Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Best known for its habit of drilling holes to store acorns, the Acorn > Woodpecker has to do more mundane things too like quench his thirst. This > bird is an adult male who has just dipped his bill into the pond > (background) > and is letting the water run down his throat. > > http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/acwo02.jpg > > technical stuff: > > R8/DMR @ISO 400 > 560mm f/6.8 Telyt with UET-R extension tube > shoulder stock & monopod > 1/250 sec @ f/6.8 > Red white and black the strongest color combination there is and the 1933-1935 national flag of Germany. After they lost that war they made them put yellow in to weaken it. Yellow instead of white. That may sound like baloney but I really did read it And didn't make it up. But wish I did. Gorgous Bird. Very strong looking. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:National_flag_of_Germany_1933-1935.svg Mark William Rabiner markrabiner.com