[LRflex] Re: Going Loony

Great picture of a gorgeous bird David!  Thanks for sharing.

Elliot
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Young" <telyt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 3:03 AM
Subject: [LRflex] Going Loony


> All:
>
> For some time, I've been trying to get a decent shot of a "Common
> Loon".  However, they usually stay far enough from shore that even
> with big glass, they're hard to capture.
>
> Yesterday, a friend was visiting from Alberta, and we went fishing,
> on Face Lake.  Well, actually he went fishing ... I tagged along with
> a camera.  Towards dusk, a Loon finally started to swim near us. The
> light was fading, and he was in the shadows, so the shot lacks a
> "brilliance" that I'd like to see.  OTOH, his diving for dinner gave
> his head a decoration not always seen and the colouration is marvelous.
>
> So, it's not the "perfect shot", but it's the best I've been able to
> muster, so far.  And, not bad for a 200mm + 2x, hand held from a 14"
> aluminum boat!
>
> See: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/ and then click on "Featured
> Photo", on the left.
>
> Teckie stuff:  LeiCanon 30D w/80~200/f4 Vario + 2x converter ... hand
> held from a 14' (4.25 meter) aluminum boat. ISO 800 and underexposed by 1 
> stop.
>
> Comments, criticisms appreciated, as always.
>
> Thanks for looking. :-)
>
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>
> David Young,
> Logan Lake, CANADA
>
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