Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Best horsetail falls shot I have seen this year is on Michael Frye's blog. http://www.michaelfrye.com/landscape-photography-blog/2012/02/19/quick-horsetail-update/ Compare to his from a few years ago: http://www.michaelfrye.com/landscape-photography-blog/2012/02/21/falling-fire/ I was all set to make the trip down to see it this year, but decided it was not worth the trip just for that. Will be there this spring and probably fall, if it is not all dried up by then. Might have one record year after another for precip, on the opposite ends of the spectrum. Aram -------------------------------------------------- From: "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 10:12 PM To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Steller's Jay, Yosemite National Park > There's a Firefall picture here: > http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1022&thread=40716675 > > and I was wondering whether it was just the crappy E-5 imaging or whether > the conditions aren't quite right this year. > > Thanks for the info. > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: > >> We tried, Richard. On Monday and Tuesday evening the sunset was quite red >> giving great light - but there just isn't much water flowing over >> Horsetail >> Fall. Literally there's a trickle. Through a long lens or binoculars we >> could see the flow over the precipice, but there wasn't enough to make a >> spray. >> >> So for us: no firefall. >> >> If the lack of snow continues things are going to be grim in Yosemite >> this >> summer. It's currently the 2nd driest winter on record. Could get worse. >> >> Adam >> >> On Feb 24, 2012, at 9:29 PM, Richard Man wrote: >> >> > DId you catch the Firefall?! >> > >> > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: >> > >> >> When we were loading up the car one of these was squawking loudly from >> >> a >> >> tree perhaps five feet away from me. Then it dropped to the ground and >> >> began poking through the leaves. I carefully made my way into the room >> for >> >> the camera but by the time I returned other guests had frightened it >> away. >> >> >> >> Later we heard it calling, all loud and angry sounding, from behind >> >> the >> >> building. I pursued it for some time snapping lots of images. Tricky >> little >> >> buggers! >> >> >> >> This image, not in Doug Herr's quality but reasonable, shows the >> wonderful >> >> details in the plumage but only hints at the light-blue stripes on its >> >> forehead. >> >> >> >> < >> >> >> http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/21623298_W8LVb4#!i=1724422601&k=xSkkkg7 >> >>> >> >> >> >> Canon 1Ds Mk II, 70-200 f2.8L, manual focus, handheld. >> >> >> >> I brought the Telyt 280mm lens just for this kind of photography but >> there >> >> wasn't time to get it onto the camera. >> >> >> >> Comments and criticism most welcome. >> >> >> >> Adam Bridge >> >> >> >> ps: It was 64 degrees in Yosemite Valley when we left about noon. At >> 6,000 >> >> feet as we left it was 54. The park felt empty. >> >> >> >> Oh, and people were able to hike all the way to the top of Yosemite >> Falls. >> >> We did part of that hike yesterday but reached a place where Jan did't >> feel >> >> comfortable so we turned around. Shirt-sleeve hiking. >> >> >> >> AB >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Leica Users Group. >> >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > >