Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1! On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: > Thanks Jim; actually I prefer the next to last one. > > Herb > > > Herbert Kanner > kanner at acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > Question authority and the authorities will question you. > > > > > On Nov 23, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > > > The last one was worth the trip, Herb. > > > > Jim Nichols > > Tullahoma, TN USA > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 4:06 PM > > Subject: [Leica] Some Bayland shots > > > > > >> Friends drove in from Los Gatos to pay their first visit to my wife > after her heart attack. Then they suggested going down to the Baylands to > photograph birds. Since I was recovering from a condition leading to > shortness of breath, I didn't want to lug my camera bag, so I just put the > 90mm in the M9. > >> > >> No photogenic birds showed up, and here I was with an inappropriate > lens. To make matters worse, being so used to the 35mm lens, I tend to > forget about the 90mm's limited depth of field, so a number of shots just > got discarded. I mean, when the tail feathers of a goose are needle sharp > and the beak is blurred--that's depressing. > >> > >> Anyway, here's what I rescued. > >> > >> My friend, Steve, > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002601.jpg.html > >> > >> and with his wife > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002604.jpg.html > >> > >> The Interpretive Center, where some of the wildlife is described > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002615.jpg.html > >> > >> and, finally, a couple of shots at the "golden hour" which is more like > a golden half-hour when the sun sinks behind the mountain. > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002616.jpg.html > >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002617.jpg.html > >> > >> > >> Herbert Kanner > >> kanner at acm.org > >> 650-326-8204 > >> > >> Question authority and the authorities will question you. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Bob Adler