Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for your comments, Richard. I agree about the California Towhee, there's a better photo in my back yard somewhere. I'd also like to find a spot in the yard w/o the equine-origin 'dirt clods'. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -----Original Message----- >From: Richard Man <richard.lists at gmail.com> >Sent: Jan 20, 2010 4:33 AM >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Sparrows > >*Jaw dropped, pick it back up* > >You are good. Very good. > >I do have a nitpick, the California Towhee needs the feet, but man... > >On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 8:55 AM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net ><wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: >> Realizing I had very few good photos of the birds literally in my back >> yard, I spent a few hours last weekend sitting by my feeding station. >> ?Five >> species of sparrows (family Emberizidae) visited: >> >> Dark-eyed Junco, Oregon form: >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/doju03.html >> >> Spotted Towhee, formerly thought to be conspecific with the Eastern >> Towhee: >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/spto05.html >> >> White-crowned Sparrow: >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/wcsp05.html >> >> Golden-crowned Sparrow: >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/bpy2010/L1260316.html >> >> California Towhee: >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/bpy2010/L1260286.html >> >> These sparrows all prefer dense brush so getting a clear view was a bit >> difficult. ?They also move very quickly so I ended up with numerous >> (deleted) photos of backs of heads and departing tailfeathers. ?Those of >> you who are familiar with horses might recognize some of the 'dirt clods' >> in the Spotted Towhee photo. >> >> My previous attempts at photographing these backyard birds involved a >> blind >> with unsatisfactory results, so this time I simply sat quietly and waited >> for the birds to learn that I wasn't about to eat them. >> >> technical stuff: Leica R8 with DMR, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt-R with UET-R >> extension tube, tripod. ?All comments welcome. >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> mail2web LIVE ? Free email based on Microsoft? Exchange technology - >> http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > >-- >// richard m: richard @imagecraft.com >// w: http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/Portfolio09/ blog: >http://rfman.wordpress.com >// book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/745963 > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information