Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for showing - these are great pictures of beautiful birds. Sue Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2015, at 8:45 PM, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: > > Hi Again, > > I followed the other photographer with the Nikon D4 around and noticed he > had stopped for a time at the lower end of the walkway through the Aviary. > He had found a pair of Black Capped Lory sharing a natural bird bath in > the stump of a tree. I settled in and worked the scene - shot nearly 500 > pictures as the birds splashed and cleaned themselves. Here are five > photos from the first edit: > > Contemplating the bath: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2015/BlkHd1.jpg.html> > > Getting wet: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2015/BlkHdYelwg5333.jpg.html> > > Splashing around: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2015/BlkHdSplash.jpg.html> > > Flapping to dry off: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2015/BlkHdFstWg5521.jpg.html> > > The final fast shake: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/HK2015/BlkHdShake5604.jpg.html> > > The first three frames are shot at 1/2000 f11 and ISO 6400, > > The last two are shot at 1/100 f11 and ISO 320 - to emphasize the action. > > Please look large. C&C always welcome. > > Howard > > PS: The black-capped lory (Lorius lory) also known as western black-capped > lory or the tricolored lory, is a parrotfound in New Guinea and adjacent > smaller islands. It is a colorful and relatively robust lory (31 cm). > There are seven subspecies, all with green wings, red heads and body > around the wing, a black cap, grey-black cere, yellow underwings, and blue > legs and belly. Most also have a blue nape and mantle (area between wings > on the back). It remains overall widespread and common. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information