to leica-request at freelists.org with >'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. The acknowledgment that you then >receive MUST be replied to per instructions. You may also log in to the Web >interface to unsubscribe.