Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/15

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Least Bittern
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 08:59:45 -0500
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Well, I think it's wonderful.  I love the reflection and soft colors.

Tina

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at 
earthlink.net>wrote:

> While this isn't one of my best photos it's a very elusive bird species and
> I'm delighted to have seen the bird let alone gotten a photo.  The Least
> Bittern is the smallest of the North American herons, about the size of a
> robin or blackbird.
>
> This particular Least Bittern is unusually cooperative and has a regular
> feeding area near a public trail.  This bird typically feeds mid-morning 
> and
> again in mid afternoon and doesn't mind camo-clad photographers at about 
> 10'
> distance.
>
> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/lebitt00.html
>
> Technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, shoulder stock & monopod,
> knee pads.  Should have had elbow pads too (belly was well padded).
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


Replies: Reply from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] IMG: Least Bittern)
In reply to: Message from wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr) ([Leica] IMG: Least Bittern)