Gallery: AvianPosted February 25, 2012143 views3 comments
Taken at the local nature center a couple of years ago.
Canon XTi
1/200 @ F-9 ISO400
Tamron 28-300mm @ 300
Stabilization on
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3 comments
Comment posted by William Bickle on February 25, 2012 at 9:07 AM
Hello John
Good lookin woodpecker. Never had them here but have seen at a friends residence away from here. good exposure to get both light and dark and profile image.
Bill
Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments
Comment posted by David Haynes on February 25, 2012 at 12:55 PM
John,
This guy is definitely looking at something with a keen interest. Nice background mixed with sky and a decent perch. Wish you had posted a larger image for us to see detail but it looks like it could use both a round of sharpening and a round of background noise removal. Tough shot at 1/200 of a second. You might have been able to shoot wide open and get some more shutter speed because most of the bird is on a single plane so depth of field is not that important for sharpness. Just a thought. Thanks for posting John.
Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 25, 2012 at 2:24 PM
Nice position and perch. I'm not sure the head is sharp. I"d tighten up the composition a little to eliminate some of the empty space at the top.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
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3 commentsGood lookin woodpecker. Never had them here but have seen at a friends residence away from here. good exposure to get both light and dark and profile image.
Bill
This guy is definitely looking at something with a keen interest. Nice background mixed with sky and a decent perch. Wish you had posted a larger image for us to see detail but it looks like it could use both a round of sharpening and a round of background noise removal. Tough shot at 1/200 of a second. You might have been able to shoot wide open and get some more shutter speed because most of the bird is on a single plane so depth of field is not that important for sharpness. Just a thought. Thanks for posting John.