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Standoff ! + wide view.

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Posted by John Robinson on July 12, 2010 at 8:50 AM
Standoff ! + wide view.
Green Woodpecker
This female has been coming to the pool every day at about 4:30, and the male at about 5:30. nearly every time she lands on the stump something else does too! Theres usually a glaring session for a while and good for getting fluffy feather jobs :biggrin:

D200
Sigma 50-500
Contrast auto
500 ISO
320th @f8
Levels
50% crop

Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Karen Summers on July 12, 2010 at 9:17 AM
good image John love the colour shame about the oof bit of branch but I would still love a good shot of a green woody so this would do for me
Posted by John Robinson on July 12, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Thanks Karen
Maybe I should have posted this one first !
The shorter focal length and slightly smaller aperture has got all the log right but of course there isn't the bird detail
Same specs but f 11
JR
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on July 12, 2010 at 10:54 AM
Hi john a nice image, I like the 2nd one best.

Phil.



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Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 12, 2010 at 11:33 AM

The second image is by far the better of the two John, excellent work IMO.

Andy...
Posted by Shaun Simpson on July 12, 2010 at 12:03 PM
Like the second one best John puts it all into context :toast: :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on July 12, 2010 at 12:25 PM
Love both but the second tells the story for me :wink: wonderful :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Barry Southon on July 12, 2010 at 1:01 PM
John

Two very good shots imho I'd be proud of both if they were mine.
:wink:
Posted by Andy Snape on July 12, 2010 at 1:39 PM
I'd love them both on my hard drive John but the second one for me also.
Posted by Karen Summers on July 12, 2010 at 2:25 PM
I love that second one the best John great shot
Posted by Ian Haskell on July 12, 2010 at 2:37 PM
Yep agree, no.2 is very nice...

Ian
Posted by Phil Mclean on July 12, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Nit mentioned on the 1st but the 2nd is a little gem.Yep,very nice John.

Phil. :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on July 12, 2010 at 4:38 PM
Thanks all.
I suppose I could clone the focused stump onto the single bird shot stump but where do you stop ?
Thanks for looking. Nice ones drinking to come.
JohnR
Posted by Austin Thomas on July 12, 2010 at 6:16 PM
2nd is great John.

I love the way that the Magpie looks totally unconcerned by the woddys stare.

Cheers

Austin
Posted by John Robinson on July 12, 2010 at 6:26 PM
Austin
Exactly ! He's more concerned with the shutter noise from the hide than the woody !
Cheers
JR
Posted by Frederic Desmette on July 13, 2010 at 5:26 AM
Hi John
the second one is best I think John. Very good indeed!
Kind regards
Frederic