Female Redbellied WP

Gallery: AvianPosted January 7, 2013162 views7 comments

I know I'm a little tight on the tail on this girl, but the woodpeckers were really jumpy. Seems that the Redbellied and Hairy don't like to be too near each other and when each came in the other would spook. It was all I could do to try and guess where the next stop would be and crack off a couple of frames before they'd jump off to another location on the stump.

This is near a chunk of beef fat so I knew they'd come back. I just had to be patient, wait for a while, and when either would return it would be 60 sec of mayhem.

The background is snow and woods way off in the distance.

5D3
400 2.8 w/2X II
ISO 200
1/800 @f8

Thoughts, comments, and critiques are appreciated.

Thanks for looking.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Mike Milicia on January 7, 2013 at 4:48 PM

Nice pose and BG with excellent detail!
Agree about the tail.

Registered on July 25, 2005, 145 Posts, 302 Comments

Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on January 7, 2013 at 6:59 PM

Very nice detail you managed to capture with him moving so much! It's nice to have that catchlight in the eye, too. The bokeh is very nice, and almost "creamy". I do wish for more room on the right side, but I understand how much birds can be jumpy

Registered on February 8, 2011, 254 Posts, 1302 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 7, 2013 at 7:28 PM

You mentioned the tightness already, Jerry. The only thing I could suggest is looking through your images from that session to see if you have a slightly different shot that would let you steal a bit more of the stump to stick in there. Tedious work, but it might be worth it.

Excellent pose and exposure and terrific detail. Well worth spending time on.

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

Comment posted by Jerry Marella on January 7, 2013 at 8:44 PM

Thanks everyone. Good idea to look for another image that has more of the stump. I'll post a follow-up if I can add to the R side. Thanks again.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 142 Posts, 862 Comments

Comment posted by Verdon on January 7, 2013 at 8:46 PM

excellent shot, great pose, background , tack sharp, I the shot is mine I would add some canvas on right hand site, other that I wish shot like this is in my gallery, well done

Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 10, 2013 at 6:35 PM

sweet pose!
Really fine detail throughout.
Right side cramping already mentioned.
A fine image!
sandy

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

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 21, 2013 at 5:06 PM

The techs look excellent Jerry, sharp detail where it counts & I like your BG..
To bad about her tight rear..in this case..

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments