I photographed this Red-bellied Woodpecker on driftwood near my bird feeder in my yard here in Arkansas. I found several sizes of driftwood on the banks of the Arkansas River near my home. I thought this wood would make a great perch to photograph birds on.
I had my camera and lens on a tripod near a bird feeder.
Gear:
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Lens: Canon EF 500 mm f/4L IS
- Tripod: Gitzo Carbon Fiber with Wimberley Gimble Head
Technical:
- Location: My Backyard (Arkansas)
- Date & Time Taken: December 29, 2011 (08:12 A.M.)
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture: f4.5
- Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec. (as determined by the camera)
- ISO: 320
- White Balance: Auto
- Metering Mode: Evaluative
- Exposure Compensation: 0
- Back-button Focus
- Single Point Continuous Auto Focus
- Focal Length: 500 mm
- Processed With Luminar 4