Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Doug, After enjoying the great photo, I went back to your "technical stuff" because I was curious about your shutter speed. At 1/60 sec, the water looks great. The stock and monopod sure must help keep everything steady. Thanks for sharing. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> To: <lug at leica-users.org>; "LEG" <leica at freelists.org>; "LeicaReflex" <leicareflex at freelists.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 9:04 PM Subject: [Leica] IMG: American Dipper >I spent the last few days camping in Yosemite National Park with family, >and had a few minutes for wildlife photos near camp. This American Dipper >(Cinclus mexicanus) was feeding in the Merced River in Yosemite Valley: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/cinclidae/amdi01.html > > Dippers feed on aquatic invertebrates by diving into the water and turning > over sunken leaves and other debris to find their prey. Walking or > 'flying' underwater, they're quite safe even in very turbulent streams, > and typically build their nest behind a waterfall. Dippers are so linked > to the streams they reside in that when flying (in the air) upstream or > downstream the bird will follow the contours of the watercourse rather > than take shortcuts over land. > > technical stuff: R8/DMR, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt, shoulder stock & monopod. > ISO 400, 1/60 sec @ f/6.8 > > All comments welcome. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >