Great-Spotted Woodpecker! *For my Dad*

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• nglen (20998)
• [2008-05-18 12:44]

Hi Joe. Glad to see you got home safe. A nice dedication to your dad for giving up the weekend for you. You did well with this woodpecker looking through the glass. Good detail and colours. TFS. I had a great time thanks.
Nick..

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• pekkavalo1 (3773)
• [2008-05-18 13:27]
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Hi Joe,

Very good capture of Great Spotted Woodpecker. Nice pose and composition, nice colours and sharp details.

Welcome to the world of camping, I did my 11 months of National Service (in Finland) where you learn to enjoy outdoors;o). After some practice you can sleep anywhere.

TFS

Best wishes

Pekka

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• lousat (10017)
• [2008-05-18 13:30]

Hi Joe,very nice bird and excellent moment to take tha pic,i like a lot the point of view and the great quality of sharpness and colours,my best compliments,Luciano

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• writerscrawlz (2457)
• [2008-05-18 13:44]

Love the colors and the pose; they really make a great composition. Very sweet to dedicate this to your dad!

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• PaulH (10820)
• [2008-05-18 14:10]

Hi Joe,
you did really well to get this one through the glass, very nice pose, well composed it excellent DOF, well done and thanks to you and your dad for a great day mate.
Paul

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• keanhoon (1159)
• [2008-05-18 14:10]

Good shot, the green BG brings out the color perfectly.
TFS
Best regards,
Kean

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• gracious (12298)
• [2008-05-18 14:28]

Hello Joe,
A nice weekend comes with a good image, really worth it! and it's nice to see so many TN friends gather together, must be fun!
anyway, a fine image with good closeup on the Woodpecker! very sharp with nice colour and good details
many thanks for the sharing
Tony

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• marhowie (34555)
• [2008-05-18 17:21]

Hi Joe,
Thanx for posting this "near decent" shot :)
I enjoyed the note describing the day, sounds like ya had to "rough" it a bit...
Greenhorn ;-}}
Howard

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• eqshannon (19829)
• [2008-05-18 17:34]

I cannot tell you how envious of you...look at my last video...I am the tall skinny kid with glasses and about 15-16 years old in it...paddling down the river in my canoe with my father...Your trip and image reminds me so much of my days as a "kid"....I was as crazy back then as I am now:-) You do have to suffer through my tedious words which I was responsible to writing for my father in his passing..I still find it hard to think that I, at only age 63 , am somehow the elder of this massive family...I am not close to what my parents were! I try hard to catch up on my nature through TN and believe it or not...someone as you...who was just that age....we are all teachers...we are all learning as well!
Bob

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• MartinL (1290)
• [2008-05-18 18:13]

Joe,

That's an excellent dedication. It is good to see you can spend quality time with your dad. Good for you guys.
Don't worry about the quality of this image. It is your first and that's what counts. With your skill and dedication to photography I am sure we'll see a better image soon. Great work. (BTW, this one ain't that bad at all) TFS

Best Regards,

Martin

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• rousettus (8316)
• [2008-05-18 18:28]

Hello Joe
great timing for capturing this beautiful woodpecker. POV, composition and focus very nice. beautiful colors, eyes contact and plaing BG. TFS, well done my friend
Ahmet

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• Adanac (13964)
• [2008-05-18 19:50]

Hi Joe,
Sounds like a fun weekend, sorry you didn't have very good luck. This is a nice image of a species new to me, the colors and details are great. Thanks for sharing Sir.
Rick

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• JoshLewis (569)
• [2008-05-18 20:54]

Aw Joey, this is a very good wood pecker photo! I have only gotton one woodpecker photo, and it was'nt nearly as in good focus... Thanks Joey for sharing! Cheers Josh Lewis.

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• ramthakur (25076)
• [2008-05-18 21:58]
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Hi Joseph,
Very peppy Woodpecker, going by its alert expression.
The POV offers a fine view of the subject you displayed in portrait orientation.
BTW, what is the vertical column on which the bird is perched? Doesn't look like a tree.
Well done and TFS.
Ram

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• Jamesp (14380)
• [2008-05-18 22:18]

Hi Joe

Great shot - nice POV< good framing plus great colour and excellent detail. Well observed and captured.


James

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• Silvio2006 (23934)
• [2008-05-19 1:31]

Hi Joe, lovely bird with splendid colors, perfect focus, great details and excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• haraprasan (13068)
• [2008-05-19 2:52]

Hi Joe,
A nice capture of this beautiful spotted woodpecker. A very nice dedication. Superb details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• Patleboss (5878)
• [2008-05-19 3:52]

Hi Joe,
splendid portrait indeed,
I like very much his very nice colours,
excellent work,
cheer my friend,
Pat

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• CatherineD (2430)
• [2008-05-19 9:50]

Hello Joe,
I like the attitude of this lovely woodpecker. Beautiful composition too. Thanks also for your note with the atmosphere of this great weekend. TFS,
Catherine

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• jignasi (8720)
• [2008-05-19 10:36]

Excelente iluminación, bello encuadre y buen formato.
Saludos.

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• angybone (7204)
• [2008-05-19 12:48]

What a wonderful father you have...and what a wonderful son he has! This is a beautiful dediction. Its great that you appreciate what he does. I'm sure he is very proud of you!

Wonderful close-up. Great pose!!

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• smitha (3427)
• [2008-05-20 19:51]

Hello Joe,
A great weekend - no doubt.:)
Beautiful picture of the Great Spotted Woodpecker. I liked the vertical composition.Excellent POV , sharpness and details.Beautiful green background that enhances the colors of the bird.Your father must be proud very proud of you!
TFS,
Smitha.

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-05-20 21:30]

Hello Joe

A beautiful portrait of this woodpecker.
My family is from that neck of the woods.I would love to visit the New Forest some day.
The colours are very natural in this shot,with rich green hues and tones.
The plumage detail shows well.
Excellent eye contact.
TFS

Rob