Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1 and AMEN! Tina On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Charlie Chan <topoxforddoc at btinternet.com>wrote: > Doug, > > Just fabulous.They have a translucent quality just like painting. Isn?t > the DMR just a wonderful piece of kit? I don?t care what others say - it?s > antique by digital terms, there?s virtually no support, it?s only 10 MP, > but hey when you get this image quality, then all that stuff just doesn?t > matter. > > Best wishes, > > Charlie > www.charlie-chan.co.uk > > On 26 May 2012, at 17:11, Doug Herr wrote: > > > Friday's weather forecast for a late-season winter storm in the Sierra > Nevada mountains and spring migrant birds establishing nesting territories > in the marshes of the Sierra Valley north of Lake Tahoe got me thinking > "This could be fun". > > > > I photographed several species but the highlight was an very cooperative > American Bittern. The American Bittern is a secretive member of the Heron > family (Ardeidae) ordinarily heard more often than seen. Their normal > habitat is dense marshes of cattail and bullrush where the bird's cryptic > coloration and habit of standing with is bill extended skyward helps it > disappear. > > > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/ambitt03.html > > > > demonstrating the "you can't see me" posture: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/ambitt04.html > > > > and a demonstration of the Bittern Walk: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/ambitt05.html > > > > Technical stuff (all photos): R8/DMR, shoulder stock & monopod. First > two photos made with 560mm f/6.8 Novoflex Telyt, third made with 280mm f/4 > APO-Telyt + 1.4x APO-Extender-R. 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com