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The Woodpecker Discovers a Woody!
The Woodpecker Discovers a Woody!
robinssong


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Challenge: Woody (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Sony DSC-H5
Location: Front yard, Palm Bay Florida
Date: Oct 10, 2006
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/640s
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Oct 10, 2006

 I've learned that woodpeckers are afraid of woodies. I was lucky to get THIS timid woodpecker to take some food and get a shot in. This shot is actually the first time he saw the woody. He took one look at woody, nabbed a nut and took off. He didn't go near woody again. Poor woodpecker! :( Now he has a fear of woodies!

This photo was taken through my front window and required a lot of patience. I am sure there are things technically wrong with the composition, exposure and such. I couldn't set up any lighting and wonder how the pros do things like this. I sure some of you will enlighten me. :)

NN, crop, levels, contrast, color balance, hue/saturation, Dodge/burn.

Statistics
Place: 15 out of 106
Avg (all users): 6.5675
Avg (commenters): 7.0526
Avg (participants): 6.3443
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Views since voting: 2315
Views during voting: 429
Votes: 289
Comments: 25
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 09/17/2007 02:00:56 AM
wonderful take on the challenge
and humorous too! i love it
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 05/17/2007 05:12:19 AM
I can't believe woodpeckers are afraid of woodies - what a hoot! Love the story with this - and the picture speaks all on it's own.
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 10/19/2006 06:23:06 PM
Lovely picture. Congrats on your top 20 finish!
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 10/18/2006 06:02:49 AM
WooHoo. Top 20 finish. Congratulations. Really glad to see this one get up there.
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 10/18/2006 01:44:54 AM
Lol. Funny and a very nice capture. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/17/2006 01:36:01 PM
Nice and crisp. I really like this shot.
Well done.
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 10/17/2006 09:13:00 AM
This must have been a challenge to set up: well done for your patience!!
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 10/15/2006 11:20:28 PM
it looks like you were specting the bird in front of the woody nice try
good plan!
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 10/15/2006 07:48:00 PM
so original
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 10/15/2006 07:35:17 AM
You must have great patience. Having the woodpecker in the shot is priceless. I love the pose of the Woody. It looks like it is enticing the woodpecker closer. Not bad bokeh. The whole overall composition just makes this shot. Great job. I hope you do well.
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 10/14/2006 07:07:52 AM
What a great setup. Birds are just so curious. It looks like the woody is giving a dissertation on the merits of bird seed.
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 10/14/2006 02:47:19 AM
Nice, the woodpecker almost looks fake. My only problem was when I first looked at the image, the seeds merged with the bokeh background and made things a little confused, great shot though.
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 10/13/2006 07:16:20 AM
Great shot!
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 10/12/2006 09:36:14 PM
Very cute image. How long did you have to sit to get this? I like the natural lighting it seems to work well. colours DOF is great.
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 10/12/2006 04:23:21 PM
Lighting is a bit harsh. Maybe later or earlier in the day would have helped.
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 10/12/2006 03:09:24 PM
Great capture!
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 10/12/2006 09:01:30 AM
how on earth could you put woody in that kind of danger? that's cruelty in my opinion....SPCW where are you wen we need you? ;-)

great clear image...perhaps a wider aperture would have been better to blur out the bg and make it less distracting, but perhaps you only had a split second to grab the shot

good luck with this
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 10/11/2006 08:43:51 PM
Brilliant concept. Excellent execution.
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 10/11/2006 05:41:47 PM
Great idea, nice arrangement and composition, pretty good execution. Shallower DOF would help smooth the background and make it less distracting - here's where fast lenses show their worth. Also, lighting from front would probably be better as the backlighting isn't being used for much effect, IMHO.
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 10/11/2006 02:11:30 PM
Interesting idea and well executed. I like the pose you've chosen for your woody. The woodpecker even looks curious which is a nice touch.
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 10/11/2006 02:03:49 PM
Nice capture but i'm not getting what the woody is supposed to be doing, if anything. I think a different pose of the woody could improve this shot greatly.
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 10/11/2006 12:49:21 PM
Now this took patience! Nice detail in the live critter.
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 10/11/2006 10:05:58 AM
Woody should be careful who he hangs out with! Excellent detail! Nice DOF.
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 10/11/2006 09:56:04 AM
Nice one!!
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 10/11/2006 12:52:08 AM
Very, very clever to getting the live bird involved, great job!
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