Very nice portrait, and an endangered species, I think. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: leica-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:leica-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doug Herr Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 1:08 AM To: LEG; leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: American Avocet On a recent trip to southeast California: http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/recurvirostridae/amav01.html Technical stuff: R8/DMR, 560mm f/6.9, shoulder stock & monopod. This bird has an injured leg which might be why I as able get as close as I did. Leg 'healed' with Photoshop. All comments welcome. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ========================================================= To Unsubscribe: Send email to leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. The acknowledgment that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions. You may also log in to the Web interface to unsubscribe. ========================================================To Unsubscribe: Send email to leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. The acknowledgment that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions. You may also log in to the Web interface to unsubscribe.