Northern Flicker

[Vanessa caccamise]

My first shot of this woodpecker!

1DX
600mm 1.4x
iso 640
f/9
1/2000

[John Robinson]

That a grand shot Vanessa. The bird, bark and just a hint of some gradation in the background. A very pleasing shot. The light on the bird is really nice.
Great stuff in my humble view.
JohnR

[Bill Dix]

Congrats on getting this beautiful species. I'm glad you were able to catch his yellow markings, and a perfect woodpecker pose. Nice light and color; the bird's coloration works nicely with the birch tree. If I had two wishes to put it over the top, they would be a slightly lower POV, and slightly less tree in the comp. Those are both subjective.

[Richard Flack]

Super image Vanessa, beautiful light, great detail and nice pose. Well done and thanks for sharing.

[David Salem]

I would be stoked to have a shot of a Flicker this good in my files!! Well done on all counts. Maybe split the tree in half as it is a bit dominant, makes it even more of a vertical.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent pose and details, agree with cropping a bit from the left

TFS

[Satish Ranadive]

Absolutely superb image with lovely IQ.
Spectacular pose, magical and pleasant colors, nice details and composition.
Valuable advice by Bill Sir.

Regards,
Satish.

[christopher galeski]

excellent capture,its all been said,agree on cropping the tree from left.well done.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Very very nice Vanessa.Gorgeous bird. Killer light and details. Love the trunk. Lighting is wonderful - does snow provided that nice "fill flash" effect? (I've never photographed in snow)

[Nikhil Patwardhan]

Very nice Vanessa, the lighting and tones in the image are very appealing. I liked the sharpness and composition too (as is) with the OOF background. Beautiful!