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Subject: [Leica] IMG: The Hummer Migration is Underway
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:39:36 -0500
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Adam,

Thanks for the comments.  I was just looking at the image on the gallery, 
and I came to the same conclusion. I will start with the RAW image and see 
if I can do a better job with it.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Bridge" <abridge at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: The Hummer Migration is Underway


> Hi Jim,
>
> Thanks for posting! I enjoyed the hummer but for some reason it, and
> some of the other images, seem over-sharpened to my eye or maybe my
> sensibility?
>
> I'm sure glad that hummers are the size of hawks or eagles because if
> they were cycling in this neck of the woods would be a lot more
> hazardous. Those little critters are nasty for however beautiful they
> are.
>
> Adam
>
> On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
> wrote:
>> We have had a few Ruby Throated Hummingbirds around for a couple of 
>> months. In the last couple of days, the numbers have grown, and the 
>> competition for feeders has increased. The females seem to be the more 
>> aggressive. This female was feeding, but was constantly on the lookout 
>> for intruders in her territory.
>>
>> Shot through a window, and cropped severely. E-510 with Leica Elmarit-R 
>> 60/2.8 Macro, ISO 400, RAW, processed in PSE 6.0.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Watchful+Hummer.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: The Hummer Migration is Underway)
Message from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] IMG: The Hummer Migration is Underway)