Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina Manley wrote: >Beautiful colors and depth of field. That 280/4 and you really make >wonderful photos! Thanks Tina! The 280/4 fits my habits and subjects like no other lens I've used before or in the 10 years since I bought it. Keeper keeper keeper keeper keeper. > >On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at >earthlink.net>wrote: > >> Last weekend I visited San Diego county in southern California where after >> an hour or so of fruitless hiking in the desert I returned to the >> trailhead >> and found a micro-flock of Hermit Warblers in the bush across the road >> from >> the car. >> >> Hermit Warblers spend winters in Mexico and summers in the western >> mountains from southern California to Washington state, generally in the >> tops of conifers. During migration they have to cross the lowlands and >> when crossing the deserts an oasis such as Agua Caliente county park draws >> them to water. This micro-flock of 4 or 5 birds (hard to count them, they >> move quickly and hide in the bushes) was intent on foraging for arthropods >> so I waited an hour until I turned into background scenery & the birds >> hardly paid attention to me. >> >> female: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/parulidae/setophaga/hewarb00.html >> >> male: >> >> http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/parulidae/setophaga/hewarb01.html >> >> technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, 1.4x APO-Extender-R, >> monopod & shoulder stock. 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 >> >> > > >-- >Tina Manley >http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information