Lewis's Woodpecker

Gallery: AvianPosted April 30, 2010115 views10 comments

The Lewis's Woodpeckers have returned to Central Oregon. It would be interesting to know where they hole up for the winter. Taken with the Canon 50D & Sigma 150-500. C&C welcome.

Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/200
Av( Aperture Value )
8.0
Exposure Compensation
0.666667
ISO Speed
400

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on April 30, 2010 at 8:40 PM

Nice shot, interesting woodpecker. I like the way the tree frames the subject. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 30, 2010 at 10:54 PM

Wonderful detail, Clayton. I like the light and the bg. It does seem a trifle noisy.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on April 30, 2010 at 11:27 PM

I have never seen one of these, thanks for sharing.

Peter

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 30, 2010 at 11:49 PM

Beautiful bird-great colors and catch light. A very nice image but I do agree there is a tad of BG noise.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on May 1, 2010 at 9:22 AM

Bg noise can be dealt with - great capture.

Dan

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Comment posted by Clayton Musgrove on May 1, 2010 at 9:31 AM

Thanks everyone. It did have some noise. I'm not sure why as ISO was at 400. It must have been the lighting. Here is a repost after running Neat Image.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 1, 2010 at 7:40 PM

Well they don't hole up here in Fl as I've never seen one. very cool and well done

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on May 1, 2010 at 11:11 PM

A few of them come down here, but then they tend to stay here once they do as we haven't figured out a way to tax them yet.

Nice, Clayton. I see a slight halo in the repost. I really like the feather detail on the bird.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 3, 2010 at 12:30 AM

What a stunning woodpecker, saw this photo a few days ago and it has been stuck in my mind since - as in, I sure like that photo and how can I see one of those. I was shooting some woodpeckers recently, regardless of the species, same challenge with trying to get them on the right side of the tree and with some light on them. Great job!

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Comment posted by Peter May on May 3, 2010 at 1:10 PM

Splendid.

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