Posted by Daniel Loomis on February 1, 2009 at 8:56 PM
Caught this elusive bird out in front of the DeGray Lake Lodge.
Posted by Bill Dark on February 2, 2009 at 1:16 PM
I like this perspective, Daniel, and you had some really nice light. A little web sharpening might improve this...
Posted by Daniel Loomis on February 2, 2009 at 7:36 PM
I did a bit of sharpening on the original, but always hesitate to do too much. However, with the small size of images uploaded to the web, a bit more would not have been too much. Thanks for the suggestion.
The photo was taken early in the morning at DeGray Lodge. I went out to the car to get my camera and on the way back heard this heavy pecking. When I looked up I could hardly believe my luck. I got a few good shots, but the sudden temperature change on the lens affected the focus on some shots.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on February 2, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Some nice light and a fortuitous moment Daniel. I was fortunate enough to see one in the wild while driving a lonely back road a few years back. I was able to stop the car and spend a few short moments with that incredible specimen.
Posted by Tom Kennon on February 2, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Nice capture, Daniel, I have seen a few but never been able to catch them with my camera.
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4 repliesThe photo was taken early in the morning at DeGray Lodge. I went out to the car to get my camera and on the way back heard this heavy pecking. When I looked up I could hardly believe my luck. I got a few good shots, but the sudden temperature change on the lens affected the focus on some shots.