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Frosted Woodpecker
Frosted Woodpecker
MaryO


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Collection: 30 Days of Whatevers - December 2008
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm F/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Dec 5, 2008
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Overlays
Date Uploaded: Dec 5, 2008

Viewed: 346
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)

 Day 5 of Whatever

OK, you guys convinced me to try some texture. Still not sure what I think of it, though the effect of the woodpecker looking at swirling frost is kind of cool. The frost texture is from my Day 2 picnic table macro. I erased it from the bird herself and the tree she's clinging to.

The Downy Woodpecker and her mate and about 20 other birds showed up approximately 2 seconds after I finished filling the bird feeders. They're watching me =:-O

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 12/15/2008 11:19:31 AM
I think this is an excellent use of your frost texture! It almost looks like she is inside looking out a frosty window at the bright colors of spring.
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 12/11/2008 09:35:02 AM
Very nice...it looks like a magical wind has blown in and the woodpecker is sitting it out while it passes by. Perhaps ol' Man Winter is running by and the bird has stopped it's business to watch. I would have loved to seen more detail in the body/feathers of the bird, but the soft lines do add to the dreamy feel of the composition.
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 12/08/2008 11:32:14 PM
You definitely brought out the downy in this Downy - he looks so touchable and soft, and the pastels in the background just heighten this effect. You married the texture very well, I think.
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 12/08/2008 09:21:53 PM
Oh, this is sweet!
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 12/08/2008 09:47:28 AM
We have these everywhere! I never knew what they were called. Edjumacation!! Lovely bird.
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 12/07/2008 12:27:02 AM
Looks like something out of a movie, quite magical! And such a beautiful capture, btw.
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 12/06/2008 01:46:26 PM
He's so cute and soft and fluffy! Once you get into textures the possibilities are endless!
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 12/06/2008 09:35:47 AM
Oh Mary!! that is delightful. I really love the sweeping curve of green to the left. How sweet.
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 12/06/2008 09:17:38 AM
I like it! Cute little woodpecker.
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 12/06/2008 06:07:31 AM
looks like he's being sucked into a vortex :)
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 12/05/2008 10:14:57 PM
The texture is really cool. it's as if the wood pecker was looking at a crazy merry-go-round!
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