Marina Scarr
02-06-2016, 10:56 AM
One of my favorite albeit difficult places to photograph is Withlacoochee State Forest in Central Florida. This summer, I did a bit of wide angle work as the adult woodpeckers were flying in to feed their 2 young. (If you look closely, you can see the cavity.) It wasn't easy getting enough speed on this drizzly day in the canopy and catching the WP in the sky opening, but I feel it came together rather nicely considering the conditions. For me, this image gives the viewer a sense of place and tells a story. More and more, I find myself wanting to go wider to give the viewer and myself a different perspective. GIve it s try folks! It takes some getting used to b/c you really have to change the way you normally see your subjects.
As an aside, this woodpecker is an endangered species. Withlacoochee SF has done an amazing job restoring the species by placing man made nest boxes in trees where they can nest much faster than the 3 to 5 years it takes them to excavate cavities from scratch. These nest boxes contain a metal grid which help to prevent predators from entering the cavities. Withlacoochee SF has done so well with this species that they are able to transfer a number of young birds every year to other parks across the Southeast thereby helping to ensure the future of the species. One of the reasons these woodpeckers are so important is that their nest cavities are used by up to 70 species of birds and mammals.
Canon 1D4, Canon 24-105L @ 75mm
F5, 1/2500th, ISO 1000
Handheld
Thank you all in advance for your thoughtful comments & critiques.
As an aside, this woodpecker is an endangered species. Withlacoochee SF has done an amazing job restoring the species by placing man made nest boxes in trees where they can nest much faster than the 3 to 5 years it takes them to excavate cavities from scratch. These nest boxes contain a metal grid which help to prevent predators from entering the cavities. Withlacoochee SF has done so well with this species that they are able to transfer a number of young birds every year to other parks across the Southeast thereby helping to ensure the future of the species. One of the reasons these woodpeckers are so important is that their nest cavities are used by up to 70 species of birds and mammals.
Canon 1D4, Canon 24-105L @ 75mm
F5, 1/2500th, ISO 1000
Handheld
Thank you all in advance for your thoughtful comments & critiques.