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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Red-Headed Woodpecker
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 22:28:27 -0500
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Thanks, Doug.  I only got a chance for one shot this time.  I tried to 
adjust the exposure in RAW processing, but could never find a combination 
that looked better than the one I posted.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Red-Headed Woodpecker


> Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>>>>
> The Red-Headed Woodpecker was plentiful in the 1930s and 1940s, but is 
> infrequently seen in our parts these days.  There is a pair in the 
> neighborhood, and occasionally one can be seen having a snack at one of 
> the feeders.  I looked out the window and saw the bright head today, and, 
> slipping out quickly, got one shot before it left.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Red+Headed+Woodpecker.jpg.html
>>>>
>
> Very nice, Jim!  Those pesky bright whites can be a problem for me too.
>
> Whenever I have the time to, I'll take a few exposures w/o being concerned 
> about composition, check the histogram for clipping, and adjust exposure 
> as required.  Or I'll watch for the posture that hides most of the white.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>
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