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Karl Egressy
07-16-2012, 04:06 PM
Taken earlier but processed only most recently.
I would have needed an 800 + 1.4 for this shot.
Thanks for looking.

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Mode Manual Exposure
Tv 1/200
Av 7.1
ISO 800
LEF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Flash Exposure Compensation -2 1/3
Lorant Voros
07-16-2012, 04:17 PM
I like the colors and the nice BG. I bet you'd like the 800mm...I'd like to have what it costs :).
PhilCook
07-16-2012, 05:26 PM
Now there's a handsome looking bird ! I still have thousands from trips away here and there in the past 12 months I haven't even looked at yet, so many of my images are not recent either lol

Not sure how far away you were, but from you suggest regarding an 800m I presume quite a distance, if so it has held up well with detail coming through in the whites and difficult reds, backdrop makes it stand out extra well...nice comp too.
gail bisson
07-16-2012, 05:27 PM
Good use of fill flash Karl.
Blacks and reds and whites look good.
Gail
Kaustubh Deshpande
07-16-2012, 05:31 PM
Karl, excellent pose and composition. Nice whites on the breast and beautiful BG.

Don't know why...the black feathers look a bit soft.
Ofer Levy
07-16-2012, 05:41 PM
Great use of flash! Looks a bit soft - maybe motion blur.
Alan Murphy
07-16-2012, 06:18 PM
Very nice Karl. Head lacks some detail?
dankearl
07-16-2012, 07:19 PM
It looks a bit soft, but what a great looking woodpecker.
Stunning color and exposure.
Mike Milicia
07-17-2012, 01:06 AM
Great bird and excellent BG!
Interesting pose but I miss seeing the feet and tail.
christopher galeski
07-17-2012, 02:43 AM
nice colors in this image,nice BG, and pose.thanks.
Frank Schauf
07-17-2012, 08:34 AM
Beautiful portrait, great pose and colours.
Satish Ranadive
07-17-2012, 09:04 AM
Very very sweet image.Love the pose,colors and composition.
Ken Watkins
07-17-2012, 09:25 AM
Beautiful bird and great capture
Wynand van Wyk
07-17-2012, 09:44 AM
Stunning image this is! Love the background and exposure. Great colours too!

Well done.
Daniel Cadieux
07-17-2012, 09:57 AM
Love the red on green...and the BG rocks! Looks like critical focus may have been on the bark just in front of the subject (judging form the sharp lichen in front of the belly).
Karl Egressy
07-17-2012, 03:44 PM
Love the red on green...and the BG rocks! Looks like critical focus may have been on the bark just in front of the subject (judging form the sharp lichen in front of the belly).
Tanks Daniel.
The critical focus point was on the neck.
I was shooting from a Gitzo tripod and Wimberley head.
It is easy to keep the focus on the head, eye or neck.
Sometimes, due to the different textures the tree or bark or lichen appears to be sharper.
I also re-sharpened only the bird after re-sizing as I learned from you and Arash.