Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If it will continue to produce images like the ones that you have shown, you have a winner. The detail around the eye in the second photo is outstanding. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> To: <lug at leica-users.org>; "LEG" <leica at freelists.org>; "LeicaReflex" <leicareflex at freelists.org> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 7:05 AM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Mountain Bluebird > Yesterday I visited the Sierra Nevada north of Truckee California; after > about a mile along a washboarded gravel road I found a meadow filled to > overflowing with wild mountain light and the promise of a drenching. At > the meadow's edge a pair of Mountain Bluebirds was converting > invertebrates into the next crop of blue bug-eaters: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/turdidae/mobl05.jpg > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/turdidae/mobl06.jpg > > technical stuff: R8/DMR, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt-R, shoulder stock and monopod. > The second photo is cropped significantly. Note to those who obsess over > pristine glass: this 560 has several scratches and dings in the front > surface. The lens was given to me in poor condition. I removed the camo > tape & had DAG repair & re-lube the focus. I don't see a problem with > this lens. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >