My first ever Pileated
Jun 25, 2015 18:21:52 #
I looked out the window this morning as I was getting ready to leave for work and I saw this guy hanging on the front of the playset in my backyard. I quickly put my Tammy onto my T3i and took 4 shots handheld at 600 mm. This was the last and best of what I shot. I did not crop this at all. I did some basic brightening of the overall picture as the light was still pretty low and I had to shoot at 1600 ISO. It may not be perfect but it is my first.
Jun 25, 2015 18:29:54 #
If you're like me Andrea, I'd be so excited about seeing this bird at all that any photo would be OK, and this is a pretty good one.
Jun 25, 2015 18:31:55 #
Bob Yankle wrote:
If you're like me Andrea, I'd be so excited about seeing this bird at all that any photo would be OK, and this is a pretty good one.
Bob you are so right about that. I was so excited this morning that I didn't care what the quality was. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this one given the conditions. thank you for stopping in Bob. I always appreciate your visits and comments.
Jun 25, 2015 18:35:06 #
Jun 25, 2015 19:00:31 #
jamm wrote:
looks ok to me well taken ,,jimmy :thumbup:
Thank you Jimmy for stopping in to look and the nice comment. I was very pleasantly surprised at how well this one turned out given the haste in which I had to work. After this one he flew away.
Jun 25, 2015 19:03:22 #
Jun 25, 2015 19:12:51 #
Tony Britton wrote:
Very nice shot of this interesting bird!
Tony
Tony
Thank you Tony for the "very nice shot" comment. I think they are interesting as well and did not even know there were any in this area until just about a week ago. Seeing this one in my backyard this morning was a real thrill. Thank you so much for the visit.
Jun 25, 2015 19:27:50 #
Ooh Boy...a very nice capture...would love to see one in the wild. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Jun 25, 2015 19:47:15 #
Jun 25, 2015 20:11:55 #
Great shot Andrea! I love that you included his "artistry" ..... these guys are very hard to get a shot of for me! Thanks for sharing!
Jun 25, 2015 20:27:40 #
jederick wrote:
Ooh Boy...a very nice capture...would love to see one in the wild. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Thank you jederick for stopping in to look and commenting. I was so surprised this morning to see him and was sure he would catch my movement and leave before I got the lens on my camera. This was the only shot that was not blurry. Thank you for the thumbs up.
Jun 25, 2015 20:29:34 #
Bret wrote:
Not bad at all for being in a hurry...nice.
Thank you Bret for stopping in and commenting. I was shooting in manual as well so I had to work out the settings quickly.
Jun 25, 2015 20:31:13 #
Sharp picture of a Pileated Woodpecker.
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Jun 25, 2015 20:31:56 #
FrodoBaggins wrote:
Great shot Andrea! I love that you included his "artistry" ..... these guys are very hard to get a shot of for me! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Michael for the visit and the nice comments. He has left his artistry all over the top beam of the playset. I guess it is a good thing my daughter does not play on it anymore. I had only seen one around here prior to this morning and did not know if I would be able to ever get a shot at one. Sometimes you get lucky.
Jun 25, 2015 20:33:57 #
GoldwingerTX wrote:
Sharp picture of a Pileated Woodpecker.
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Thank you Goldwinger for the visit and the thumbs up. I wasn't sure when I took it if it would be any good because I was handholding the big Tammy although I did have my elbows anchored on my mantel.
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