[LRflex] Re: Up close ... not so personal.

Alex Hurst wrote:

>David Young wrote:
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>>Herewith is my latest contribution to the debris littering the net.
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>>http://www3.telus.net/~telyt  (then click on Featured Photo link.... on
>>the left.)
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>>Comments, criticism appreciated.
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>Wow! Great shot, and even greater for a hand-held. Out of interest, 
>how do you identify the birds? Especially exotic species in Costa 
>Rica.
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>Once you get your DM-R, Doug's really going to have to look to his 
>laurels... :-)
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>Best
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>Alex
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Thanks, Alex!  Your confidence in me is likely misplaced, but 
encouraging, none the less. :-) 

Never forget, that having a DM-R will no more make me a better 
photographer than giving your average point and shoot user an R8!  It's 
not the equipment that does it!

As for being hand-held.  Well, it was a family vacation, and I decided 
to travel very light, leaving the monopod and 400 Telyt at home, so I 
would not burden the group with my photography.  It was a decision which 
I will not make again!

As for the birds identifications... two factors are at play.

{1] Many of the species are migratory birds from North America, and show 
up in the North American guide books.

[2] Whilst in Costa Rica, I purchased two local bird identification 
charts.  However the Costa Rican  "Snake Bird" 
(http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/Ahinga.htm) is found only in the Eastern 
Lowlands.  My charts are for the "Cloud Forest and Highlands" and for 
the "Pacific Lowlands and Coast".  Though it's known as the American 
Darter or Black Darter, I had only the local name: "the Snake Bird".  It 
took some hunting on the net to find the needed information.

Cheers!

-- 
David Young,
Logan Lake, BC    
CANADA. 

Personal Web-site at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt
Leica Reflex Forum web-page: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm

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