Great-Spotted Woodpecker+Another

Discussion

10 replies

Posted by Craig Jones on February 28, 2009 at 4:50 PM

This photo has taken me three days sitting in my hide to achieve,i just could'nt get the right side as they are very shy and jumpy

.I really understand the patience you fellows on here/pro's have to go through in order to get 'that image' and i take my hat off to everyone of you

Hope you like my photo!

All comments+advice welcome,thanks for looking

Tech;
D300,f4600vr
F8,1/80
iso400,-0.3ev
Hide,coffee+headache tablets

P+P bibblepro/CS3,100%full frame

All The Best
Craig Jones
Staffordshire

Posted by Justin on February 28, 2009 at 5:04 PM

A nice, sharp clean image. I like the rust coloured tree trunk.
Only nit for me is the food is slightly visible , easily sorted for next time though with a very slight rotation of the perch.

Posted by Matt Cole on February 28, 2009 at 5:19 PM

very nice Craig, well taken.

Matt

Posted by Bob Cox on February 28, 2009 at 6:23 PM

Thats wonderfully sharp and clean , well worth the wait,very nice.

Bob.

Posted by Dave Bartlett on February 28, 2009 at 6:59 PM

Worth waiting for. The perch suits the bird well and the background is excellent.

Dave

Posted by Magnus Hird on February 28, 2009 at 7:38 PM

A real corker Craig, worth the patience. Great perch and flawless GSW

Posted by Ray on February 28, 2009 at 7:54 PM

An excellent shot well worth the wait, more than the majority of us would do. Most set up a feeding station, and wait and see what turns up, putting in a number of perches in order to cover multiple species, and then use a medium telephoto zoom to again cover different species.

Try playing around with your feeders, and then you’ll get the shot you want, as I can see some of the food in the shot.

I see that you didn’t have the best of light, judging from your settings and the fact that there are no shadows in the image. Contrast in Photoshop ??

A tad large in the frame for me, and as I said an excellent shot.

Posted by Dave Cordery on March 1, 2009 at 1:39 AM

A very sharp and clear shot well done and patience is a virtue which not all of us is blessed with me being on of them.

Dave C

Posted by Craig Jones on March 1, 2009 at 9:32 AM

Thanks for comments. Ray, the light is has it was on the day, and if I showed you the raw file there is nothing in it, here is another one, thanks for looking.

Same Tech;

Craig Jones
Staffordshire

Posted by PhilH on March 2, 2009 at 5:39 AM

Looks good to me.. perhaps a tad more room for the tail below but that is minor..

Posted by Brett Lewis on March 2, 2009 at 6:21 AM

Nice work Craig.. One of those birds I have yet to capture..

Brett