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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Red-tailed Hawk
From: jon.streeter at cox.net (jon.streeter)
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:26:00 -0800

When I show up with a Leica, people ask me why I don't get a modern camera.  
When I show up with a 5D and 24-70, many more people comment on it, 
including strangers, and one common observation is that, whoa, is it ever 
huge. 

Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone

----- Reply message -----
From: grduprey at mchsi.com
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Red-tailed Hawk
Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2012 8:58 am


doug,

He would have never appreciated that your great shot was done with a all 
manual Leica and glass that would have put his in the junk pile.  I would 
have had the same thoughts toward this Idiot.  I cannot believe your luck to 
have this hawk land that near your truck though, even thogh Duffas scared 
him off.  Nice photo though.

Cheers,
gene

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
To: lug at leica-users.org
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 8:04:08 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Red-tailed Hawk

Yesterday while photographing Snow Geese an immature Red-tailed Hawk landed 
on a sign post no more than 25' from the car.  Trying not to think about 
whether I had packed any spare underwear I made a few grab shots then while 
changing to something shorter than 560mm a doofus pulled his car up and 
flushed the hawk.  He then pulled alongside my car and told me how he'd 
gotten a great action shot of the hawk (as it was fleeing), then then next 
words out of his mouth were "what are you shooting with?"

This was one of the very few times I wished I had been shooting with 
something non-photographic, but for some reason I restrained myself and 
responded "a camera".  I forgot to add "dammit".  Him: "A 1D4?"

My question: why do the biggest jerks have big white lenses?

Oh yeah, my photo:

http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/rthawk13.html

technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R+2x APO-Extender-R, shoulder 
stock.  All comments welcome.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com



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