this thread is going to cost me.. I didn't know that Leica R glass was so good and also thought mf was not very useful for fast moving subjects, but you prove otherwise... keep 'em coming folks.. very fine images all
freaklikeme wrote:
I would never think to carry my 350 on a walk to lunch. Nicely captured.
thanks. almost all my "wildlife" pictures are taken during my walk to or from work so i have the 350mm with me pretty much all the time in a messenger bag so it doesn't look like i'm carrying a camera. i certainly do get some weird looks when i take it out though.
sebboh wrote:
it's a crow actually, and it really caught me by surprise to see on my walk to lunch. the crow was victorious and carried the bat off when he had killed it.
Great shots!
Just FYI the Corvus genus contains both ravens and crows. Technically ravens are crows. The American crow (corvus brachyrhynchos) is smaller than the Common raven (corvus corax) though, among other differences.
sebboh, your pictures are really astonishing, especially the crow with the bat.
Today was one of the best days in my (photographic) life. I took my R8 body and the motor (the Akku already had a problem) to a camera-fair here in Frankfurt/Main, where I live, discovered that prices for Leica-R camera bodies have plunged to incredible depths, and got an almost new Apo-Macro-Elmarit 100mm for my stuff and an additional 350€. The seller was a professional, so I don't have reason to feel like I cheated somebody. As I had a Leitax-bajonet for my Elmarit 19mm, which I don't use that often, I transferred it to the 100mm and went out to take some shots. The IQ is incredible, and I will certainly take this lense with me on my six-month India-trip after I retire in July.
Just FYI the Corvus genus contains both ravens and crows. Technically ravens are crows. The American crow (corvus brachyrhynchos) is smaller than the Common raven (corvus corax) though, among other differences.
thanks, as far as nomenclature goes i didn't know the word crow was commonly used to refer to all corvids (i expect it varies a bit in different countries/regions). i do often hear people use them interchangeably as most don't know the difference. sadly in chicago i have only seen the american crow, ravens seem to stick to wilder places so i don't have any shots of them yet (to my eye ravens have a more photogenic quality).
I know Doug that you are a legend with MF glass and BIF. I have read and followed your writings on photo.net and here.. You work speaks of your skill and stating that is excellent is an understatement. Thanks for the inspiration to us newbies
Ajay C wrote:
I know Doug that you are a legend with MF glass and BIF. I have read and followed your writings on photo.net and here.. You work speaks of your skill and stating that is excellent is an understatement. Thanks for the inspiration to us newbies
