[LRflex] Re: Going Loony
- From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:50:49 +0200
Looks like computer designed plumage.
Wonderful shot David! Nice to see the results your new LeiCanon is
helping to make.
Cheers
Douglas
Dr. Elliot Puritz wrote:
> Great picture of a gorgeous bird David! Thanks for sharing.
>
> Elliot
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> 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. :-)
>>
>> ---
>>
>> David Young,
>> Logan Lake, CANADA
>>
>> Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/
>> Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt
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