Great Spotted Woodpecker

Gallery: AvianPosted December 11, 2011168 views14 comments

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) female
Picchio rosso maggiore femmina
Italy

D3s
200-400+tc 1.7
1/500
f:6.7
iso 560
tripod

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14 comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on December 11, 2011 at 7:03 AM

Bird looks very good against that dark background -- I especially like the diaganol perch -- nice balancing job on the black and whites to get detail in in both --

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on December 11, 2011 at 7:58 AM

Antino, you have exposed this woodpecker so well. The back ground is great and I like that it is darker than the perch and bird.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on December 11, 2011 at 8:13 AM

Really nice view of this woodpecker! I like the detail in both versions and the extended leg pose. Exposure is perfect! Well done. Sharon

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 11, 2011 at 8:50 AM

really nice, Antino. love the comp, and great pose, colors and bg.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 11, 2011 at 8:56 AM

Love all the detail in this shot Antino. Great image quality. An all around great image.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 11, 2011 at 9:24 AM

Vibrant colors and an alert pose

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on December 11, 2011 at 9:35 AM

Great capture, Antino ! In my experience the Woodpecker is so suspicious ! Classic pose and great detail

Mauro

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 11, 2011 at 11:17 AM

Very nice. This is such an attractive species I never get tired of looking at photos of it. The exposure is excellent, and so is the sharpness. The composition is classic.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on December 11, 2011 at 12:45 PM

Just beautiful Antino, gorgeous detail and colors not to mention the composition. Very nicely done!

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 11, 2011 at 2:02 PM

Great pose. I like your composition and choice of background. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Ron Pederson on December 11, 2011 at 4:07 PM

Well done. Nice comp and details. I haven't seen one of these before...

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Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on December 11, 2011 at 4:59 PM

Very, very nice Antino