Woodpecker

[Darren Turner]

GOTYA.............!!

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker i Think.............!!

This chap is soooo timid, he visits the garden often, this is the first time i have managed to capture a decent shot of him.....!!

Magnificent looking bird though......i love watching him

high ISO used as daylight was fading so its a bit noisy

Daz

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Nicely done - looks like he'd spotted you in #2!

 

[Glen Roberts]

At last!!! Someone else posting a couple of bird shots....lol.
Nice, sharp shots Darren, 100-400mm or the 200mm lens?? (Exif viewer still not working in Firefox)

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker i Think.............!!

Daz

Great Spotted Woodpecker Darren. You can tell by the red under the tail, Lesser Spotted would be white. Looks like I can see a bit of red on the back of his head in the first shot which would confirm it's a Male.

 

[Alastair Cummins]

Beautiful detail mate.

We can often hear a couple at work, but im yet to actually spot one on the golf course!

 

[Darren Turner]

cheers folks i used 100-400mm for this shot, camera on tripod positioned outside in garden aimed at fat balls, then connected to laptop in house via cable were i could control camera functions directly from laptop using live view

was worth setting it up when it get a reasonable shot lol

Daz

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Dude!! - that's one high tech shooting solution!

I think some pictures and a write-up on this shooting method would go down well - would never have thought of it myself.

 

[Darren Turner]

quite simple really chris using eos utility software that came with camera............. will show pics of set up on my next attempt.......

using laptop i can control most of setting on camera from focus & focus points, ISO aperture WB shutter speed, shutter release its quite impressive really

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Daz, this s an Amazing shot!!! Very impressed with the sound of your set up! Love it!