Chestnut-colored Woodpecker

[Doug Brown]

Here's one of my favorite Costa Rican Woodpeckers; I just love the colors on this bird! Taken during my most recent Costa Rica workshop. Sigma was kind enough to send me both versions of its 150-600 (Contemporary and Sport) for an upcoming field comparison that I'm doing with Greg Basco. This was taken wide open with the Sport.

Canon 1Dx, Sigma 150-600 Sport at 600 mm, f/6.3, 1/160, ISO 3200, manual exposure, tripod

[Daniel Cadieux]

What a fantastic looking bird! Great colours and the crest is quite lush and nicely textured. Perfect pose with a very subtle head turn towards us. Perch and background perfect. I wouldn't mind the subject a tad lower in the frame, but all else is just super.

[Marina Scarr]

Very impressive looking WP and the colors, perch and pose are awesome.

[Bill Dix]

Spectacular bird in a perfect woodpecker pose and comp. Beautifully captured.

[keith mitchell]

Colours, detail and sharpness all look excellent to me,that is one very nice Woodpecker.

Keith.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Doug, you absolutely nailed this one. Super pose against a clean BG, and you have brought out the detail and colours so well, not to mention the sharpness. Love the leafy tree trunk. I feel the WP is placed just fine.

[Karl Egressy]

Striking image of a great looking bird, Doug. Great light, pose and perch.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image of handsome woodpecker with wonderful colors. Love the wardrobe and crest.

Regards,
Satish.

[arash_hazeghi]

what an amazing bird Doug, wish I were there....and the sigma did well too. excellent processing.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Wow that's good, the colours are amazing I have never seen this bird. Beautiful light and background colours too.
I am going to Costa Rica in February so I will keep my eyes peeled!!
I think this newer sigma is an enormous improvement on the 50-500mm, I am looking forward to reading the review.

[David Salem]

That's a fantastic looking WP Doug and I love the perfect pose. The colors and details look great too. Interested to see how the lenses preformed. TFS

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Remarkably beautiful bird, Doug and captured in a perfect pose.


Geoffrey

[Jim Crosswell]

A real beauty Doug! I like the IQ, composition, perch and BG. Hope too see this bird one day.

[Glenn Conlan]

Well done Doug, great details and sharpness.

[Doug Brown]

Thanks for the comments everyone!