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Green Woodpecker

by Matt Cole

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted November 12, 2011104 views10 comments
A Green Woodpecker feeding on an ant nest, taken recently while photographing deer.

Canon 60D with 400 f5.6 lens, f5.6, ISO 400.

All C+C welcomed

Matt :toast:

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by John Robinson on November 12, 2011 at 7:34 PM
Cracker !
I would drop the gamma to about 70.
Give it some punch .
JR
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments
Comment posted by David Sewell on November 13, 2011 at 6:54 AM
Nicely composed behavioural shot. I agree with John about it needing a little more punch.

David
Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Whippey on November 13, 2011 at 12:01 PM
Great picture of the woodpecker in his natural environment. :toast:
Registered on September 16, 2011, 16 Posts, 69 Comments
Comment posted by Guy Rogers on November 13, 2011 at 12:14 PM
Hello Matt.

Nice one and well captured to tried to capture these at ant nests before but never quite got what I was looking for but this would have done nicely.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Registered on January 16, 2007, 450 Posts, 995 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Mason on November 13, 2011 at 4:39 PM
Excellent! I agree it looks a little bright, but the composition is great. I could have done with one of these this afternoon as I was being eaten by ants having picked up a rotten branch for a perch!
Registered on December 14, 2005, 399 Posts, 2305 Comments
Comment posted by Phil Ellard on November 13, 2011 at 4:55 PM
Lovely shot, can't offer an input in processing as im on my laptop but like it not easy to get close to:toast: :toast:
Registered on December 17, 2010, 60 Posts, 634 Comments
Comment posted by Matt Cole on November 14, 2011 at 3:18 PM
many thanks for the feedback, it's always helpful and appreciated.

The contrast and brightness look OK on my calibrated home monitor but I viewed it today on my uncalibrated work PC and it did look a bit too bright and a little flat. So the comments here make me think I might need to re-calibrate my home monitor...

Matt :toast:
Registered on February 18, 2008, 17 Posts, 267 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Jones on November 14, 2011 at 4:19 PM
Nice to see this species away from cut lawns & in a more natural setting like this.

Colours look OK on my £20 monitor :biggrin:

Vince :toast: :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2005, 91 Posts, 102 Comments
Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on November 15, 2011 at 4:08 PM
Nice environment shot Matt. Lovely detail and colours :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Registered on August 6, 2009, 85 Posts, 502 Comments
Comment posted by Matt Cole on November 16, 2011 at 4:11 AM
thanks Vince and Oscar

Matt :toast:
Registered on February 18, 2008, 17 Posts, 267 Comments