birds - woodpeckers Ruffled Feathers

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nice combination of colors...

Nice shot, Kim!

Details and colours are really nice in combination with BG and pose.

 

Ralf

Great colors, composition, and detail. Love the bokeh. Well done.

Beautiful, beautiful!

Hi, Kim. Love the blue bg...sets off the wood and the bird well. Nice detail in the feathers. I really like this one!

 

Leslie

Fantastica realizacion y captura , saludos 7/7

Wonderful! I like the bird, and the post pointing in different directions. Nice background.

Great shot Kim. As others have mentioned, I too like the blue background. You have a good eye for these fine feathered friends.

Very nice composition, well balanced. The background color is unique and very pleasing.

What a fantastic shot Kim. I really love the natural softness here.

Amazing shot of the woodpecker. Kind Regards Andrea

Wonderful birdpicture Kim!

I keep on dreaming that these kind of birds will visit my garden too.

Thanks, everyone. I had never been able to get decent woodpecker shots until we entered this contest. The ranch we're shooting on has some regular woodpecker visitors and they come close. It's great!

Very good detail Kim. The blanket works!

Excellent composition. Best Regards.

Wilson, I LOVE the Sigma 500!! It's heavy, so I have to always use a monopod or tripod, but it's giving me sharp images and is easy to use. I was happy with the 400, but this is so much better because I can get closer. At under $1,000, it was worth the purchase.

Your detail kills me! I've been trying to shoot birds with my new 70-200. It's a pro level lens which means nothing if you can't get close enough. Now I have to wait until after I get my bee's (Grrrr!) and save up even more to get another lens. "When will it all end?!" :) I like the new portrait by the way! -Anthony

I started bird photography with a 200 and was happy enough with it, although I had to be quite close to get a decent shot. The 400 was definitely better, although it took some getting used to the VR feature. Now that I have the Sigma, it's my lens of choice - probably because I can be even further away from the birds, so have better opportunity at shots.

Nice photo of you in your bio... Has all of the Hummer's left from down there? I put my feeders up today.

Thanks, Dennis - I much prefer being BEHIND the camera than in front of it, but it was overdue for an update. Still have a couple of hummers (the buff-bellied ones); they stay all year long. In the spring, we usually get one or two different ones for a brief time.

Know the feeling about being behind the camera... Heck, I have trouble taking photos of people ever since those horrible Olan Mills days...

Wow, I have been away for a long time. New camera, new lens... Good stuff...

Love them both, Bryan!!!