Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. >