Pileated Woodpecker

Gallery: AvianPosted December 29, 2012310 views12 comments

Male Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) photographed on the same day as the Pine Grosbeak earlier in my gallery. This was a cold day for the birds and the photographer: -21 Celsius, and with the windchill more like -28 C.

The photo was taken near feeders in a municipal park. The background is snow.

I have a full body shot that I will post later, but I decided to compose and process this one as portrait.

All comments are much appreciated. Thanks for looking and thanks for all your comments on my other photos. Roger.

Canon 7D, Sigma 150-500 at 340 mm, f/10, ISO 640, 1/200 sec, HH, natural light, PP in LR4. Vertical frame cropped at top and bottom (full width).

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on December 29, 2012 at 10:40 AM

A very nice photo Roger. The eye, feather detail, and particularly your handling of the Red, all make this picture. I am anxious to see the full body

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on December 29, 2012 at 10:54 AM

Wonderful closeup of this handsome bird. Very nice detail! Sharon

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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on December 29, 2012 at 12:17 PM

Up close and personal. Great shot!

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on December 29, 2012 at 1:35 PM

Gorgeous portrait of a gorgeous bird. Really tack sharp. Great catch!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 29, 2012 at 2:31 PM

Terrific detail; excellent exposure. Well wroth seeing the larger view. I look forward to more from this encounter.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on December 29, 2012 at 5:58 PM

Nice detail and eye contact.

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Comment posted by Mark Schiebelbein on December 29, 2012 at 8:07 PM

Very nice Roger! Really like the close-up view of his claws.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 29, 2012 at 10:31 PM

super! love the look he gave you, as well as the comp, dof, and detail. the reds look a touch bright to me--possibly desaturating the reds or magentas a bit could bring out more crown detail (though sometimes this laptop monitor is a little bright, so it could be me).

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 29, 2012 at 11:02 PM

This is gorgeous Roger, I really love the detail, and a great job on the exposure as well. I like the composition as well. That foot adds a lot for me.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on December 30, 2012 at 6:40 AM

Great detail Roger

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 30, 2012 at 8:48 PM

Love the details in this nicely composed close-up.

Sweet One Roger