Winter Woodpecker

[KurtPreston]

http://kurtpreston.smugmug.com/photos/483998543_soVVs-L.jpg

Canon 40D, Canon 100-400 L lens @ 400mm, ISO 400, f5.6, 1/1000th, evaluative metering, Aperture Priority, +1/3 EV, RAW adjustments to contrast and exposure, CS3 sharpening and noise removal in BG.

[Alfred Forns]

Looks very good Kurt !!! I like the pose and setting, a catchlight would be nice and might suggest a little more room but its mostly taste !!! Finding these guys at a reasonable angle is difficult Like it a lot !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Kurt,
I like the capture...you display sharp details with good color rendition...the pose is very nice...:cool:

[Nonda Surratt]

Really nice one Kurt! Get a bit of snow your way;)

[Harold Davis]

you got his full attention!! he looks happy to see you, too!!! i like the snow. agree it may be a little tight in the frame, but still an awesome shot!

[Glenn Romain]

Very well captured Kurt ,good separation between snow and sky and really sharp :)

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Agree with all of the above comments. Good HA and colours on the bird Kurt.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Kurt - no nits from me - like it as presented, whites look good - good detail in the blacks.

Keep em coming :)