Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/26

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Painted Bunting
From: ric at cartersxrd.net (RicCarter)
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:55:39 -0400
References: <533339FF.6050307@threshinc.com>

nothing like them on this coast

wonderful birds worth chasing

ric


On Mar 26, 2014, at 4:35 PM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote:

> This is not a great photo technically, but the subject is both rare and 
> beautiful, so I'm showing it anyway.
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at N04/13431824745/>
> 
> Corkscrew Swamp Preserve in SW Florida.  Olympus E-M5 with Voigtlander 
> 90/3.5 LTM lens and adapter, and a bit of Focus Magic. Taken through 
> thick, dirty glass.  We walked into the visitor center, looked out the 
> window, and there it was.  A British-accented (*) staff member told us 
> that some people wait all day to see a glimpse of this bird, and for us, 
> he appeared immediately.
> 
> (*)  Why is it that half the staff at all Audubon Society places are 
> British?
> 
> --Peter
> 
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