Magellanic Woodpecker at Tierra del Fuego!

[Ramon M. Casares]

Hi all, after four hours after him and his wife, I manged to get some decent shots of this oustandinf species, I am very happy only just because I could see them, tomorrow is my last day here and I hope I can go back to this place to see f I can improve this shot. Still, I enjoyed th day very much. Hope you like it.

Comments and Critiques are welcome and apreciated.

1/250Seg.
F5.6
0
ISO 1000
300mm f4
MarkII
Handheld
20% crop

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[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool bird, good sharpness, eye contact, trunk and BG. I might lighten the blacks a bit.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Love this shot Ramon. Well done for being so dedicated to try and get the opportunity to capture this cracker mate. :)

Love the red/black combo and the trunk with all that lichen. top stuff. Hope you CAN get even better, but this is darn good enough. :)

[Jackie Schuknecht]

These are big birds if memory serves. Saw them in TDF in 2008 and loved the red head. I like the comp. and it looks very sharp with a lovely BG.

[Cindy Mead]

what a stunning woodpecker- I really like the soft light and the great look at the head/face. Looks nice and sharp where it needs to be. Beautiful image of a beautiful species Ramon.

[Danny J Brown]

Hey Ramon - I've never seen this critter before - what a stunning bird. You really made the intense colors look great and I love the way the tree is angling back to make the shot look unique from most woodpecker shots. The moss and the buttery bokeh make it a winner as well. Great image.

[colincarter]

great shot Ramon, it could do with being a little more exposure though, its a bit dark.

[Juan Aragonés]

Man this one is just killer. I love the soft light, the fantastic stare of the woodpecker and the perch. The particle sof wood in the belly of the bird tells an interesting story about the way they build their nests. I see this one with a different composition, the bird placed a bit higher in the frame and a bit additional room at the left to reinforce the diagonal composition.
Tremanda Ramón!!;)

[Lorant Voros]

I don't know how I missed this one. Fantastic bird on a perfect perch and in the right angle with great BG. Well done, Ramon.

[Ted Willcox]

I am glad I looked for your posting of this this Woodpecker. What a wonderful species. Like I said before I just love Woodpeckers. Agree with lightening the blacks a tad. I will now take another look at this stunning Woodpecker species!! Keep them comming.
Ted

[rmoragaz]

Hola Amigo mio!!!!! How was the forrest at Ushuaia???
Beautiful shot, i love the eye and the ambient of the shot..this birds are not easy to photograph..
Let me know when you are coming to Chile
Un abrazo

Rodrigo