Greater Flameback Woodpe

Gallery: AvianPosted September 27, 2010223 views18 comments

Greater Flameback Woodpecker scouting for nesting site.
I happened to post from same session, some time back but techs were just not the right.
When I happened to see this bird for the first time about 30 years back, I was stunned as to how could a bird be so beautiful,wasn't a photographer then.
Thankyou so much for your kind attention & views!
Canon 7D, 500mm, ISO 400, 1/100 sec. at F 4.5
Jagdeep Rajput

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 27, 2010 at 9:04 AM

A gorgeous looking bird... kind of a mix between our Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker and a Pileated Woodpecker. It looks a little bright overall however, so I would play with the exposure a little.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 27, 2010 at 11:10 AM

A beautiful bird, indeed, Jagdeep. Nice job handling all those super saturated colors.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 27, 2010 at 11:40 AM

Beautiful bird and beautiful capture, Jagdeep. Well done!

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Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on September 27, 2010 at 12:44 PM

Very beautiful bird. Great pose, colors and detail, in fact I'm a bit surprised the dof is this good with f4.5.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 27, 2010 at 1:18 PM

Jagdeep. Awesome looking woodpecker. I really like the BG being completely filled by the tree. Nice sharpness on the bird too. Not sure about the brightness, as it looks good on my calibrated monitor. Well done.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on September 27, 2010 at 1:57 PM

Very nicely done on this woodpecker capture Jagdeep. He reminds me in a lot ways of our North American Pileated except yours has the added yellow/golden scapular and tertial feather accents.
Well composed with wonderful detail too!

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on September 27, 2010 at 4:46 PM

Nice shot Jagdeep. A different bird than we usually see here. Looks like the light was super.

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Axel Hildebrandt on September 27, 2010 at 5:00 PM

Beautiful bird, good sharpness and eye contact.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on September 27, 2010 at 6:39 PM

What a gorgeous woodpecker! I like the expression he's giving you. Nicely done. Sharon

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 27, 2010 at 7:29 PM

An awesome bird; a lovely image. I like the detail, sharpness, rich colors, wonderful textures.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 27, 2010 at 11:33 PM

Beautiful bird in a great pose on an interesting tree.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on September 28, 2010 at 12:17 AM

Stunningly beautiful Jagdeep. I really like the wood in the setting, the knot is very interesting and the colors are very harmonious.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 28, 2010 at 12:24 AM

Beautiful bird in a great pose!
IMO, the BG (wood) colors compete a bit with the bird, so I'd personally tone then down a bit.
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on September 28, 2010 at 9:49 AM

A very interesting species Jagdeep, love the pose, open bill and eye contact.

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Comment posted by Lee fisher on September 28, 2010 at 2:21 PM

Cracking shot here

Lee

Registered on September 10, 2010, 13 Posts, 89 Comments

Comment posted by Sally King on September 28, 2010 at 2:42 PM

I love the colors on this woodpecker. Nice open bill pose with the darker wood behind him making him stand out well.

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 29, 2010 at 5:47 PM

Beautifully captured Jagdeep. So glad you are a photographer so that we can also see this beautiful bird.
May

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Comment posted by Jay Miller on September 30, 2010 at 1:05 PM

Jagdeep,
I do not know how it would be said in Hindi but this is a right place and right time moment. Lighting and clarity is great.

Registered on September 17, 2010, 50 Posts, 66 Comments