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A full frame capture of a male Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), taken in the garden at the beginning of December, in afternoon sunlight (a rare commodity to date!).
I was blown away by your response to yesterdays Blackbird upload - thank you everybody for your C&Cs, with a special thank you to Pete for the EC and to Adrian(tomcat), David(Craggwildlife), Dean(WindowonWildlife), Richard(MossyOak) and Brian (bricurtis) for their User Awards. Really appreciated and treasured ![]()
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D MkIII |
| Lens: | EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 4 Dec 2012 - 2:48 PM |
| Focal Length: | 700mm 7.2m from subject, tripod |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/5.7 |
| Aperture: | f/8.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/1000sec |
| Exposure Comp: | -1/3 |
| ISO: | 800 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Spot |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| White Balance: | Manual |
| Title: | December Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
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| Uploaded: | 7 Jan 2013 - 10:29 AM |
| Tags: | Afternoon, Bird, Dendrocopos major, Garden, Great spotted woodpecker, Male, Posing, Sunshine, Wild, Wildlife / nature |
| VS Mode Rating |
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Comments
Lovely light on this terrific capture - well deserved GEA Sylvia ![]()
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Helen
Wonderful shot im still trying to get a shot of one myself
The perfect follow up to your previous upload Sylvia, you've really nailed this woodpecker. Such wonderful detail, colours and clarity you've captured in the plumage
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