This little girl was hopping around in my backyard this afternoon. I shot it from a chair blind. Quite cloudy, late afternoon, light actually behind the bird. I like being able to see both feet. Impressive for such a little girl.
D300 500mm f/4 at f/5 1/400s ISO 800 -.3EV
Cropped to 60% of original. I wish the head was turned a bit more our way. The top is tilted away a bit, and I think the bill is actually coming towards us, but I can't tell for sure.
Adorable girl, randy, Yes, I think the bill is a bit tilted, but the first impression is that it's tilted away. Great exposure and placing in the frame.
Excellent exposure Randy, and liked the curved perch through the image. Maybe a bit tight in the bottom right corner, but you obviously made sure you didnt cut off the tail.
The cropping choice was dictated by where I wanted to position the bird in the frame and other elements in the picture that I didn't want in! I agree the tail is a bit tight, but thought this gave me the best balanced look overall. This was a quick trial to see how the woodpeckers would react to the chair blind, and I hadn't selected any perches, ie. no setup. Was happy to get as one as clean as this. I appreciate your comments.
I agree, just a touch more contrast would be nice, but I started to get into blown whites. Because this image was technically backlit, although with soft light, the rim is very prone to blowing!
Little Miss Downy
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