Red Bellied Woodpecker

[Joel Eade]

Set up in my back yard using food and a hide

1DX
700mm
Tripod
Manual mode and spot metering
ISO 3200
f/7.1
1/1000
No flash

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Looks quite nice!
I believe your crop is the right one as it looks pleasent and balanced. Nice sharpess and soft light. This seems to be a healthy WP, thanks for sharing.

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

Beautiful! Clear, sharp, nice BG. Well done!

[arash_hazeghi]

nice pose, light and details. The oof part of the perch in the FG is a bit distracting but overall a nice shot

[ramesh anantharaman]

Really love the pose head angle and the details on the bird here.

[Mike Poole]

A very nice woody portrait. The pose is pretty much the 'classic' one, and all the details are displayed well

[Ian Wilson]

Technically superb. I agree with Arash that the oof perch is a bit distracting. I am sure you have tried other crops and have settled on this one as the best. I wonder if a little brightness gradient towards the right edge would help focus the viewer's attention on the bird? Just a wild thought. Ian

[Daniel Cadieux]

The woodpecker looks great (the eye is really nice), and you have a good matching BG to go with it. I have to admit the perch is not my favorite...the texture to it is very good but I'm not loving the top part of it.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great pose and colors.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice clean shot , beauty pose and colors.

[christopher galeski]

nice capture,nice light,good pose and BG.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image with very nice IQ. Very nice pose, beautiful colours, perch and composition.

Regards,
Satish.