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Subject: [Leica] IMG: More Experimenting with Bird Images
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 09:29:47 -0600
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Hi Douglas,

I agree, if I get the white board placed properly, it improves the 
scene.  For me, I find that a short tele at a close distance works 
better than a long one with a far off subject, so a sneaky blind and an 
enticement to come close is the approach that I am pursuing.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 2/21/2017 7:42 AM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> The white certainly cleans up the background and defines the bird 
> better, Jim.
> I hefted out my old Pentacon 300/5.6 M42, fitted it to the Sony A7ii, 
> and aimed it at the beech hedge where some small garden birds nest. 
> However, even with 300mm they appeared like specs - and blurry ones at 
> that. Nothing avian ventures near the house as there's a murderous cat 
> that considers anything with feathers fair game...
>
> Douglas
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" 
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> Subject: [Leica] IMG: More Experimenting with Bird Images
>
>
>> The birds were not very cooperative today.  With white Styrofoam as a 
>> background, I tried the Leica-R 90 plus 2X Ext on both the X-E1 and 
>> the E-1.  The one image that I got was with the E-1, which has a 
>> third the pixels of the X-E1 and hence less resolution.  The 
>> Styrofoam works ok, but I need to stay with the better sensor.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170220-P2207022.JPG.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: More Experimenting with Bird Images)
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