Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, Great shot. I'm surprised you were able to get so close to take this with the 280, or is this a crop? Gene -------------- Original message from Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>: -------------- I visited Taylor Creek at Lake Tahoe today and found a Black bear hunting > salmon: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/mammals/carnivores/blbear00.html > The Black Bear is large and powerful, and care should be taken when this > animal is nearby, but it is not as unpredictable as the larger and more > dangerous Grizzly Bear (which is no longer found in California). The > Black Bear evolved at a time when several larger predators, such as Dire > Wolf, Saber-tooth Cat, and Grizzly Bear, would hunt this species so it > still thinks of itself as a prey animal. Slow shutter speeds (dark fur > and deep shade!) made it difficult to photograph all of its activities but > while I watched the bear ate salmon and > stream veggies. > > Technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO, shoulder stock & monopod. > f/6.8 for DOF, 1/90 sec. > > 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