Northern Flicker #2

Gallery: AvianPosted October 26, 20101,170 views31 comments

Sometimes you need alot of patience to capture a golden flash!
1D Mark lll 500 mm HH 1/1250 5.6 Mamul Exposure

Thanks for Looking!

Comments

31 comments

Comment posted by Dan Sorochan on October 26, 2010 at 7:09 PM

Very nice. How much of a crop is this?

Registered on March 2, 2010, 30 Posts, 54 Comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on October 26, 2010 at 7:12 PM

Very cool flight shot! Good details and eye contact. Very well done capturing the yellow flash!

Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on October 26, 2010 at 7:15 PM

The splayed feathers are great of course. What's interesting to me is the amount of yellow in the underside of the wings. I've never noticed that with flickers before.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 26, 2010 at 7:30 PM

All I can do is laugh.... your previous post was purely a tease.

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Alan Murphy on October 26, 2010 at 7:40 PM

Sick !!!!

Registered on December 3, 2003, 192 Posts, 739 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on October 26, 2010 at 7:45 PM

Amazing. It just keeps getting better and better. It takes more than patience there is a lot of skill involved.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 26, 2010 at 7:45 PM

Beautiful, Richard. Great view of the underside, yet you managed to get good eye contact. If they're like their western counterparts, they're awfully skittish.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on October 26, 2010 at 7:45 PM

WOW WEE! That is killer good!

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on October 26, 2010 at 8:38 PM

YIKES! Your best perhaps!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Moore on October 26, 2010 at 9:14 PM

Nothing left to be said.Congrads!!!!

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on October 26, 2010 at 9:18 PM

Beautiful position of the wings and the tail feathers. The light really brings out some nice yellows in the wings.

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on October 26, 2010 at 9:19 PM

Oh, my!!! Your work is always a treat but this is wonderful.

Registered on February 13, 2006, 166 Posts, 1818 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on October 26, 2010 at 9:40 PM

Ouch, my neck hurts just thinking about how you got this shot. This is insanely good.

Registered on January 26, 2010, 68 Posts, 719 Comments

Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on October 26, 2010 at 10:27 PM

Richard all I can say is WOW

Registered on November 1, 2003, 518 Posts, 2114 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Saunders on October 27, 2010 at 12:43 AM

Awesome. Ok Rich, spill the beans how the Hell did you do it

Registered on February 6, 2008, 321 Posts, 3035 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 27, 2010 at 4:07 AM

Looks really nice Rich. Another tough shot. I too would like to know the crop size. Also, would love to see this at 1200px to really see the details.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 27, 2010 at 6:28 AM

Great tail and wing spread Richard

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Olsen on October 27, 2010 at 8:17 AM

Awsome all the way around!!
The color contrast...details...and eye contact.
Thanks for sharing a view I never knew existed!

Registered on October 19, 2006, 306 Posts, 1571 Comments

Comment posted by Glenn Bartley on October 27, 2010 at 8:55 AM

Fantastic!

Registered on June 29, 2004, 448 Posts, 1180 Comments

Comment posted by mark cillo on October 27, 2010 at 10:10 AM

Wow!!!!

Registered on July 27, 2008, 143 Posts, 1483 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 27, 2010 at 10:53 AM

Great job getting the angle and light on the flicker to show these seldom photographed colors Richard. I'd love to see your photos at 1200 pixels.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 27, 2010 at 1:49 PM

Wonderful! I like this much more than the last one.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Benjamin DeHaven on October 27, 2010 at 5:41 PM

At the risk of sounding redundant, WOW! I can only imagine how fast this bird was flying. Great catch!

Benjamin DeHaven
http://www.dajdesignsphotography.com

Registered on May 31, 2010, 26 Posts, 53 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Harbour on October 27, 2010 at 7:20 PM

Stunning, Richard. Love it.

Registered on January 4, 2008, 113 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 28, 2010 at 2:44 AM

Killer Photo Richard!!!

ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on October 28, 2010 at 6:29 PM

Impressive!

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 2, 2010 at 6:38 PM

Rich, congrats on a very fine EP!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 2, 2010 at 8:11 PM

A feast for the eyes. Congrats on the EP.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 3, 2010 at 1:35 AM

This has to be my favorite bird. It's gorgeous from any and every angle, and this one, from directly underneath, reveals what I've never seen before. Amazing color and design. Congratulations.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Kirk Greene on November 3, 2010 at 11:40 PM

Unbelievably good. One of the best avian images I've seen! The level of skill required to capture this shot is hard to comprehend. Congrats!!

Registered on May 12, 2004, 191 Posts, 1578 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 4, 2010 at 9:40 PM

Congrats Richard, wonderful shot!

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments