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Posted by Paul Rosser on March 22, 2010 at 1:40 PM

Hi everyone, hope you are all well!? This image of a Great Spotted Woodpecker is from Saturday mornings efforts. It was a real pleasure to watch this bird feed at such close quarters, and to get some images to boot! All comments greatly recieved!
Regards to all,
Paul Rosser.

Canon EOS 7D, Sigma 150-500mm lens.
f6.3,
1/320 sec,
ISO 320,
@313mm.

Posted by John Robinson on March 22, 2010 at 1:46 PM

Good one. Like the curve of the trunk at the bottom too.
JohnR

Posted by jeff acreman on March 22, 2010 at 2:01 PM

hi paul

this is a great pic of a very wary bird to get close to, they are very nervious indeed, great colour and background + perch
well done

jeff acremaN

Posted by Cliff Young on March 22, 2010 at 2:02 PM

Paul, lovely pose and nice detail in the bird. Like the BG as well.

Posted by Ian Macdermott on March 22, 2010 at 2:16 PM

Very nice Paul

Loads of detail in the bird nice perch and excellent background

Posted by Karen Summers on March 22, 2010 at 3:39 PM

some lovely detail and exposure is great

Posted by David Sewell on March 22, 2010 at 4:04 PM

Very rich in feather detail. To be really picky I would prefer to see the bird a little further left in the frame. For me it is a bit too central at the moment, but no big deal.

David

Posted by simon manning on March 22, 2010 at 5:00 PM

Pretty much spot on Paul,well done

Simon

Posted by Dave Bartlett on March 22, 2010 at 5:05 PM

Very good detail and I like the separation between the bird and the tree

Posted by Peter Woods on March 22, 2010 at 5:13 PM

Very well composed, the tree curving at the bottom frames the bird well

Posted by Philip Newman on March 22, 2010 at 5:15 PM

Excellent image may have been tempted to clone out food on beak.

Posted by Maggie Campbell on March 22, 2010 at 5:42 PM

Fantastic detail Paul. Lovely BG and I too like the curve of the trunk. Well done.

Posted by Calum Dickson on March 22, 2010 at 6:02 PM

Echo the above Paul, the background is right up my street.

Calum

Posted by John MacTavish on March 22, 2010 at 6:24 PM

A well balanced intricate portrait. Lovely background.
All that's missing is some decent light for you

Posted by Robert Lawrence on March 23, 2010 at 4:54 AM

Light is a bit dull but a classic shot nicely executed.

Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 23, 2010 at 5:23 AM

Lovely image with great detail. The curve of the trunk is indeed very nice as well is the background.

Posted by John Chapman on March 23, 2010 at 6:54 AM

Hi Paul, great capture.

Posted by Craig Nash on March 23, 2010 at 9:04 AM

Very Nice looks like a female bird.

Posted by Duncan Armour on March 25, 2010 at 2:15 PM

Really nice shot - clean background with that neat curl at the bootom of the tree.