[Leica] IMG: Ears

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

At 7:20 PM -0700 6/7/09, Doug Herr wrote:
>The Black-tailed Hare (also known as Black-tailed Jackrabbit) 
>ordinarily runs away at top speed whenever  someone comes within 100 
>feet (30 meters), but a few weeks ago I found one that seemed 
>unusually approachable.  This is in an area I've visited frequently; 
>the hares have always been in the area but either much too far away 
>for photos or hiding in the dry grasses, about to run.
>
>On the previous occasions I've seen this particular hare the animal 
>has done his morning feeding and is about ready to find shade for 
>the hot part of the day, leaving me with little time in good light 
>to let him become accustomed to my presence.  However, this morning 
>I arrived much earlier than usual so I had several hours with the 
>hare, spending most of the last hour before it found shade within 
>20' or less, perfect for the DMR and 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt:
>
>http://wildlightphoto.com/mammals/lagomorphs/btha04.html
>
>technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO, ISO 400, about 1/250 sec @ 
>f/5.6, metered manually.  Shoulder stock & monopod.  Stickers in my 
>socks.  A tick.
>
>All comments welcome.
>
>Doug Herr
>Sacramento
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com


Doug, this is in my view one of your very best shots. I do notice 
though that one of the dangers of ears of that size is picking up big 
lint. :-)

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