Nature Woodpecker here and gone

Woodpecker here and gone · 03:24 PM

I was only out for a few minutes today…. there was a bit of sun… using the Sigma 70-300. Defintiely not enough light for a lens this slow.

Climbing the tree…

I'm outta here…

**eaglem** · 11-15-2013, 03:25 PM

Good detail on the first and great abstract as the second.

normhead · 11-15-2013, 03:29 PM

Thanks eaglem

**jac** · 11-15-2013, 04:17 PM

Originally posted by eaglem

Good detail on the first and great abstract as the second.

Ditto, Norm. Love the swirled hints of flight in the second shot. One of those "oh, damn" moments when shot but "Hey, not so bad" when downloaded.

**Cee Cee** · 11-15-2013, 04:37 PM

I have quite a few of those "tail end of a bird disappearing out of the frame shots" none so artistic and interesting to look at as this one though

mole · 11-15-2013, 05:40 PM

Amazing amount of detail in #1, especially considering the slow speed and the lens used! #2 looks more like a lot of my bird shots...

**Bob Harris** · 11-15-2013, 06:37 PM

Beautiful bird you captured Norm, great colors of a bird we don't see. thanks for sharing the good life.

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 11-15-2013, 07:30 PM

That IS a very nice woodpecker shot Norm, the second one looks like a lot of my attempts.

normhead · 11-15-2013, 07:40 PM

Originally posted by jac

Ditto, Norm. Love the swirled hints of flight in the second shot. One of those "oh, damn" moments when shot but "Hey, not so bad" when downloaded.

Yes well, even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then..

Originally posted by Cee Cee

I have quite a few of those "tail end of a bird disappearing out of the frame shots" none so artistic and interesting to look at as this one though

You have to have a few before you get a good one

Originally posted by mole

Amazing amount of detail in #1, especially considering the slow speed and the lens used! #2 looks more like a lot of my bird shots...

Just looking through the 60-250, 70-210, A-400 and 70-300, this is definitely the softest, but being close makes up for a a lot of weakness in a lens.

Originally posted by Bob Harris

Beautiful bird you captured Norm, great colors of a bird we don't see. thanks for sharing the good life.

Thanks Bob we have 4 kinds of birds at the feeder right now, so, you're just going to have to live with what we have

Originally posted by Heinrich Lohmann

That IS a very nice woodpecker shot Norm, the second one looks like a lot of my attempts.

everyone seems to want to claim that one…

it's a burst shot, I try to anticipate when the bird will take off, and try to have burst mode going when they leave…
Those are 1180 and 1183, so there were two shots between them.. but maybe 8 in the burst...

**Bruce Clark** · 11-15-2013, 08:38 PM

It happens to us all. Thanks for sharing.

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eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,146	Good detail on the first and great abstract as the second.

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normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Thanks eaglem

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jac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada Posts: 2,364	Originally posted by eaglem Good detail on the first and great abstract as the second. Ditto, Norm. Love the swirled hints of flight in the second shot. One of those "oh, damn" moments when shot but "Hey, not so bad" when downloaded.

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Cee Cee Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Glenroy, Melbourne Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,441	I have quite a few of those "tail end of a bird disappearing out of the frame shots" none so artistic and interesting to look at as this one though

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mole Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tennessee Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,432	Amazing amount of detail in #1, especially considering the slow speed and the lens used! #2 looks more like a lot of my bird shots...

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Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	Beautiful bird you captured Norm, great colors of a bird we don't see. thanks for sharing the good life.

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Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097	That IS a very nice woodpecker shot Norm, the second one looks like a lot of my attempts.

11-15-2013, 07:40 PM	#9
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451 Original Poster	Originally posted by jac Ditto, Norm. Love the swirled hints of flight in the second shot. One of those "oh, damn" moments when shot but "Hey, not so bad" when downloaded. Yes well, even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then.. Originally posted by Cee Cee I have quite a few of those "tail end of a bird disappearing out of the frame shots" none so artistic and interesting to look at as this one though You have to have a few before you get a good one Originally posted by mole Amazing amount of detail in #1, especially considering the slow speed and the lens used! #2 looks more like a lot of my bird shots... Just looking through the 60-250, 70-210, A-400 and 70-300, this is definitely the softest, but being close makes up for a a lot of weakness in a lens. Originally posted by Bob Harris Beautiful bird you captured Norm, great colors of a bird we don't see. thanks for sharing the good life. Thanks Bob we have 4 kinds of birds at the feeder right now, so, you're just going to have to live with what we have Originally posted by Heinrich Lohmann That IS a very nice woodpecker shot Norm, the second one looks like a lot of my attempts. everyone seems to want to claim that one… it's a burst shot, I try to anticipate when the bird will take off, and try to have burst mode going when they leave… Those are 1180 and 1183, so there were two shots between them.. but maybe 8 in the burst...

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Bruce Clark Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ocean Grove, Victoria Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,458	It happens to us all. Thanks for sharing.