> Comparison of photographs taken of apparent ivory-billed woodpeckers in Louisiana from this study (A, D), with a colorized ivory-billed woodpecker, also from

> Comparison of photographs taken of apparent ivory-billed woodpeckers in Louisiana from this study (A, D), with a colorized ivory-billed woodpecker, also from Louisiana (B), and a pale-billed woodpecker taken in Central America (C). Photograph: The Guardian I've found that boosting the exposure on cameras is a good way to capture detail on birds, branches, and other dark objects, at the expense of clipping skies to pure white. I think it usually doesn't cause birds to become overexposed, though I haven't done much bird photography recently.