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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Mountain Bluebird
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:17:09 +0200
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Hi Doug,

I find absolutely impressive the second picture

Saludos
Lluis

El 15/06/2009, a las 14:05, Doug Herr escribi?:

> Yesterday I visited the Sierra Nevada north of Truckee California;  
> after about a mile along a washboarded gravel road I found a meadow  
> filled to overflowing with wild mountain light and the promise of a  
> drenching.  At the meadow's edge a pair of Mountain Bluebirds was  
> converting invertebrates into the next crop of blue bug-eaters:
>
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/turdidae/mobl05.jpg
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/turdidae/mobl06.jpg
>
> technical stuff: R8/DMR, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt-R, shoulder stock and  
> monopod.  The second photo is cropped significantly.  Note to those  
> who obsess over pristine glass: this 560 has several scratches and  
> dings in the front surface.  The lens was given to me in poor  
> condition.  I removed the camo tape & had DAG repair & re-lube the  
> focus.  I don't see a problem with this lens.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>
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