[LRflex] Re: first AK snaps
- From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 19:32:57 -0700
Saving the best for last.....
You blow me away. Great shots. The DMR seems to be a very good tool in
your hands.
Aram
>From: Douglas Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>To: Leica Users Group <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [LRflex] first AK snaps
>Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 19:03:32 -0700
>
>I'm working through my photos from Alaska from last to first (saving
>the best for last). The photos from the last couple of days are:
>
>At Potter Marsh on the southern edge of the Anchorage metropolitan
>area, the wind was strong, the birds were scarce save for this Lesser
>Yellowlegs:
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/leye00.html
>
>A heavy overcast and the bird's constant fidgeting mandated an
>effective ISO of 1600 (400 plus two stops under-exposure). I used the
>DMR and 280 APO.
>
>This particular bird knew he was the only show in town so he made it
>worth my time:
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/leye02.html
>
>Same tools as above, plus an extension tube.
>
>I even had to back up at regular intervals:
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/leye06.html
>
>Same tools, at minimum focus distance.
>
>A simple record shot of the American Tree Sparrow, made with the DMR &
>560 f/6.8:
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/atsp00.html
>
>In Denali National Park, Golden Eagles are far more common than Bald
>Eagles because of the birds' dietary preferences: Golden Eagles prefer
>mammals while Bald Eagles like fish & carrion, and the park's rivers
>have too much glacial silt for fish to live in. However this is a peak
>year for Snowshoe Hare, many of which are hit by traffic on the park's
>road creating a carrion feast. Bald Eagles have been seen in the park
>in higher numbers than usual, including this ragged immature eagle
>being driven away from a Mew Gull nest site (DMR/560):
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/baea01.jpg
>
>More to come.
>
>Doug Herr
>Birdman of Sacramento
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
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