High key Sapsucker

Gallery: AvianPosted July 1, 201368 views4 comments

A Red-naped Sapsucker bringing a meal to the kids at Rocky Mountain Natl Park.

After shooting some generic poses I got to experimenting with high key shots and other techniques as this model was very cooperative (having chosen a nest facing a parking pullout 20 feet away).

1/2000 f/5.6 ISO 3200, D600, 80-400mm @250mm

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4 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 1, 2013 at 10:10 PM

Interesting, John. The oof trees behind the woodpecker really don't do that much for me, but it's a neat experiment.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on July 2, 2013 at 12:14 AM

I don't mind the high key, but the OOF tree is so dominant that I can't get to the subject.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 2, 2013 at 1:26 AM

Unusual composition, that works quite well for me; helps to break some rules now and then. The high key is excellent.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 2, 2013 at 11:50 AM

An interesting approach, but the out of focus, bright trees on the left seem like to great a distraction.

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