[Leica] IMG: Red Head at Dusk

[Jim Nichols]

I've noticed this previously, but this photo illustrates the way in 
which woodpeckers use their tail as an extra "leg" in positioning 
themselves on a feeder or on a tree trunk.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 5/9/2015 11:44 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> I've had glimpses of this woodpecker at times, but he never stayed 
> long enough for a snap.  I glanced out at dusk yesterday and saw him, 
> but worried that there was not enough light to get an image. He was 
> constantly moving, so I raised the ISO to 6400 to get the shutter 
> speed up to 1/50, having never tried this high an ISO rating with the 
> X-E1.  This was the best of the several images.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1493_filtered+FM.tif.html 
>
>
> Fujifilm X-E1 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4 plus 2X Extender, ISO 6400, 
> 1/50 at f/4 on tripod.
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>