Red-naped Sapsucker

Gallery: AvianPosted July 18, 20161,935 views5 comments

Canon 1D-X, 500mm f4 x 1.4TC, handheld
f5.6, 1/640, ISO4000

A late-evening shot; I was on my belly, photographing Dark-eyed Juncos and this fellow flew in; I'd never seen a Red-naped on the ground like this before. You can see my reflection in the bird's eye. Sorry about the grass blades. There was nothing I could do. The ISO is not a typo; it really was getting pretty dark.

80% of full frame. Adjustments to Levels; Nik DFine applied to background.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 18, 2016 at 9:40 PM

I would love one fo these to fly in...a bird I don't have in my portfolio and would love to have one. Nice job Jim. If mine, I might be tempted to clone out the blade of grass on the face. With PS these days and the automatic content aware, it might just do it in one try.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 18, 2016 at 10:14 PM

Excellent, Jim. Sometimes things just work out. The grass isn't an issue with me. In fact I think it adds to the image.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 19, 2016 at 12:16 PM

Nice POV and interesting story. I like this as posted Jim.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 20, 2016 at 6:02 PM

Interesting to see this species on the ground, Jim. The low angle and soft light work well for this image. Too bad about the grass - not sure what you can do about it.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 21, 2016 at 1:18 PM

I think you did a real good job at iso 4000. The colors are very nice. I would also be tempted to clone out the blade of grass. These woodpeckers are not often seen on the ground

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