Thanks. I'll have to think about doing something similar.
Chuck Norcutt
On 5/4/2011 7:00 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Thanks, Chuck. My current method is to keep the E-510 and 250/4 assembled
> and covered with a handkerchief on the top of a bookcase. All I have to do
> is screw on the monopod and quietly slip out the garage door. Since that
> leaves a short chain-link fence between me and the back yard, this squirrel
> didn't see me as a threat. That is the same place I got the Blue Jay shot a
> few days ago.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 4:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Another Backyard Character
>
>
>> A good shot. I was tempted to try a shot of the handsome male cardinal
>> who's been prancing through the grass in the back yard the last couple
>> of days. But I knew he'd be long gone before I could drag out a long
>> lens and tripod.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 5/4/2011 12:12 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> We have several squirrels who take refuge in our one remaining
>>> backyard oak, and I can seldom catch them on the ground. This one
>>> knew I was watching him, but, since I was outside the fence, he felt
>>> secure for quite a while.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Squirrel+96.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Olympus E-510 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA
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