Woodpecker in Flight
Oct 7, 2012 07:46:22 #
Oct 7, 2012 08:16:34 #
TommyBoy wrote:
I took this picture this morning using a Nikon D600, 1/640s @ f6.3 using a 24-85mm Zoom at 85mm, ISO 250. The bird took up about 10% of the frame so this is a crop. It was a tough shot as the bird was moving fast and I wasn't really ready for it. I would appreciate comments on whether the blurred wings, due to motion are a bad thing or whether a faster shutter speed would be more appealing. Other comment or suggestions are welcome. My first post so be gentle :)
You have been given some very good information. Catching a bird in flight as you did is not an easy thing to do. As for the motion, I think that is a matter of personal taste. Many BIF benifit from the motion, some don't. In this case I think it did. Very nice photo.
Jim D
Oct 7, 2012 09:35:09 #
Very good photo....just think how much fun you will have when you get one of them big ole lenes.
Oct 7, 2012 10:22:33 #
TommyBoy wrote:
I took this picture this morning using a Nikon D600, 1/640s @ f6.3 using a 24-85mm Zoom at 85mm, ISO 250. The bird took up about 10% of the frame so this is a crop. It was a tough shot as the bird was moving fast and I wasn't really ready for it. I would appreciate comments on whether the blurred wings, due to motion are a bad thing or whether a faster shutter speed would be more appealing. Other comment or suggestions are welcome. My first post so be gentle :)
Well taken Tommy, you got the eyes and the rest, the wings show motion, no issue with that.
Oct 7, 2012 11:15:15 #
quonnie wrote:
a red bellied woodpecker, male I think. wonderful shot. the wingtip blur doesn't bother me a bit.
With the black dots on its belly I would say it's a northern flicker.
anyway nice shot.
Oct 7, 2012 11:21:07 #
birdpix wrote:
Darn good shot for such a short lens. As has been ... (show quote)
Sorry you're right about the moustache, the Norther has a black one is the red one associated with the West?
Oct 7, 2012 12:10:59 #
TommyBoy wrote:
That looks like the gilded flicker found in the Arizona desert. If you would tell us were it was taken that would help. A little slower shutter speed would give more of an impression of speed. I learned from a pro that sells pictures of birds in flight but that only depends on what you like. Great shot now I want a D600.I took this picture this morning using a Nikon D600, 1/640s @ f6.3 using a 24-85mm Zoom at 85mm, ISO 250. The bird took up about 10% of the frame so this is a crop. It was a tough shot as the bird was moving fast and I wasn't really ready for it. I would appreciate comments on whether the blurred wings, due to motion are a bad thing or whether a faster shutter speed would be more appealing. Other comment or suggestions are welcome. My first post so be gentle :)
Oct 7, 2012 12:33:14 #
most of the comments are great..blurr is appropriate but at times sharpness of entire bird is easier said than done...eyes are always sharp..great shot too tight crop but congrats
Oct 7, 2012 12:47:07 #
TommyBoy wrote:
I took this picture this morning using a Nikon D600, 1/640s @ f6.3 using a 24-85mm Zoom at 85mm, ISO 250. The bird took up about 10% of the frame so this is a crop. It was a tough shot as the bird was moving fast and I wasn't really ready for it. I would appreciate comments on whether the blurred wings, due to motion are a bad thing or whether a faster shutter speed would be more appealing. Other comment or suggestions are welcome. My first post so be gentle :)
A review of Field Guides give the following:
Northern Flicker divided into two groups, Yellow-shafted and Red-shafted Flicker. This means that the shaft of the primary feathers will be either yellow or red or even salmon colored. Males of each group have either a black moustachial stripe in the Yellow-shafted group or a Red moustachial stripe in the Red-shafted group.
Gilded Flicker - Looks a lot like the Red-shafted Flicker, but does not have the red-shafts, instead has yellow shafts and the crown is more cinnamon.
Thus, this bird has Red-shafts in the primary feathers, has a red moustachial stripe and can thus be called a Northern Flicker in the Red-shafted group.
Again, good shot, and there are enough field marks for a positive ID. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Oct 7, 2012 12:50:23 #
The picture was taken in Vancouver, Canada. I was out there again this morning with my camera set more appropriately but couldn't get any good shots. They move too fast. It is a residential area but close to a forested area. I would guess we had 15-20 Flickers around this morning. Also a family of 5 Stellars's Jays.
Oct 7, 2012 14:13:47 #
Oct 7, 2012 14:56:55 #
Oct 7, 2012 14:59:07 #
Very nice shot ! - I am old school, and the wing bluring is a tiny bit much for my taste. SOME is OK. Maybe 1 shutter speed faster and or 1 aperture smaller or both......
Oct 7, 2012 15:26:20 #
Oct 7, 2012 16:30:36 #
Well done! I haven't even been able to get a photo of a Flicker on a branch :-)
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