Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Nichols wrote: > >I like the first one, Doug. Are those raindrops? > Snow. Thanks for your comments, Jim. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> >To: <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 11:11 AM >Subject: [Leica] IMG: American Bittern > > >> Friday's weather forecast for a late-season winter storm in the Sierra >> Nevada mountains and spring migrant birds establishing nesting >> territories >> in the marshes of the Sierra Valley north of Lake Tahoe got me thinking >> "This could be fun". >> >> I photographed several species but the highlight was an very cooperative >> American Bittern. The American Bittern is a secretive member of the >> Heron >> family (Ardeidae) ordinarily heard more often than seen. Their normal >> habitat is dense marshes of cattail and bullrush where the bird's cryptic >> coloration and habit of standing with is bill extended skyward helps it >> disappear. >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/ambitt03.html >> >> demonstrating the "you can't see me" posture: >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/ambitt04.html >> >> and a demonstration of the Bittern Walk: >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/ambitt05.html >> >> Technical stuff (all photos): R8/DMR, shoulder stock & monopod. First >> two >> photos made with 560mm f/6.8 Novoflex Telyt, third made with 280mm f/4 >> APO-Telyt + 1.4x APO-Extender-R. All comments welcome. >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.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