Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, Here is one of the little fellows that I was able to photograph in 1991, somewhere above Estes Park. Probably with a Pentax Spotmatic. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/The+Moocher+1991.jpg.html Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 12:50 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Portrait of a shameless moocher > They were one of my favorite things about the Rocky Mountain National > Park. > Darned hard to photograph them with a rangefinder camera though. With a > normal or tele lens. > > > > mark@rabinergroup.com > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:32:53 -0500 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Portrait of a shameless moocher >> >> Peter, >> >> Very good images of the moocher. We had a similar experience with them >> in >> Rocky Mountain National Park years ago. I have one living under an >> outbuilding in my back yard, but rarely get a glimpse of him. I guess >> they >> get conditioned to strangers in the parks. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Peter Klein" <pklein@threshinc.com> >> To: <lug@leica-users.org>; <leica@freelists.org> >> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:13 AM >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Portrait of a shameless moocher >> >> >>> We were sitting on a mountain rock slide at 8200 feet (2500 m). Look >>> who >>> decided to join us for lunch. I had a 28/3.5 on the M8, but fortunately >>> it crops down well. >>> >>> Here's the context: >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/joseph08/edits/L1003778SquirBoot-w.jp >>> g.html >>> >>> And here's the same shot cropped tighter, without the boot. >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/joseph08/edits/L1003778TightCrop.jpg. >>> html >>> >>> A couple of minutes later, I had the 90/3.5 VC on the camera, and >>> managed >>> to fill the frame with one of his cohorts. >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/joseph08/edits/L1003789GndSquirCrop-w >>> .jpg.html >>> >>> These little guys are FAST, but their desire to "have what you're >>> having" >>> gives the photographer a fighting chance. >>> >>> --Peter >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >