Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Beautiful work once more, Doug. Even these small birds look great! Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 7:56 PM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Sparrows > Two species in the genus Zonotrichia typically winter in the Sacramento > area, the White-crowned Sparrow and the Golden-crowned Sparrow. When they > first arrive in the fall their plumage is mostly drab and worn, but by the > time they head north in the spring their plumage is fresh and colorful > (or, as colorful as these birds get). > > I spent a few hours today photographing the fresh spring plumage of these > birds, while testing my "new" 560mm Novoflex Telyt and the new blind I > made from a damaged backpacking tent (ebay, US$11). > > White-crowned Sparrow, nearly always more numerous: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/wcspar08.html > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/wcspar09.html > > Golden-crowned Sparrow, a little larger, a little more wary than the > White-crowned Sparrow: > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/gcspar03.html > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/emberizidae/gcspar04.html > > These birds were lured within camera range with bird seed scattered on the > ground. > > Technical stuff: R8/DMR, 560mm Novoflex Telyt, tripod & blind. 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 > >