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Black Cheeked Woodpecker

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted November 12, 2011166 views8 comments

I post this shot more to showcase the PS talents of my pal Phil Ellard than my own modest ability with the camera

I shot three frames and none had the birds facing each other. So as I am rubish with PS Phil came to my recue and took the WP from the first frame and meshed it in with the birds from the third. He also tweaked it a little for me.

It is from a recent trip to Ecuardor and was shot in one of the many feeding stations out there. There was not much light available. I believe the WP to be a Black Cheeked but I cannot remember the names of the other birds so if anyone can help with that I would be obliged.

1DMKIV 300 2.8 f4 ISO 1000 1/1600 tripod with mongoose head

Bob

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Matt Cole on November 12, 2011 at 2:59 PM

all a little bit cluttered for me Bob but some nice looking birds. I'd like to see a clearer view of the WP, it looks very striking.

Matt

Registered on February 18, 2008, 17 Posts, 267 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Johnson on November 12, 2011 at 3:07 PM

I actually crop it square for my talks and this works well as it looks less busy. I have a single shot of the WP and a Golden olive WP so I will try to post them over the coming days.

Bob

Registered on December 8, 2010, 17 Posts, 169 Comments

Comment posted by David Sewell on November 13, 2011 at 7:05 AM

Hi Bob,

The woodpecker certainly looks like a female Black-cheeked. I can't get the smaller birds with certainty, they look like tanagers to me, but nothing in my Ecuador book quite matches them. However, the bird in flight does look like the illustration of blue-gray tanager, a widespread species, in the book for Columbia.

David

Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Ellard on November 13, 2011 at 4:25 PM

I am pleased you were happy with my modest attempt \ skills in PS. Looks good to me, think the BG birds add something as they are part of the scene

Registered on December 17, 2010, 60 Posts, 634 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Mason on November 13, 2011 at 4:36 PM

Amazing! A real frenzy of action and colour.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on November 13, 2011 at 8:15 PM

Hi Bob
Sorry but this just doesnt work for me. And that's being honest,
JR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Johnson on November 14, 2011 at 12:27 PM

Thansk for the help David.

John would it work better for you as a square crop, losing the the dead area on the right and a good chunk of the foliage etc on the left?

Bob

Registered on December 8, 2010, 17 Posts, 169 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on November 16, 2011 at 9:06 PM

Hi Bob
Just come back to this
I really am not sure what to do. In some ways I would select the bird top right and crop it. I think its the best part of the shot. I would never include the table in a table feeding scene.
Cheers
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments