[NatureNS] Re: Buff-breasted Sandpiper photos + Philosophy

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And the sheep itself are interesting Rick=0ABeing descendents of some of th=
e North County Cheviots=0Aestablished as a breed by Lionel Hamilton and bro=
ught to Canada=0Aby him. Lionel was an interesting prof. A man in his late =
70s by the=0Atime I knew him. with a beautiful daughter in her 20s - She wa=
s older than us=0Aand who distained his students! Taught us a lot both him =
and her!=0AHe had been with the CPR in his younger day when they were settl=
ing=A0=0ASask. Lots of stories.=0AWe all had good stories of him too.=0ATha=
nks for the good memories.=0APaul=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A___________________________=
_____=0A From: Rick Whitman <dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com>=0ATo: nature=
ns@chebucto.ns.ca =0ASent: Monday, September 3, 2012 10:28:19 AM=0ASubject:=
 [NatureNS] Re: Buff-breasted Sandpiper photos + Philosophy=0A =0AThis comm=
ent cuts right to the essence of bird photography, I believe.=0AAs "photogr=
aphers", we want to get those perfect photos where you can=0Asee every indi=
vidual feather, it's all in focus and the bird fills=0Amuch of the space. B=
ut as "birders", I think we can enjoy seeing the=0Abird in its habitat, see=
ing the bird in perspective, seeing the bird=0Aacting normally and seeing t=
he bird as we would with the naked eye.=0AThe photo still needs to be in fo=
cus and interesting. The decision to=0Ainclude the photo with sheep was ver=
y easy for me.=0A=0AI believe Richard Crossley in his "The Crossley ID Guid=
e Eastern=0ABirds" does an excellent job of marrying those two objectives i=
n a=0Asingle image. You always have the close up but there are numerous=0Ao=
ther birds at various distances off into the background. These images=0Awer=
e created, of course, using several to many photos. I use Crossley=0Aas muc=
h for forward-looking bird ID study as for ID of birds seen. You=0Asee them=
 in his images as you will see them in the field.=0A=0AI don't disagree wit=
h anyone who prefers painted images for a field=0Aguide, Sibley being the c=
urrent leader. You can show critical details=0Ain paintings that are close =
to impossible to capture in a photo. To=0Asome extent I suspect the truly s=
killed painters eliminate fine detail=0Ato highlight what really is needed =
for ID. But no general field guide=0Awill illustrate the range in distance,=
 angle and activity that=0ACrossley captures. Some of the specialist guides=
 come close.=0A=0ARick Whitman=0A=0AOn Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 11:10 AM, P.L. C=
halmers=0A<plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:=0A>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0  Lovely ph=
otos!=A0 I like the third photo best, though, with the two=0A> sheep in the=
 background.=A0 It really gives one a sense of the size of this=0A> dainty =
shorebird.=A0 I always associate the Buff-breasted Sandpiper with=0A> Labou=
r Day weekend; I don't necessarily see one every year, but in the years=0A>=
 that I do, it will be then.=0A>=0A>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0  Cheers,=0A>=0A>=A0 =A0=
 =A0 =A0  Patricia L. Chalmers=0A>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0  Halifax=0A>=0A>=0A> At 0=
7:59 PM 01/09/2012, Rick Whitman wrote:=0A>>=0A>> I expect to be upstaged b=
y Richard & Ronnie but I do have two photos=0A>> of this beautiful sandpipe=
r that I don't expect to equal for some=0A>> time:=0A>>=0A>>=0A>> http://ri=
ckwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Shorebirds/22686725_mPvQtv#!i=3D2060890809&k=
=3DnRSjDZd=0A>>=0A>> As Richard has posted, these were taken today on Cape =
Sable which is=0A>> just across the water from The Hawk, Cape Sable Island.=
 Thanks to=0A>> Ronnie D'Entremont for suggesting this excellent trip.=0A>
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti=
mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>And the sh=
eep itself are interesting Rick</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, =
0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, ser=
if; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>Being descen=
dents of some of the North County Cheviots</span></div><div style=3D"color:=
 rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york',=
 times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>e=
stablished as a breed by Lionel Hamilton and brought to Canada</span></div>=
<div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new=
 roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-styl=
e: normal; "><span>by him. Lionel was an interesting prof. A man in his lat=
e 70s by the</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px=
;
 font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color=
: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>time I knew him. with a beautifu=
l daughter in her 20s - She was older than us</span></div><div style=3D"col=
or: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new yor=
k', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><spa=
n>and who distained his students! Taught us a lot both him and her!</span><=
/div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'time=
s new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font=
-style: normal; "><span>He had been with the CPR in his younger day when th=
ey were settling&nbsp;</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-=
size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; backg=
round-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>Sask. Lots of stories=
.</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;
 font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color=
: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>We all had good stories of him t=
oo.</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-fa=
mily: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transp=
arent; font-style: normal; "><span>Thanks for the good memories.</span></di=
v><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times n=
ew roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-st=
yle: normal; "><span>Paul</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); fo=
nt-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; ba=