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Pileated Woodpecker
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Challenge: Wildlife V (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2010
Camera: Sony Alpha a55
Lens: Sigma 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3 EX DG HSM for Minolta
Date: Oct 26, 2010
Aperture: F6.3
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Oct 26, 2010

 Handheld using my Sigma 50-500 racked out to 500 (about a 50% crop presented). Is it perfect? No, but I'm fairly pleased with the result overall. These woodpeckers are pretty shy and will spook even quicker than crows do. Maneuvered my way to a small opening between some leaves/branches to kneel down and get this shot.

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Place: 58 out of 99
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Views during voting: 293
Votes: 144
Comments: 4
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 11/13/2010 07:25:10 AM
Excellent capture !
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/04/2010 01:22:54 PM
The Holy Grail of Woodpeckers! I always feel lucky when I spot one of these guys. Definitely would have cropped this shot tighter to get rid of most of the OOF foreground.
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 11/03/2010 07:24:54 AM
Nice focusing, good lighting, 7.
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 11/01/2010 01:35:05 PM
OMG I saw one of these in my back yard, always heard the name but had no idea what it really was.. Thanks for the education lesson! And I know this wasn't an easy capture! NICE
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