Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Copsychus malabaricus is a fine fellow! I like everything about that shot! Also knowing this fine fellow might be a gal! Mark William Rabiner > From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto@earthlink.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:17:49 -0500 (EST) > To: "lug@leica-users.org" <lug@leica-users.org>, LEG <leica@freelists.org>, > LeicaReflex <leicareflex@freelists.org> > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Shama and Bulbul > > Today's photos were made at the Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden in Kaneohe, a > densely forested environment at slightly higher elevation than the coastal > scrub. > > Red-whiskered Bulbul: > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/pycnonotidae/rwbu00.html > > The White-rumped Shama, a member of the thrush family has in common with > many > other thrushes a distinctly melodious voice. In the Shama's case the > voice is > unusually powerful and exceptionally beautiful. > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/turdidae/wrsh00.html > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/turdidae/wrsh01.html > > technical stuff: > Camera R8/DMR @ ISO 400 > Lens 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R with 1.4x APO-Extender-R > Support shoulder stock & monopod > Exposures f/4 (f/5.6 effective), slow shutter speed > > All comments welcome. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Kailua > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information