doug herr Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.wildlightphoto.com" target="_blank"><IMG SRC="http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/tyrannidae/blph00.jpg"></A><BR><B>Black Phoebe</B> - Carmichael California<BR><I>Leicaflex SL2, LeiCanon 560mm f/4*, E200, tripod</I></CENTER><P>* LeiCanon 560mm f/4: a Canon FD 400mm f/2.8 L modified to fit Leica-R + Leica 1.4x APO-Extender-R<P>All comments welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_meeker Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Doug, ...Wow! Very impressive and beautiful. Regards, Frank M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug_landrum Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Beautiful Doug, the eye is a little hard to see on my screen at work but I think it's the fluorescent lighting wash here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brunom Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Doug Hi This is a great shot, but do you think it [or others you have taken] are as bitingly sharp as your previous photographs with the Leica lenses? Doesn't look sunny, so maybe that has had an effect? Regards Bruno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richie chishty Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Doug: A stunning photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_cain Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 As always, exceptional. Note the extachrome--Are you ditching K200? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug herr Posted January 5, 2005 Author Share Posted January 5, 2005 Thanks for the comments - I'll try to answer the various questions:<P> Peter A, the lens was converted before I bought it. It was Sal DiMarco's and after examining the quality of workmanship of the conversion and because Sal lived near New York City, I believe the conversion was done by Marty Forscher, who is now retired. The conversion involved the rear half of a Leica-R extension tube like the 14198 1:1 tube for the 60 Macro. This extension tube has an aperture ring and metering cams so the only tricky work was to couple the aperture ring with the lens's diaphragm. IMHO the conversion work is brilliant in its simpilicity and effectiveness. <P> Doug Landrum, I probably made the darks tones too dark in my photoshop work. Detail in the eye is clearly visible in the slide.<P> Bruno, I also don't think this is as bitingly sharp as many of my other photos. There are a number of possibile causes: 1) this is a crop from about 50% of the slide's area 2) it's not Kodachrome 3) the exposure was long for a big lens and at full aperture. It certainly wasn't sunny. In daylight I've had lots of trouble getting detail in the highlights w/o losing the eye in the murk so I chose to use the diffused light of a very foggy day. We don't have much between sunny and foggy here. The lens - or should I say combination of lenses - may also not be as bitingly sharp as a Leica prime but since this rig demands a hefty tripod it could be that my present 'pod isn't up to the task.<P> Jim Cain - I'm not sure if I'm ditching K200 or not. In this case I was using up some E200 that had been in my refrigerator for a couple of years. Relying on only three K14 processing labs worldwide isn't prudent IMHO and the turnaround from here (California) is abysmal - so I'm weighing my options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Nicely captured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary_pinkerton1 Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Doug As noted, you've got another great photo there ! I've been sending Kodachrome to Dwayne's and getting it back in 5 days or so which is great, compared to what it was with Kodak. GaryP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les_lammers Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Doug, I think it is a great shot and fully realize that a print is MUCH better than looking at an image on a computer screen. Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_werner1 Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Doug, Am I blind? Where can one see this shot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug herr Posted February 11, 2005 Author Share Posted February 11, 2005 Peter, it's coming up on my screen. Maybe you hit a temporary glitch in the server. In any event it's at http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/tyrannidae/blph00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_werner1 Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Doug, another great shot of yours. Beautiful! But it still does not display on my screen, I have to click the link you just sent<br>Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massimo_quarta Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Doug, what can I say ? Just a fantastic shot, as always. Cheers, Massimo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 Great photo,Douglas......something a bit......<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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