# Hairy Woodpecker-female

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hairy-woodpecker-female/32522>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [January 2, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hairy-woodpecker-female/32522 "2023-01-02T23:00:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hairy-woodpecker-female/32522/1 "2023-01-02T23:00:24Z")

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Was out and about today looking for birds to photograph. Came home and found this woodpecker in a tree alongside the driveway. I like that I was able to take the shot at eye level.

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Canon R5; 100-500 at 500 mm; 1/2500 at f7.1; ISO 32,000. I thought Topaz did a pretty good job at noise reduction considering the high ISO.

 ![Hairy Woodpecker-6116-Edit](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/8/f/8f2e47b7fbfa28614e12fce6a8dbeec1727f497a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Keith\_Bauer](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/keith_bauer/32/211_2.png) [@Keith\_Bauer](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Keith_Bauer)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hairy-woodpecker-female/32522/2 "2023-01-03T01:38:07Z")

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Nice view of the wood pecker with a nice background.  
Image feels too tight in the frame.

ISO 32,000??? Really?

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hairy-woodpecker-female/32522/3 "2023-01-03T01:49:39Z")

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You’re right. I do have a tendency to crop too tightly. Yes, 32,000-heavy overcast, dark day, and I bumped up the speed to stop the head motion.

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**Author:** ![Robena.Sirett](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/robena.sirett/32/50153_2.png) [@Robena.Sirett](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Robena.Sirett)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hairy-woodpecker-female/32522/4 "2023-01-03T15:54:49Z")

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Hahaha, how ironic, and wonderful, to get this in your driveway! I am learning to not crop too closely as well, but I think it works okay here. This is a beautifully detailed portrait against a lovely soft background. I wouldn’t want any distractions in the background so it may depend on how a slightly wider crop would work. I love the detail in the tree as well. Lots to look at.

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**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/hairy-woodpecker-female/32522/5 "2023-01-06T04:27:37Z")

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Very nice!! I’m not sure what I appreciate more here – the wonderful capture of the bird or the NR capabilities of that sensor and today’s software!