Pileated Woodpecker C&C Welcome

esfishdocesfishdoc Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
edited December 15, 2010 in Wildlife
I figured I should break my lurker status. Last week my wife and I made a quick trip to Tampa. We stumbled upon the Lettuce Lake Park and went for a quick walk. There was quite a variety of birds and we saw a couple of Pileated Woodpeckers a bit out of reach of my 70-200. A few minutes later she called out to me, "Richard, there's one right up here". I'm used to these birds being very skitish. This one let me move around in plain sight and take this shot.

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Canon 7D 70-200 2.8 IS II

Richard

Comments

  • Brian_SBrian_S Registered Users Posts: 188 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    very nice and vibrant capture!
  • esfishdocesfishdoc Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited December 13, 2010
    Brian_S wrote: »
    very nice and vibrant capture!

    Thank you Brian.

    R
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    He's stickin' his tongue out at you!rolleyes1.gif

    Very nice. thumb.gif

    They are quite large.
  • GaleGale Registered Users Posts: 1,052 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2010
    That is a marvelous bird. Very recluse and tough to get shots of.
    Nice shooting.

    Sat is bit high in the blue. I would pull that down. It is also casting a blue shadow on the birds feathers in the back.
    And you should be good
    Best Regards
    Gale

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  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2010
    Richard, keep taking your wife with you--she has a great eye. My husband is that way too, and I take him with me all the time. And you get credit too, for a great shot! Thanks for posting. Best, Pamclap.gif
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited December 15, 2010
    Nice capture Richard and glad you came out of the darkness to share. Welcome. I agree with Gale. I usaully don't like to comment on color because of all the variables taking place (one's vision, monitor type & calibration etc.) but even being colorblind to an extent...this color looks off. Some tweaking would help. Blues look funky and incorrect and the red is overpowering on this end.
    Mike McCarthy

    "Osprey Whisperer"

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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited December 15, 2010
    Great capture in some difficult light. clap.gif Welcome thumb.gif

    Agree, this can get even better with a little PP change.:D
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited December 15, 2010
    dlplumer wrote: »
    Agree, this can get even better with a little PP change.:D

    Such as? ne_nau.gifscratch
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited December 15, 2010
    I agree that this is a nice capture in difficult light, but you did well with this.
    Regards - Dennis

    Dennis Kaczor Photography
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