Gallery: AvianPosted February 7, 201077 views4 comments
A frequent visitor here in Central Oregon and one of my favorite birds. This one had interesting heart shaped white markings. Taken with a Canon 30D with a Tokina 400mm 5.6 lens.
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Comment posted by Buck Ward on February 7, 2010 at 4:27 PM
It's a great bird's-eye-level view - that's something I really like. Terrific detail in the bird and the bark. The picture might be enhanced if you toned down the bright areas in the background.
I occasionally see downy woodpeckers, but as far as I know, I never seen a hairy, though I think my area is in their range.
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Comment posted by Clayton Musgrove on February 7, 2010 at 4:40 PM
Thank you for your feedback Buck. You are absolutely correct about the bright areas. I will consider that in the future.
Clay
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 7, 2010 at 11:39 PM
Welcome Clayton, your exposure looks quite good especially on the head where I can see nice detail in both the blacks and whites. I'd crop a little bit from the right here. One way you could bring down the brightness of the bg and get a little more detail in the shaded areas of the bird would have been to use fill flash. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 8, 2010 at 8:25 AM
Clayton
I like the woodpecker's pose the lovely detail in the feathers and the tree bark.
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4 commentsI occasionally see downy woodpeckers, but as far as I know, I never seen a hairy, though I think my area is in their range.
Clay
I like the woodpecker's pose the lovely detail in the feathers and the tree bark.