Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There's a Firefall picture here: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1022&thread=40716675 and I was wondering whether it was just the crappy E-5 imaging or whether the conditions aren't quite right this year. Thanks for the info. On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: > We tried, Richard. On Monday and Tuesday evening the sunset was quite red > giving great light - but there just isn't much water flowing over Horsetail > Fall. Literally there's a trickle. Through a long lens or binoculars we > could see the flow over the precipice, but there wasn't enough to make a > spray. > > So for us: no firefall. > > If the lack of snow continues things are going to be grim in Yosemite this > summer. It's currently the 2nd driest winter on record. Could get worse. > > Adam > > On Feb 24, 2012, at 9:29 PM, Richard Man wrote: > > > DId you catch the Firefall?! > > > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: > > > >> When we were loading up the car one of these was squawking loudly from a > >> tree perhaps five feet away from me. Then it dropped to the ground and > >> began poking through the leaves. I carefully made my way into the room > for > >> the camera but by the time I returned other guests had frightened it > away. > >> > >> Later we heard it calling, all loud and angry sounding, from behind the > >> building. I pursued it for some time snapping lots of images. Tricky > little > >> buggers! > >> > >> This image, not in Doug Herr's quality but reasonable, shows the > wonderful > >> details in the plumage but only hints at the light-blue stripes on its > >> forehead. > >> > >> < > >> > http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/21623298_W8LVb4#!i=1724422601&k=xSkkkg7 > >>> > >> > >> Canon 1Ds Mk II, 70-200 f2.8L, manual focus, handheld. > >> > >> I brought the Telyt 280mm lens just for this kind of photography but > there > >> wasn't time to get it onto the camera. > >> > >> Comments and criticism most welcome. > >> > >> Adam Bridge > >> > >> ps: It was 64 degrees in Yosemite Valley when we left about noon. At > 6,000 > >> feet as we left it was 54. The park felt empty. > >> > >> Oh, and people were able to hike all the way to the top of Yosemite > Falls. > >> We did part of that hike yesterday but reached a place where Jan did't > feel > >> comfortable so we turned around. Shirt-sleeve hiking. > >> > >> AB > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>