Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1 Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 12:48 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] The Best Eagle Blind in the World > 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >