Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search].......and some don't believe Darwin either...... Or you mean we need a miracle from God to get a 1D with an 100 APO on it? ;-) D. P.D. I couldn't resist On Jan 5, 2006, at 7:04 AM, bruce wrote: > ............. and some say there is no God, it all happened by > accident ............ > > B. > > On 5-jan-2006, at 1:38, Adam Bridge wrote: > >> This winter the hummers around the house are very busy - especially >> because they have a nest in the orange tree only a few meters away. >> (I'm trying to shift to metric.) >> >> Today I was sitting on the deck trying to do something artistic with >> frost-damaged bougainvillea blossoms, the Leica 100 APO mounted on the >> 1Ds, when this little guy came to feed. >> >> The images are heavily cropped - in fact they are 100% pixel for >> pixel. I may have over-sharpened the first one. >> >> I am not good at bird identification, however I think these are >> broad-tailed hummingbirds. >> >> I'm really sharing them because I love the green iridescence on their >> backs. When the male sits on the tree and turns his head there's a >> bright flash of red as the light catches his feathers just right. >> >> In the morning, when I go out to pick the morning's grapefruit, the >> male sits on a branch deep within the tree and scolds me. Somewhere, >> up near the top, I'm certain there is a nest with young. I can hear >> activity and the vocalizations of the birds. I can't see the nest and >> I won't challenge the birds any more than I have to. >> >> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/01/04/_L3U8281.jpg> >> >> <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/01/04/_L3U8282.jpg> >> >> I've been shooting with the 560 and the 280 as well but these are the >> sharpest by far. >> >> Comments welcome. And if I'm wrong about the identification I'd be >> pleased to be corrected. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Adam >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information