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Subject: [Leica] IMG: White-faced Ibis
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 16:07:56 -0800
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> On Feb 6, 2016, at 3:26 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> Today I found a very cooperative White-faced Ibis (in winter plumage) at 
> the Yolo Bypass wildlife area:




hi Doug,

we were also at Yolo Bypass area today, love it and it?s close to where we 
live.

More later.


steve



> 
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/SL/L1060111.jpg
> 
> SL/280/tripod.  I'm not sure I've got the colors nailed down yet but so 
> far so good.  Focussing the SL is a little different than the a7II.  With 
> the a7II when the bird is close enough there's a shimmering effect that 
> tells me it's in focus.  Beyond that distance focussing the a7II is more 
> difficult and I often rely on magnification.  I have yet to see the 
> shimmering effect with the SL but focussing without magnification seems to 
> be more precise with the SL compared with the a7II.  I've tried focussing 
> as well as I could without magnification and when I double-check magnified 
> focus it's often as good as it will get.  I'll practice more with it.
> 
> With the FD 500 L the SL will need more support than the a7II because the 
> Leica doesn't have sensor stabilization.
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
> 
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