Snow Day

Gallery: AvianPosted January 24, 2014223 views12 comments

We had some light snowfall last night, so I took advantage.
The Red-bellied Woodpecker came in close & posed rather nicely for me

F/6.3, 1/800th, ISO 500, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4x ext @ 12:04pm CST.
Overcast conditions.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on January 24, 2014 at 2:29 PM

Very nice shot of this lovely bird...

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on January 24, 2014 at 3:00 PM

He stands out nice and sharp, Howard.

Ron

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 24, 2014 at 3:10 PM

Excellent shot of this - for me- exotic species ! Snow always gives this wonderful light

, Hans

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on January 24, 2014 at 6:27 PM

The woodpecker is exposed very well giving the light issues with the snowy background-- wishing there was not the oof perch between me and the bird --

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 24, 2014 at 8:46 PM

Good catch, Howard. Even light on the bird, good detail and well composed.The OOF portion of the stump is not an issue to me.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 24, 2014 at 10:42 PM

Gorgeous image, Howard. The Woodpecker perched perfectly on that old half-barrel. Great job on the exposure and the partial snow makes a gorgeous bg.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 25, 2014 at 8:35 AM

I like the bg and excellent details on the wp. Hollowed log makes a real nice perch. If you have some more room at the bottom for the "virtual" tail, that would be nice, but an excellent view of this fellow. Sharon

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 25, 2014 at 10:11 AM

Wonderful detail in the larger image and interesting to see that you had snow. Nice job in getting this, well done Howard.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 25, 2014 at 4:29 PM

nice, Howard. I guess you probably don't see much snow down there! I like the comp and details, as well as the setting--the oof portion in front isn't an issue for me, though I agree that a bit more room for the virtual tail would be nice.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on January 25, 2014 at 5:57 PM

A lovely shot, Howard. I like the overall high key quality of the shot, and I'm not usually a fan of high key work.