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Showing posts with label pileated woodpecker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pileated woodpecker. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Pileated woodpecker


Walking out of work today I heard a very cool bird, and saw this pileated woodpecker digging bugs out of the ground.  I got a few photos of him, but having forgot to set the ISO high enough for the late afternoon light, they are quite blurry.  As he flew across the parking lot to more distant trees, I followed him.  It's still blurry, but I like how it turned out anyway!  This image is cropped from the larger one.  I really need a fast prime lens for this camera...

F Number5.6
Lens IDLUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/25
Exposure ProgramProgram AE
ISO100
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Pileated woodpecker

I heard this bird while I was walking through the parking lot at work, and He flew through the trees, so I was able to see him as well.  I was very surprised how big he seemed - I'd say about the same size as a crow.  I wasn't sure, but my wife immediately identified this fellow as a Pileated Woodpecker.  It was very hard to get close to him, and in the end, I had to crop and enlarge the original to make him large enough to see!

F Number5.6
Lens ID-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time1/60
Exposure ProgramProgram AE
ISO400
Exposure Compensation0
FlashOff, Did not fire
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