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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Steller's Jay, Yosemite National Park
From: mark at whitedogs.co.uk (Mark Pope)
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:57:18 +0000
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What a beautiful bird.  To quote Michael Palin in the Monty Python dead 
parrot sketch, "Beautiful Plumage"




Mark Pope,
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UK

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On 25/02/2012 17:49, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
> Adam,
>
> Very nice catch.   Nicely composed and nice exposure.  Not too bad for a 
> bird on the run. ;)
>
> Gene
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Bridge"<abridge at mac.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group"<lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 11:11:28 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Steller's Jay, Yosemite National Park
>
> 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
>
>
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Replies: Reply from abridge at mac.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] IMG: Steller's Jay, Yosemite National Park)
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