Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mark, Without the lighter-colored females, the red ones would soon disappear. ;~) Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 9:58 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: More Winter Birds >I thought all Cardinals were red. > Since when did they let in the yellow ones? > Gorgeous bird! > > -- > Mark R. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > > >> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:48:51 -0600 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: More Winter Birds >> >> Hi Barry, >> >> Thanks for the kind words. >> >> No, I don't have a real blind. Today, when I first went outside, it >> began >> to rain. To protect my gear, I opened the garage door, and set up my >> tripod >> and a chair at the opening. This allowed me to see parts of the yard >> without being too conspicuous. The pear tree, which gets a lot of >> short-time bird traffic, was about 40 ft away, so cropping was necessary. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Barry Hinderks" <Barry98 at telus.net> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 4:18 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: More Winter Birds >> >> >>> Both very nice shots Jim. Just out of curiosity are you working from a >>> blind? >>> BarryH >>> >>> At 01:37 PM 16/01/2012, you wrote: >>>> On another cloudy morning, I found several of our winter birds out and >>>> about. >>>> >>>> Cardinal Female in pear tree: >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cardinal+Female+36.jpg.html >>>> >>>> White-Throated Sparrow, also in pear tree: >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/White-Throated+Sparrow.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Both with Olympus E-510 and Leica Telyt-R 250/4 on tripod. >>>> >>>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >