Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gorgeous Doug, Can I guess that you were working from a blind? They are playful critters aren't they. BarryH At 06:52 PM 12/12/2011, you wrote: >Sunday morning I scouted a location where a friend mentioned that >he'd seen a very cooperative Cooper's Hawk. I didn't find the hawk, >but I believe what I did find more than makes up for not seeing the >hawk: a pair of Northern River Otters. Judging from the numerous >tracks, slides and trails, the abundant scat and many meal remnants >on the bank of the river I'm 99% sure I found a den site. > >http://wildlightphoto.com/mammals/mustelidae/nrotte02.html > >By the time I found the otters it was mid-morning and the lighting >was tricky to work with so I believe that with patience and an >earlier start I can do better than this photo, but I'm not complaining :) > >Technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R + 1.4x >APO-Extender-R, shouldeer stock & monopod. All comments welcome. > >Doug Herr >Birdman of Sacramento >http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information