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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Steller's Jay, Yosemite National Park
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:49:02 -0600 (CST)

Adam,

Very nice catch.   Nicely composed and nice exposure.  Not too bad for a 
bird on the run. ;)

Gene

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Bridge" <abridge at mac.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 11:11:28 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Steller's Jay, Yosemite National Park

When we were loading up the car one of these was squawking loudly from a 
tree perhaps five feet away from me. Then it dropped to the ground and began 
poking through the leaves. I carefully made my way into the room for the 
camera but by the time I returned other guests had frightened it away.

Later we heard it calling, all loud and angry sounding, from behind the 
building. I pursued it for some time snapping lots of images. Tricky little 
buggers! 

This image, not in Doug Herr's quality but reasonable, shows the wonderful 
details in the plumage but only hints at the light-blue stripes on its 
forehead.

<http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/21623298_W8LVb4#!i=1724422601&k=xSkkkg7>

Canon 1Ds Mk II, 70-200 f2.8L, manual focus, handheld.

I brought the Telyt 280mm lens just for this kind of photography but there 
wasn't time to get it onto the camera.

Comments and criticism most welcome.

Adam Bridge

ps: It was 64 degrees in Yosemite Valley when we left about noon. At 6,000 
feet as we left it was 54. The park felt empty.

Oh, and people were able to hike all the way to the top of Yosemite Falls. 
We did part of that hike yesterday but reached a place where Jan did't feel 
comfortable so we turned around. Shirt-sleeve hiking.

AB


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Replies: Reply from mark at whitedogs.co.uk (Mark Pope) ([Leica] IMG: Steller's Jay, Yosemite National Park)
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