Pileated Woodpecker

[Dan Brown]

Cropped about 30%, PP'ed in CS3, sharpened with Nik Sharpener Pro. C & C welcome.


Camera Model: NIKON D200
Shutter speed: 1/2000 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: 80 to 400mm
Focal length: 400mm

[Tony Whitehead]

A very different view of a woodpecker, Dan. I like the eye and wing detail but you may be able to extract a bit more on the breast. Normally some + exp comp against a bright sky would be good but may have endangered your whites here - I will need to look at the histogram when I have access to PS

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Great timing to catch this beauty in flight. They are like bullets. Tony has covered it but I love the superb eye contact you captured in this image Dan. Thanks for sharing.

[Judd Patterson]

Wow, a difficult species to catch in flight. This is nice Dan. In a perfect world I'd wish for a slight head turn, but I still love what you've captured here.