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Subject: [Leica] The Best Eagle Blind in the World
From: bjq1 at mac.com (Bernard Quinn)
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 07:26:05 -0500
References: <mailman.871.1353815948.1211.lug@leica-users.org> <A22EC9A0-BE59-4890-9F1E-51938845981F@netvigator.com>

Great portrait of Dave!

Barney 

Barney Quinn, WK3Z
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On Nov 25, 2012, at 12:54 AM, H&E Cummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote:

> Hi Luggers,
> I have been a bit quiet - doing floor renovations - but took time out to 
> go to the Port Browning pub for lunch on Sunday with the SPILs (Spouses of 
> the Pender Island Literary Society). We are the husbands of Literary 
> Ladies who meet to discuss their book of the month at one of their homes 
> and so we husbands go to the pub to join the husband who can't stay at 
> home when the ladies are there.
> The Port Browning pub has several tall fir trees in front of the inlet and 
> eagles perch on the top of the trees watching for fish and surveying their 
> territory. So you can sip a beer, have a conversation and take pictures of 
> eagles all at the same time.
> 
> Here's two eagles in conversation:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2012/2EaglesW.jpg.html
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/cvbxfl3
> 
> and here's two fellows in the pub deep in conversation over a beer - a two 
> panel pano:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2012/2PanBeerBWw.jpg.html
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/c7gl4gh
> 
> Here are some of the SPils solving the world's problems (again a two panel 
> pano)
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2012/2panDaveBobBruceBWw.jpg.html
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/c6drdsq
> 
> And finally here is a close up of Dave - who was born on Pender Island and 
> knows the histories of most of the
> original families on the island:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada2012/DaveCUbWw.jpg.html
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/ct4rqj8
> 
> All taken with the D800E and various Nikkor lenses. The Eagles shot with 
> the 70 - 200 VR zoom and latest 2X extender. Shot through the pub windows.
> 
> Please look large.
> C&C always welcome.
> 
> Howard 
> 
> 
> 
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