Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Morning Doug, As I sit here with my second morning coffee waiting for the hummers to appear on my deck for the morning feed, I want to tell you that I am in awe of your ability to catch these little creatures in the air. The clarity of the images is as good as it gets, I think, and a tribute to your skill with the Leica lenses. You set the standard to aspire to Mr. Birdman! Howard PS what shutter speed, aperture? ISO? the 280 without the extender - right? Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 07:10:41 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Anna's Hummingbird To: lug at leica-users.org Last weekend I spent some time with the hummingbirds in my yard. This is a female Anna's Hummingbird: http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/trochilidae/calypte/anhumm07.html compare with the adult male: http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/trochilidae/calypte/anhumm08.html both photos: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, tripod, folding camp chair. All comments welcome. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com