Hairy Woodpecker (Female)

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• marhowie (35311)
• [2006-04-10 8:20]

Hi Greg,
Excellent DOF, sharpness, DOF, POV, pose, exposure and details. Great BG and very well composed.
I like it!
Very well done.

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• ele (382)
• [2006-04-10 8:34]

very good is beautifull

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• Matt-Bird (1924)
• [2006-04-10 8:54]

Cool shot, I like the composition. The background really defines the subject well.
Matt

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• Aramok (4885)
• [2006-04-10 9:23]

Fantastic picture of the woodpecker. From the info available, I actually think this one is the downy woodpecker..

I found some web sites that show the differences etc and there is a really useful picture at the bottom of this page. The difference seems to be down to size and a comma around the neck line. Yours has a nice clean neck line, the hairy one doesn't.

I love the tip about the peanut butter. I think I will give it a try with my woodpeckers which are really shy and see what results I get.

thanks for the info and for sharing.

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• scottevers7 (12259)
• [2006-04-10 9:34]

Hi Greg,
What a beauty! The composition and framing o this is outstanding. The soft light has render beautiful subtle colors. Detail is very sharp. Your control on the DOF was perfect here. Stunning OOF backround sets this up very well.
Superb work!
Scott

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• Athila (1537)
• [2006-04-10 9:43]
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Hi Greg!

Superbe pose here. Of course focus and exposure are at their best. Composition is absolutely well balanced, bird's position is ideal. The soft light renders good details in highlights and shadows. It may be your decision not to alter your images and I respect this, but esthetically, I prefer not to see "shit" trace in picutre, so I did a simple WS cloning it out. But I understand if you say you prefer to leave picture as they where originally taken.

Splenid image you took here, and TFS.

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• Demetrio (825)
• [2006-04-10 10:04]

Super close,nice details onthe woodpecker. Very good and nice to see a Nikon's D2X's work. Thanks for sharing.

Demetrio

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• thor68 (4677)
• [2006-04-10 10:08]

hehe, good idea with the peanut butter, gregory! :-)
excellent shot of the woodpecker,
wonderful pov & "classic" composition with the branch,
superb shrapness and details.
well seen & captured, thor.

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• manyee (20016)
• [2006-04-10 10:35]

A perfect shot, Greg.
What a wonderful POV. Love the way he is looking up.
Great details. Beautiful BG. TFS. : )

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• maurizio50 (819)
• [2006-04-10 10:51]

Great shot Gregory!!!
Maurizio

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• aido (4046)
• [2006-04-10 11:00]

Hi Greg,
Beautiful shot of one of my favourite birds, I love these and the Downy Woodpeckers. Taken with my favourite camera too :-) Detail and colour are superb, exposure spot-on with excellent whites. A great shot.
Cheers,
Adrian

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• marmottelolo (14509)
• [2006-04-10 12:48]

hi greg
tres joli sujet
good pov and DOF,bons details .
laurent

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• PhilippeVerdon (678)
• [2006-04-10 12:57]

Magnifique photo , la lumiere , les couleurs la netteté le cadrage , tout y est , bravo !

Amitiés ! ;)

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• pvs (11925)
• [2006-04-10 13:59]

Hi Greg,

A very good composition of this woody ; I suppose I have to buy some peanut butter to get them a bit closer,well done and TFS,Paul

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• liquidsunshine (11488)
• [2006-04-10 14:32]

Hi Greg,
I have a very busy couple of days. But I can make just enough time for a quick visit to TN.
Great capture, thanks for posting. Have a great week.

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• reina (1992)
• [2006-04-10 14:43]

Hi Greg, crisp and clear, fantastic job. You managed to get real close. Especially as a nikonian its gonna be on my favourites, wich are the pictures I can learn from TFS Reina

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• Fisher (8915)
• [2006-04-10 15:40]

Hi Greg,

You captured the Downy, you can compare it to the hairy I have. The downy is smaller, the hairy is about a blue jay body size. Anyhow, beautiful capture and well done on the composition. Excellent work.

Mike

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• jossim (11898)
• [2006-04-10 18:08]

Excellente prise Gregory!

Félicitations pour le bel harmonie des couleurs et l'exposition particulière. Cet oiseau est parfaitement posé sur cette branche et la qualité d'image est très bonne.

Merci pour l'envoie.


joseph

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• coasties (27526)
• [2006-04-11 5:51]

Hi Greg

Another outstanding shot. Perfectly composed. Great POV, stunning BG to compliment the shot. :-)

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• fiyo (8876)
• [2006-04-11 6:23]

Fantastic shot Gregory , very nice capture with a superb composition
Superb detail, and excellent bright colours. Very sharp and clear.
Thanks for posting

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• hibou (1561)
• [2006-04-11 10:50]

Hi Greg,
Well done on a great shot. Excellent natural colours, pose and exposure! TSF.
Donald

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• ddg (5015)
• [2006-04-12 5:56]

Hello Greg, well caught this Woodpecker. I saw the male one hour ago!! but impossible to shot it !! Composition and colors are great, very well done, best regards, Didier.

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• PDP (11763)
• [2006-04-19 17:06]

Hello Greg, very nice portrait. Lovley BG and superb details and composition. Very nice work.

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• soccer (1927)
• [2006-05-19 5:29]

Greg,

This pioc has great Composition, POV, DOF, BG and sharpness which shows detail of the subject. The colour of the BG shows the black and white subject off quite nicely. TFS,
Sheriff