[LRflex] Re: up close & personal

Douglas Herr wrote:

>Every other year the California Hawking Club's annual field meet in
>Sacramento, and when the birds aren't flying their field trials they're
>accessible for photo ops.
>
>This year the weather was blustery, perfect flying weather for the larger
>falcons such as Peregrine, Saker (a eurasion species) and a captive-bred
>hybrid gyr/peregrine/prarie falcon owned by a club member.  During the
>better wind gusts each of these large falcons would test the wind with their
>wings, occasionally rising in the air a foot or so above the perch the bird
>is tethered to:
>
>http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/falconidae/pefa02.html
>
>Technical stuff: R8, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, extension tube, shoulder stock &
>monopod, E100G
>
>All comments welcome.
>  
>

Another magnificent shot, Doug!

Nice to see you using the R8 for a change, too!

-- 
David Young,
Logan Lake, BC    
CANADA. 

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