Downy Woodpecker

[John Mack]

Feeder set up. This image was created in Ithaca, New York on 12/16/18 at 2:32PM. Image adjustments in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Medium crop.

Canon 5D MarkIV
Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
600mm
ISO 6400
f7.1
1/200sec

[Alex Becker]

Nice pose, BG, and cool perch. Looks like miserable light but the IQ looks good. Maybe a tad more NR on the background. I like that we can see the tail feathers. TFS

[dankearl]

I shoot in mostly very low light so I appreciate what you did with what you had.
Excellent PP, noise free, very sharp at 1/200.
Nice.

[Dorian Anderson]

Another good result given what the techs say was dreadful light. The pose is perfect, and I love how the foot is featured so prominently. That's the gripping tool that makes the rest possible!

[David Salem]

Nice image for the conditions John! Well done and Happy New Years