I have not seen a redheaded woodpecker for YEARS around here... this beautiful bird showed up 2 days in a row in my yard.... on my suet feeder tree... you can see how beat up that tree is.... between bears and woodpeckers it takes a beating..... this bird was just below the suet feeder..... once they have visited a few times they usually land right at the feeder.. but this guy was new and landed below it..... so it almost looks like he is totally "wild" instead of a feeder bird... (Im guessing he qualifies for wild and free)......
1d mk 111
500 F4 w 1.4 TC
F8
1/125
iso 500
hand held, shot through the window, a very small amount of croping.. (tail was already at limit of frame)....
This was taken at my house near Dresser Wisconsin (35 mile NE of the Twin Cites, Mn) not far from the St Croix river.
Last edited by Kenn Christensen; 05-21-2008 at 08:48 PM.
Reason: add location
You could tone down the shoulder and lighten the face a bit, but to me the biggest problem is the cliped tail. Also quite a few dust spots to clean ;-) As mentioned very impressive sharpness considering circumstances.
Good work by all above. For me, could use some more room all around. The clipped tail is an image killer. And, you did have some room at the top. He does look like a wild man! You need a Lens Pen kit and our sensor cleaning instructions.
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