Motif- Pileated woodpecker chick

[gail bisson]

Canon 7D
f 2.8 70-200mm at 200 mm
cropped by 25%
ISO 500 (try to stay as low as possible with 7D)
f 3.2
SS 1/60
manual
This little guy is about 23 days old. He fledged 5 days later. Very difficult lighting conditions as you can tell by specs.
No flash used. I found that the parents did not mind fill flash at -2 2/3 but the baby did. He would twitch and retreat into nest cavity so I just stopped using flash
Comments and critiques always appreciated
Gail

[Richard Stern]

Hi Gail,

Well done for capturing that pose, and the frantic- begging look of the bird! Sharp plumage and good eye details. I would prefer the line of the tree to be a bit more to the left so that it doesn't cut the image in half, and the pale green blobs on the right to be less obvious.

Richard

[dankearl]

Just a great capture, I have never seen a chick photo.
Thanks for posting, I am amazed you got as close as you did.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Very very cute and u got in very close well done. I would only tone down the BG a bit Gail :cheers:

[Karl Egressy]

Richard Stern wrote:
"I would prefer the line of the tree to be a bit more to the left so that it doesn't cut the image in half."
Gail,
Great picture I love it but I also like Richard, would like to see more background and less tree if possible.

[Wynand van Wyk]

Ditto on toning down the background a bit. Great detail on the subject and conditions well handled. Very well done!:S3:

[Nico Steenberg]

Great pose and exposure with sharp detail. Got to like this cute Woodpecker :bg3: A super IMG !!