Woodpecker at dusk

[mystic7]

Oooh, such a hoitee toitee title for such a lame picture, but hey, it's my first attempt at wildlife, and I don't have thousands of dollars worth of lenses, in fact all I got is the camera. So, whadda ya think?
M7

[mystic7]

Here's a better crop.

[hutchman]

I made a couple of changes. Hope you don't mind.

http://hutch.smugmug.com/photos/2592365-M.jpg

Hutch

[wxwax]

Yeah, I think a little more context is a good thing. Those red round thingies on the left, and the golden stuff to the right, enhance the shot, IMHO.

[fish]

neato (said in my best waxy voice). beautiful birds. we get a woodpecker here, but he is really skittish. Haven't had a chance to get a shot at him yet.

[mystic7]

neato (said in my best waxy voice). beautiful birds. we get a woodpecker here, but he is really skittish. Haven't had a chance to get a shot at him yet.
I don't mind at all if anybody ever wants to tweak my pictures. It's funny, over at dpreview I was told the picture was too busy and to crop it, over here the busyness adds to the pic. Go figger ;-) I do believe that's the first woodpecker I've ever seen here in S. Florida. When I lived on the coast I used to see wild parrots, but haven't seen any since I moved inland, mostly crows. Anyway, thanks for the comments, guys.
M7

[mystic7]

Here's some more red thingies for wxwax :-)
M7

[GREAPER]

thats a nice shot mystic7. I like the full version you posted, busy as it is, is natural.