Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug Herr SHOWED: Subject: [Leica] IMG: Webster > I've just returned from the California Foundation for Birds of Prey open > house; I'll have several more photos posted sooner or later but the first > is a flight demonstration of a falconry bird, Webster: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/falconidae/webster02.jpg Hi Doug, Absolutely awesome! The bird is moving toward you. You're manual focusing and trip the shutter at precisely the right moment. Your sight, trigger finger reaction and re-actions are amazingly intune. There isn't any thought process going on and hitting a frame on the mark as this is. Think about anything and the bird is gone! A suggestion my friend. :-) >>>Bummed that I cut his wingtip off. <<<< Only you need to know that information given the amazing photograph as we see it! May I suggest while we.... "the whole crew!" If you did not tell us you clipped the wing nobody would've noticed as I see this photograph on the screen! Look the photograph flashed up and I uttered an unrepeatable phrase and looked at it in locked admiration. The fact you nicked off the wing tip was never even noticed! And nor would anyone else have noticed until you gave it away. I mean this is such a magnificent photograph of bird in-flight basically coming at you, which is a very very difficult subject to keep in focus at the best of times manually, even with an autofocus type camera. I appreciate your honesty about telling us about the wing tip. Points up yer an honourable shooter. However me old son, unless it's so highly visual to lay people I think best just let it be. But then that's me. My passing thought on an amazing photograph. Yes we've all seen your abilities in handling gear and birds in flight before. But this one just seems extra special. Good on you once again! cheers, ted