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December Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

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Still working from archives Sad 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 Smile

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)
Username:teocali teocali
Uploaded:7 Jan 2013 - 10:29 AM
Tags:Afternoon, Bird, Dendrocopos major, Garden, Great spotted woodpecker, Male, Posing, Sunshine, Wild, Wildlife / nature
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TonyDy
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7 Jan 2013 - 10:54 AM
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Lovely shot, Sylvia.
Tony

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Gerryrys
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7 Jan 2013 - 10:58 AM
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Superbly lit. Lovely detail.

Gerry

M_squared
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7 Jan 2013 - 12:28 PM
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Wow! Comes out of the screen at you. Great image.

Ade_Osman
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7 Jan 2013 - 12:36 PM
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Awesome Sylvia....

Ade

helenlinda
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7 Jan 2013 - 1:29 PM
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Lovely light on this terrific capture - well deserved GEA Sylvia SmileSmile
Helen

Badgerfred
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7 Jan 2013 - 4:07 PM
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Superb,
Fred.

JuBarney
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7 Jan 2013 - 4:51 PM
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Super capture
Ju

Greyheron
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7 Jan 2013 - 5:47 PM
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Beautiful composition and use of space Sylvia - lovely feather detail too, the eye contact is the icing on the cake...

Mike

Mike_Smith
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7 Jan 2013 - 6:08 PM
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Wonderful shot im still trying to get a shot of one myself

Glostopcat
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7 Jan 2013 - 6:47 PM
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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

nealie
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7 Jan 2013 - 6:52 PM
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Love this one.

John

Norfolkboy
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7 Jan 2013 - 6:53 PM
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Fantastic, Sylvia.
Colin

Maiwand
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7 Jan 2013 - 7:17 PM
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Superb lighting on this cracking good portrait of the GSW Sylvia. Your garden has paid great dividends this year it seems.
Ron

tomcat
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7 Jan 2013 - 7:38 PM
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We know a good shot, when we see oneWink

A cracking 'pecker Sylvia - againSmile

Adrian

Brian65
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7 Jan 2013 - 8:08 PM
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Top Shot Sylvia.
Brian

bricurtis
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7 Jan 2013 - 8:40 PM
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A superb GSW Sylvia - top quality clarity in this - you are on a roll.Smile
Brian.

PhilSingleton
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8 Jan 2013 - 10:33 AM
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Super image.
Phil

Dinky65
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9 Jan 2013 - 11:59 PM
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You have a very good eye your pictures and knowledge of your camera reflect your skill.SmileSmile

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