[Leica] Couple More Hawaiian Birds

[firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)]

Birds don't pull faces and are great subjects: nice series Bob, keep  
them coming, I will miss my visit to Chicago this year

cheers
On 25/10/2006, at 1:35, bob palmieri wrote:

> Folks -
>
> After a couple of photographers confronted me about the  
> authenticity of the shots of the Hawaiian owl & hawk (I guess they  
> really are the proverbial "rare birds') another chided me about not  
> including any shots of the state bird ("What... no Nene??")  So,  
> lest I be accused of Nene Neglect here's a headshot (the ropey neck  
> does give us snappists some graphic opportunities):
>
> http://www.pbase.com/bobsworld/image/68900713
>
> However, I feel compelled to admit that sometimes these acute  
> renderings don't quite do it for me, so I thought I'd post a series  
> of three shots of the Red-Tailed Tropicbird.  The pair of long thin  
> feathers also draws the fire of photo shooters; but I was trying to  
> do something which has much of my attention these days as regards  
> birdshooting, which is to try to create the feeling that we've  
> entered their world (must be that damn Winged Migration film...)
>
> Here's the progression:
>
> http://www.pbase.com/bobsworld/image/69080739
>
> http://www.pbase.com/bobsworld/image/69080740
>
> http://www.pbase.com/bobsworld/image/69080741
>
> (other Hawaiian birdshots are elsewhere in this gallery -
>
> http://www.pbase.com/bobsworld/hawaii_0906
>
> 'Course, I suppose the next stage of this attempted illusion is to  
> try to get the field in some kindof focus that would better  
> represent the "birds' eye view...
>
> All shot with the ever-popular (not to mention my only long lens)  
> 400 Telyt.
>
> More later -
>
> Bob Palmieri
>
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