Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Beautiful, as we have come to expect from you, Doug. That lens appears to be a keeper! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 9:10 PM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Sunday Sandpiper > Today I visited the Yolo Bypass wildlife area between Sacramento and Davis > CA and an hour of blending into the background scenery was rewarded with > photos of the Least Sandpiper, a tiny (5 to 6 inches) hyperactive > shorebird who probes the mud for yummy invertebrates. > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/lesand04.html > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/lesand05.html > > The Least Sandpiper often winters here but in a few days it will fly north > to the Alaskan and Canadian arctic to breed. > > technical stuff: R8/DMR, 560mm f/6.8 Novoflex Telyt, shoulder stock & > monopod. The Novoflex built-in extension tube was VERY handy today. 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 > >