[LRflex] Re: IMG: Short-eared Owl
- From: Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 16:00:33 -0400
+1 !!
Tina
On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 1:50 PM, <tedgrant@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Doug Herr SHOWED:
> Subject: [LRflex] IMG: Short-eared Owl
> Hi Doug,
> You never cease to amaze me with your ability to capture the birds and
> critters you've shown us over the past decade. The dedication and patients
> required to capture wild-life as you do is truly amazing. It must be the
> "Great Spirit" given talent in trust.
>
> The sad part about this is, the company LEICA have never had the
> intelligence nor vision to sign you to a contract, paying you a handsome sum
> in retaining your photographic talents with their gear advertising what can
> be done with the long glass and bodies.
>
> It isn't like you are a one day wonder at this type of photography. You are
> a leader year after year and I'd put that up against anyone internationally!
> You do it with such great success they could've built an incredible
> international "use Leica's wild life advertising campaign" that would've
> sold thousands upon thousands of dollars in lenses and bodies.
>
> But because you are not seen by their marketing people as a "big name" such
> as, say "Bryan Adams, the guitar plucker" whom they give him Leicas as
> though they were pop corn. Only because in their eyes he's "supposed to be?"
> Pardon the expression "A great photographer???????" Quite frankly that's BS
> and he could take a few lessons from any number of the talented
> photographers on this list. But big names are what Leica hang onto as the
> "Influence to sell gear." As you will recall the recent video of the one
> handed wonder galloping about on horse back shooting one handed S2 images we
> have yet to see one sharp usable photograph from horse back!!"
>
> Not to fret, as its a major loss for Leica and not for yourself. Yes the
> potential income would be very nice! However no one can take away your
> incredible talents for wonderful wild life photography.
>
> Good on you Doug! :-) First class all the way!
> cheers,
> ted
>
>
> o
>
> >I recently visited Plumas County California where several Short-eared Owls
> had been reported. I ditched work on Friday (with boss's permission) and
> left early on Thursday to catch the owls in evening light:
> >
> > > The owls were perched on roadside fence posts when I arrived. Traffic
> on the road was very light, perhaps one vehicle every half hour, so I
> stopped the truck in the wrong-way lane and made some photos out the
> driver's side window. The locals are used to this sort of thing, even the
> highway patrol passed by without a word.
> > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/seowl00.html
> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/seowl01.html
> >
> > Owls need a warmup before a night of hunting:
> > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/seowl02.html
> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/seowl03.html
> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/seowl04.html
> >
> > Once the sun dips below the horizon the hunt is on:
> > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/seowl05.html
> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/seowl06.html
> >
> > I caught up with the owl the following morning is the fog:
> > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/seowl07.html
> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/seowl08.html
> >
> > Once the fog burned off the owl dropped to the cover of a weedy roadside
> ditch. The message I got here was "hey, napping going on here, enough with
> the clicking!"
> > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/seowl09.html
> >
> > All photos: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO. Most with 1.4x APO-Extender-R,
> shoulder stock & monopod. Last photo without extender, with tripod. All
> comments welcome.
>
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