[LRFlex] Re: Doug Herr's Dickie Birds...

on 7/25/04 9:07 PM, David Young at dnr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> All:
> 
> I've long been inspired by Doug's Dickie Birds (my 97 yr old father's term
> for any bird whose name is unknown to him!).
> 
> But I seldom have much time to just wade through the various photos on his
> site.  However, this evening I did have some time and was delighted with
> Doug's Yellow Warbler:
> 
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/yrwa0.html
> 
> and Golden Crowned Sparrow shots.
> 
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/gcsp00.html
> 
> Having attempted to follow Doug's lead in photographing small birds, I have
> come to realize just how difficult it is.  The are hard to get close to and
> they move with such speed that it is incredibly difficult to focus on them
> - even with the lightning fast 400 & 560 Telyts - and shoot, before they're
> gone!
> 
> Well done, Doug!  You've many marvellous shots - but these two, I thought,
> were exceptional. Even by your standards.
> 
> For the rest of us ... take a look when you have some spare time.  Doug's
> site should be an inspiration to us all.
> 
> Best regards,
>

Thank you David, though once I clicked on these links I realized how much
better they'd be with a fresh scan.. I've leared a lot about procesing the
files since these were scanned.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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