Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/24

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Another Hummer
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Wed Sep 24 22:56:21 2008
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Hi Jim,
There's something of  "painting" in there - bokeh? - which I like very 
much - an artist's rendition of a bird is sometimes more faithful than a 
photo IMHO.
A nice idea to share its soft and delicate tones.
Tahnks
Phx

Jim Nichols wrote:

>The Ruby Throat Hummingbirds are still around. We see them frequently, but 
>photos are harder to obtain.  This female is the one who appears to be 
>dominant in selecting which ones can feed and which ones are denied the 
>priviledge. Their aerobatic manuevers are fun to watch.
>
>Shot in RAW through two panes of glass with Oly E-510, an old Hanimex 
>135/2.8 lens, ISO 200, 1/750 at 2.8, finished in Elements 6.0.  Cropped 
>considerably.
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Ruby+Throat+Female.tif.html
>
>Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
>Jim Nichols
>Tullahoma, TN USA
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