Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/26

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: American Bittern
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 10:00:39 -0700 (GMT-07:00)

Jim Nichols wrote:

>
>I like the first one, Doug.  Are those raindrops?
>

Snow.  Thanks for your comments, Jim.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
>To: <lug at leica-users.org>
>Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 11:11 AM
>Subject: [Leica] IMG: American Bittern
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>> Friday's weather forecast for a late-season winter storm in the Sierra 
>> Nevada mountains and spring migrant birds establishing nesting 
>> territories 
>> in the marshes of the Sierra Valley north of Lake Tahoe got me thinking 
>> "This could be fun".
>>
>> I photographed several species but the highlight was an very cooperative 
>> American Bittern.  The American Bittern is a secretive member of the 
>> Heron 
>> family (Ardeidae) ordinarily heard more often than seen.  Their normal 
>> habitat is dense marshes of cattail and bullrush where the bird's cryptic 
>> coloration and habit of standing with is bill extended skyward helps it 
>> disappear.
>>
>> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/ambitt03.html
>>
>> demonstrating the "you can't see me" posture:
>> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/ambitt04.html
>>
>> and a demonstration of the Bittern Walk:
>> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/ardeidae/ambitt05.html
>>
>> Technical stuff (all photos): R8/DMR, shoulder stock & monopod.  First 
>> two 
>> photos made with 560mm f/6.8 Novoflex Telyt, third made with 280mm f/4 
>> APO-Telyt + 1.4x APO-Extender-R.  All comments welcome.
>>
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>
>>
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