Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Geoff and Tina. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -----Original Message----- >From: Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> >Sent: Jan 28, 2014 2:42 PM >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Weekend birds > >+1! Fantastic!! > >Tina > > >On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at >gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi Doug. I'm just catching up. I enjoyed every one of the goose photos for >> their illustrations of the the grace of flight. The second of the Ross's >> Goose is a masterful decisive avian moment. >> Your 'backyard' portraits are superb in both aesthetic and technical >> quality. >> >> >> Cheers >> Geoff >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> >> On 28 January 2014 01:28, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> >> wrote: >> >> > My weekend started early on Friday when I visited a wildlife refuge in >> the >> > northern part of California's central valley, where I found >> > >> > White-faced Ibis: >> > >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/threskiornithidae/wfibis06.html >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/threskiornithidae/wfibis07.html >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/threskiornithidae/wfibis08.html >> > >> > a cooperative male Gadwall: >> > >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/gadwal10.html >> > >> > numerous Snow Geese: >> > >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/sngoos08.html >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/sngoos09.html >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/sngoos10.html >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/sngoos11.html >> > >> > and the smaller Ross's Goose: >> > >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/rogoos03.html >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/anatidae/rogoos04.html >> > >> > All refuge photos: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, 1.4x APO-Extender-R. >> > A >> > goose was Photoshopically removed from the second Ibis photo. AP can >> fire >> > me but they'd have to hire me first. >> > >> > >> > >> > I've also set up a bird feeding, bathing and watering area in my yard >> > which produced the desired results: >> > >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/turdidae/weblue13.html >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/mimidae/nomock04.html >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/wcspar13.html >> > >> > Yard photos: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, tripod & blind. 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 >> >> > > >-- >Tina Manley >http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information