Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice one, Doug. 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: Sunday, April 03, 2011 10:47 PM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Work in progress > Owls in the wild are not easy: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/wsowl01.html > > This was a few minutes ago in my back yard. R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO+1.4x > APO-Extender-R, tripod, flash & flashlight. > > A pair of Western Screech Owls has been nesting annually in a cavity in my > back yard cottonwood tree for a number of years and I finally got off my > butt and tried to get some photos of them. One of the adults roosts in a > neighboring tree during the day (I haven't found the roost tree yet) and > flies into the nest tree just as it's becoming impossible to see anything, > calls the other adult out off the nest hole, and takes its turn with the > eggs. The whole process takes only a minute or so in which time I have to > find the incoming owl, find a spot with a clear view, find the bird in the > camera's viewfinder, focus and trip the shutter. A hand-held flashlight > (UK: torch) helps immensely. 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 > >