Philippe Amard <phamard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Oiseaux/Rouge-Queue-Femelle.jpg.html If I'm not mistaken the English name for this bird is either Redstart or Black Redstart; since the male is so much darker than this female I'm guessing it's the Black Redsart (fr: Rougequeue noir) Your picture is good enough that it's very easy to identify the bird, and that's a bigger accomplishment than many of us realize! Better pictures will involve getting closer. The lighting, posture and background are already quite good. I might have chosen to use a larger aperture, or if possible to move so that there would be fewer bright highlights in the background. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/