One Cool Downy

Gallery: AvianPosted March 7, 2014146 views6 comments

One Cool Downy
Clinging to a frozen perch with a snow covered BG this Downy Woodpecker, like all of us, is most likely wishing for Spring to hurry up and arrive. I played around with several compositions on this image and settled on this one as it seems a bit different and has the correct space to fly into from this perch. HH from blind, cropped to 65% of FF with 15 degrees of CCW rotation. Processing in Corel PaintShop Pro x5.

File Name Ramy_2929_CF39.CR2
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 2/13/2014 1:01:26 PM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice Rock Art Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500
Av( Aperture Value ) 9.0
Metering Mode Spot Metering
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x
Focal Length 330.0mm
Flash Type External E-TTL
E-TTL II flash metering Evaluative flash metering
Flash Exposure Compensation -1

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 7, 2014 at 12:33 PM

Excellent job, Mike. Very crisp.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 7, 2014 at 1:38 PM

Nice lighting. I keep going back to the foot and marveling at how the large toe flexes to the position it is in. Good work.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 7, 2014 at 2:16 PM

The techs are spot on Mike and I like the composition ! Over here (Netherlands, Europe) spring is as early as in can be.. Hope yours will arrive soon as well

, Cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on March 7, 2014 at 4:34 PM

Hello Mike

Great detail and sharpness with a touch of the Males colour to bring into the head and focus.

Still have 3 feet of snow in our fields with less in the forest & The sap is not running yet because it's still too cold! maybe in a couple more weeks.

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on March 7, 2014 at 8:21 PM

Mike, nice use of flash here to make it pop. I love the composition choice.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on July 16, 2014 at 2:15 AM

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to comment, much appreciated, as always.

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