[Leica] The Best Eagle Blind in the World

[jon.streeter at cox.net (jon.streeter)]

Nice.  Love the portrait of Dave:  wonderful detail and tones.

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From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Subject: [Leica] The Best Eagle Blind in the World
Date: Sat, Nov 24, 2012 10:48 pm


Howard the portrait you made of Dave is wonderful.

Cheers,
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman



On 25 November 2012 15:54, H&E Cummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote:

> Hi Luggers,
> I have been a bit quiet - doing floor renovations - but took time out to
> go to the Port Browning pub for lunch on Sunday with the SPILs (Spouses of
> the Pender Island Literary Society). We are the husbands of Literary Ladies
> who meet to discuss their book of the month at one of their homes and so we
> husbands go to the pub to join the husband who can't stay at home when the
> ladies are there.
> The Port Browning pub has several tall fir trees in front of the inlet and
> eagles perch on the top of the trees watching for fish and surveying their
> territory. So you can sip a beer, have a conversation and take pictures of
> eagles all at the same time.
>
> Here's two eagles in conversation:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2012/2EaglesW.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/cvbxfl3
>
> and here's two fellows in the pub deep in conversation over a beer - a two
> panel pano:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2012/2PanBeerBWw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/c7gl4gh
>
> Here are some of the SPils solving the world's problems (again a two panel
> pano)
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2012/2panDaveBobBruceBWw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/c6drdsq
>
> And finally here is a close up of Dave - who was born on Pender Island and
> knows the histories of most of the
> original families on the island:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2012/DaveCUbWw.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ct4rqj8
>
> All taken with the D800E and various Nikkor lenses. The Eagles shot with
> the 70 - 200 VR zoom and latest 2X extender. Shot through the pub windows.
>
> Please look large.
> C&C always welcome.
>
> Howard
>
>
>
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