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Northern Flicker
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Northern Flicker

by Douglas Graham

Gallery: AvianPosted February 16, 2010142 views7 comments
Caught this guy napping on a tree during some really cold snowy weather.
Model: NIKON D3
Firmware: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
Lens (mm): 500
ISO: 200
Aperture: 6.3
Shutter: 1/400
Exp. Comp.: -1.0

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Joe Paratore on February 16, 2010 at 3:17 PM
this one of the nicest flicker shots I have seen :toast:
I love how he is fluffed out
Excellent detail and nice comp Doug
Registered on January 31, 2007, 40 Posts, 160 Comments
Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on February 16, 2010 at 5:49 PM
Nice bird and great job capturing it with plenty of color and detail. I believe I also see the cloning artifacts. Easy fix anyway.
Registered on November 30, 2008, 114 Posts, 790 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 16, 2010 at 6:24 PM
Doug,

A really neat image of this flicker. With all the fluffed up feathers I would have guessed it was pretty chilly!

I can see the artifacts others have mentioned, those should be easy to fix and worth the extra effort for this image.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Clayton Musgrove on February 16, 2010 at 6:38 PM
Great shot Doug. I love the Flickers, and you did a great job of capturing the colors and detail.
Clayton
Registered on February 6, 2010, 55 Posts, 235 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 16, 2010 at 7:34 PM
Pleasing in many ways, but I'd reduce the saturation a bit (especially on the reds). I too see the cloning in the lower right (and a crisp unnatural horizontal line on the bark below the tail).
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on February 16, 2010 at 9:25 PM
Pretty bird and I love the fluff. Interesting light as well. I expected to see "fill flash" in the descript.
Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments
Comment posted by David Sparks on February 17, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Douglas:
This is a beautiful flicker and you captured it with such nice detail. Nits already mentioned and I hope you have no trouble addressing them, because this one to keep accessible. :toast:
Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments