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Red bellied woodpecker
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Red bellied woodpecker

by John Tobias

Gallery: AvianPosted March 20, 2015143 views2 comments
Thought I would try a different crop than the standard 4x6. It is sort of busy in front of the woodpecker. This guy kept hiding behind the tree trunk. Taken at the Sugar Grove Nature Center.

Canon SL1
1/250 @ F-5.6 ISO800
Canon EF-S55-250 @ 250mm
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Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on March 21, 2015 at 8:47 AM
John, looks like you were working with a difficult light angle, and I commend you for this photo in those conditions. You captured the colors nicely. As you mentioned, it is busy in front of the bird. I wonder if cropping it vertically would work. Might be worth the experiment.
Registered on January 30, 2007, 369 Posts, 852 Comments
Comment posted by Scott Frye on March 21, 2015 at 9:05 AM
Like the crop -- but no catchlight -- catchlight for me indicates a live bird - not too fond of the large branch sticking out of the head
Registered on February 3, 2007, 387 Posts, 1136 Comments