Post your best bird shots!

[Vern]

[QUOTE=Joel Eade;82661]Can't resist posting another image of the long awaited Pileated Woodpecker

Congratulations Joel - super shot of a rare bird. The details in the dark feathers are very nice - any special post processing or was the flash-fill enough to bring these out? I think I've seen these in the woods once or twice - and always rapidly departing the scene.

[Joel Eade]

[QUOTE=Vern;82680]

Can't resist posting another image of the long awaited Pileated Woodpecker

Congratulations Joel - super shot of a rare bird. The details in the dark feathers are very nice - any special post processing or was the flash-fill enough to bring these out? I think I've seen these in the woods once or twice - and always rapidly departing the scene.

Thanks Vern, I was extremely happy to get the image. I have been trying for a very long time. I did use a very light setting of Nik Color Efex Pro detail extractor to bring out some detail in the shadows but it did not need much help.

[Joel Eade]

Joel,
that is one interesting looking bird.
When is your calendar coming out again?

Thanks Arnt.....do you know any publishers that pay for bird images?

[Raid]

Can't resist posting another image of the long awaited Pileated Woodpecker

Amazing Shot Joel

[Joel Eade]

Red Headed Woodpecker

1DX
700mm
f/5.6
1/800
ISO 1600

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

Canon 7D + EF 500mm f/4L IS USM

Bigger Version http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo...244977&size=lg

Thanks for viewing

[thekingb]

Canon 7D + EF 500mm f/4L IS USM

Bigger Version http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo...244977&size=lg

Thanks for viewing

Totally awesome. A dream shot for me!

[Joel Eade]

+1 ... great capture of a diving Osprey .... very cool

[Joel Eade]

Summer Tanager
1DX
700mm
ISO 3200
f/5.6
1/200
No flash

[Joel Eade]

Here's something a little weird and different....multiple different filters on the background....looks sorta like northern lights and the surface of a planet in the distance, who knows?