Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/21

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Trumpeter Swan
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:58:47 -0500 (EST)

Tina Manley wrote:

>But you were close enough to get the water drops and the tongue!  Brilliant.


Alastair Firkin wrote:

>Well, for me you are almost too close on the second image. Wonderful
>detail as always.


Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

>Fantastic captures. The best of your recent works methinks.


Ken Carney wrote:

>Absolutely beautiful, the first in particular.  In trsw01, what would 
>you think about cloning out the small light patch at the top left-hand 
>corner, or is that heresy?  My eye seems to go to it.  ( I have been 
>trying new monitor calibration software for Windows 7 this evening for 
>an hour or so, so I may be sight-impaired).


Hugh Thompson wrote:

>Doug - I love the curve of the neck in the first shot, and the cheeky  
>expression on the second ....... these are very beautiful


George Lottermoser wrote:

>the first
>(as well as the recent owl)
>have moved toward the magical


Ric Carter wrote:

>i'm with hugh,
>
>love the curve of the first and the comedic value of the second


>On Feb 20, 2010, at 5:26 PM, Doug Herr wrote:
>
>> A pair of Trumpeter Swans have been visiting a pond in nearby Placer 
>> County.  These birds are only the second recorded sighting of this 
>> species in Placer county (the first was last spring at the same location).
>> 
>> The most significant problem I faced in making these photos was the 180mm 
>> f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R's minimum focus distance.
>> 
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/trsw01.html
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/trsw02.html
>> 
>> technical stuff: R8/DMR, 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R, shoulder stock & 
>> monopod.  All comments welcome.
>> 
>

Thanks all for looking, and taking the time to comment.  Ken, I'm debating 
between cloning and cropping.  Either way I agree it should go out.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com