Then perhaps what you really need is a tripod and a remote release! :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 7/17/2011 1:53 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Sorry to spoil the pretty picture, Chuck, but the other hand is busy trying
> to give rotational stability to the camera/monopod combination. That is the
> weak point of monopod work.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 11:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Juvenile Male Ruby Thoat
>
>
>> I also admire his patience but I'll bet his suffering is at least
>> somewhat alleviated by sitting in his lawn chair with monopod and camera
>> held by one hand while the other does all the real work of lifting a
>> cold brew to his parched lips. :-)
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 7/17/2011 12:04 PM, Rick Beckrich wrote:
>>> Lovely, Jim.
>>>
>>> Your patience is astounding.
>>>
>>> Rick, the fidgiter
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 2:03 AM, Jim
>>> Nichols<jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks, Chris. They are interesting to watch, but frustrating to
>>>> capture
>>>> in
>>>> detail. A pair, feuding over the feeder, passed so close to my head
>>>> yesterday that I could hear the humming of the wing beats, and I didn't
>>>> even
>>>> have my hearing aid in place.
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Chris Barker"<ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 12:55 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Juvenile Male Ruby Thoat
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, Jim, that's a beautiful little creature.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>>> On Saturday, 16 July 2011, Jim Nichols<jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>> After many attempts, I finally gave up on getting a truly sharp image
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> the Juvenile Male Ruby Throat. This one is the best I could do. For
>>>> those
>>>>>> of you who don't see any red around the throat, you are correct. The
>>>>>> light has to be perfect for the young guy's feathers to show red. I
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> a number of OOF images that clearly show the color, but, in this one,
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> was not to be.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Juvenile+Male+Ruby+Throat.jpg.html
>>>>>>
>>>>>> E-510 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4, ISO 800, RAW, Monopod
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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