Greater Spotted Woody

Gallery: AvianPosted April 17, 2017104 views9 comments

Greater Spotted Woodpecker.
Taken through the window recently.
Nothing really special but I love this stump . Great for putting pastry /crumble mix in.
D7100
Sigma 100-300mm(With the front element chipped ! Some idiot tried to get it out to clean it ! Me!! )

800 ISO180th @f8
Levels Paint Shop Pro and neatimage

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 17, 2017 at 12:13 PM

Very nice. Excellent sharpness and detail. All techs look spot on.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on April 17, 2017 at 12:18 PM

Thanks Richard- appreciated .Maybe I,ll chip some more of my lenses ! enlightened

Surprising what you can get from home sometimes! Travelling days over now
Cheers
John

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on April 17, 2017 at 1:31 PM

Wonderful image with good color and detail. Terrific dappled background and I agree that the perch is really cool.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Kathy Snead on April 17, 2017 at 5:09 PM

Love the way he is perched with that break in the branch. Great color and very sharp!

Registered on April 6, 2017, 104 Posts, 397 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 17, 2017 at 5:36 PM

Nice image of a beautiful woodpecker, John. I love that red belly and your angle shows it nicely. Your lens chip must be out of the field of view as there's no evidence of it in the image.

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

Comment posted by John Robinson on April 17, 2017 at 6:05 PM

Thanks all.
Dennis- Yes- With it being on the rim it would only show at full aperture I presume- and maybe then not a lot.
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 17, 2017 at 9:12 PM

This is really nice, John. Great light and pose with great detail. And a beautiful species. Very well done!!!

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on April 18, 2017 at 2:45 PM

Really nice detail in this John. I don't see any bad effects from the chip either. Great stump, background and the markings on the woodpecker are very attractive.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 18, 2017 at 8:48 PM

Nice techs on this woodpecker John. I wouldn't have guessed you had the chip based on the image. Nicely done

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