Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand, I like the two of the Painted Stork, taken alone, and composite #1. The others just seem too contrived for my taste. Your lens of choice seems to do a great job. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 10:55 PM Subject: [Leica] Vedanthangal > Last Sunday I was at Vedanthangal, a bird sanctuary close to Chennai. This > is basically a very large village pond which has acted as a breeding > ground > for migratory birds for centuries - it is known to have been actively > protected by the local people for over 300 years. The British actually > forced to notify it as protected area in the late 18th century, on > complaints by the villagers, because of indiscriminate shooting of birds > by > their own soldiers. It is a shining example of conservation that can be > achieved if the local inhabitants believe in the cause - in this case > driven > mainly the value of the bird guano as a fertilizer. > > I went there to try and improve my admittedly shaky technique for shooting > birds in flight. All shots taken the Nikon D700 with a fairly ancient > lens, > the 180mm f2.8, with a 2x Kenko teleconverter attached, not the fastest > focusing combination possible, but lightweight! Most of the photographs > were > taken from a two story high viewing gallery. Please see the photographs > large. > > Painted Storks in flight: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Vedbirds/Vedanthangal_20110116_0381-Edit.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Vedbirds/Vedanthangal_20110116_0394-Edit.jpg.html > > Composites - I also experimented with composites - blending two shots, one > of the daytime moon and one of birds, into a final result - I would like > honest feedback on the results: > > #1 - > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Vedbirds/Vedanthangal_20110116_0269-Edit.jpg.html > > #2 - > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Vedbirds/Vedanthangal_20110116_0269-Edit-2-Edit.jpg.html > > #3 - > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Vedbirds/Vedanthangal_20110116_0382-Edit-Edit.jpg.html > > C&C, as usual, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >