Young woody

Gallery: AvianPosted January 19, 2011125 views18 comments

A young Great Spotted Woodpecker taken from the hide out in my yard.
It's wonderful to watch these beautiful birds, especially when they're less than 10 feet away

Sony A350
Sigma 50-500
1/160th
f8
ISO 400
230mm
Tripod
Taken in the rain

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 19, 2011 at 1:56 PM

Very nice detail and sharpness Geoffrey. I love the rain on the bird and the slightly open beak. Perch tree has a lot of character too. Nice BG to set things off. Cool species IMO.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 19, 2011 at 2:20 PM

I like seeing the water droplets on the woodpecker along with the rain streaks in the background. The larger version has wonderful detail, excellent shot, really enjoyed viewing the larger post.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 19, 2011 at 3:24 PM

Superb detail, Geoffrey. The water drops on the breast are very neat and I like the slightly open beak.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on January 19, 2011 at 4:51 PM

Excellent capture. Looks great all the way around!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 19, 2011 at 5:23 PM

Excellent. Nice sharpness/detail. Good exposure. Natural colors.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on January 19, 2011 at 5:42 PM

Great shot- awesome colours, background and details (surely a sturdy tripod in your yard)- bravo, Fabio

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on January 19, 2011 at 6:13 PM

Very good,well composed shot. I like the rain -on and off the bird.

Dan

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 19, 2011 at 6:38 PM

Large image is stunning Geoffrey - feather detail, raindrops, even light .....

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on January 19, 2011 at 7:03 PM

Very sharp, great color, pose and background. I like the raindrops as well.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 19, 2011 at 7:25 PM

I like this a lot Geoff. Detail is superb and I have no nits. Really nice.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 19, 2011 at 9:05 PM

Geoffrey,

The bird's pose, colors and comp are all wonderful. Sharpness and detail look great. Love the streaks of falling rain too

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 19, 2011 at 9:31 PM

A superb image all around!

Sharon

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 19, 2011 at 10:20 PM

Hi Geoffrey

Hard to beat this excellent woodpecker capture .... superb detail and color,

Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 19, 2011 at 10:38 PM

Beautiful bird and tree. Love the raindrops on the bird. Not sure about the few rain streaks, though - there are so few of them, i thought at first they were a processing problem with the BG.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on January 19, 2011 at 11:32 PM

A very well executed shot of a classic pose, but I wonder if those are all water drops or some sawdust bits? The raindrops in the background are very nice.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on January 20, 2011 at 3:03 AM

Good capture, Geoffrey. Very nice detail and sharpness . I like the rain on the bird too!
Mauro

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 20, 2011 at 8:18 PM

Gorgeous bird, rain is a good touch especially those dropplets on the bird... doesn't get any better

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 20, 2011 at 11:29 PM

Nice image with great detail, especially in the larger version. Must have been great to get so close--230mm. Rain is nice and I like the droplets on the bird.

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