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Young Woodpecker

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Posted by John Robinson on July 7, 2008 at 5:29 AM
Young Woodpecker
Greater Spotted Woodpecker.
She only reared one this year which shows how bad tgings have been . Brought ot to the garden yesterday.
D200 Sigma 50-500mm
Raw
Bibbled.
JohnR
Posted by Major Gilbert on July 7, 2008 at 5:45 AM
Loveley subject John showing fine detail. :toast:
The nails are a fine bonus :biggrin:

Major.
Posted by John Robinson on July 7, 2008 at 6:48 AM
Thanks Major
I shall be looking at the nails every time now !
I hardly noticed them and they've been in that stump twenty years !!
John
Posted by Ian Hardy on July 7, 2008 at 6:56 AM
Hi John

Nice shot. Well done.!!!!!
Posted by Ian Macdermott on July 7, 2008 at 7:07 AM
A nice shot of a young woody John :smile: Might be time to take a hammer to them there nails :wink:



Ian
Posted by Dave Bartlett on July 7, 2008 at 7:38 AM
Nice one John, and good to see a slightly different pose to the usual. Have to get yourself a tube of that "No more nails" !! :biggrin:

Dave
Posted by John Robinson on July 7, 2008 at 7:41 AM
Thanks all .
I know what - I'll get a "clone" hammer !! :biggrin: :biggrin: :smile:
JR
Posted by PhilH on July 7, 2008 at 8:07 AM
Nice, the head turn is very nearly perfect.... (just a little bit more towards you, but I appreciate that these young models can be temperamental and not do what is asked of them)...


You seem to be picking up some artifacts in the bg...

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on July 7, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Hi Phil
Maybe its the JPEG compression. I am only posting at half the quality I could, but keep assuming every one is not on Broad band.! This pic was about 15 % compressed. The original looks fine but then again it is quite a big crop from a horizontal.
Cheers
John
Posted by Matt Cole on July 7, 2008 at 10:23 AM
very nice John, but I would dig out your claw hammer before the next session :smile:

Matt
Posted by John Robinson on July 7, 2008 at 10:50 AM
Ok ! Claw hammer job and less JPEG comp.
JohnR
Posted by Ian Mason on July 7, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Ah, you've nailed it in the repost. Beautiful!
Posted by KIM on July 7, 2008 at 1:22 PM
Absolutely beutiful - with or without the nails!!
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on July 7, 2008 at 1:45 PM
Nails, hammer, BG, bird.
second version perfect.
shorter comment not possible. :wavey:
have fun !
Bertl
Posted by Magnus Hird on July 7, 2008 at 3:23 PM
Lovely GSW - am liking the head turn :smile:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 8, 2008 at 5:42 AM


Very nice shot John , I too like the head turn :toast:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Rob Ashton on July 9, 2008 at 4:22 AM
You nailed that one John :biggrin:

Second shot has less of a distraction. I personally blame Major for pointing them out. My eyes were drawn immediately there afterwards.

Rob :toast:
Posted by Paul Thomas on July 9, 2008 at 5:38 AM
Very nice.

:toast:

Paul