Pileated Woodpecker

[dankearl]

I doubt I will ever get a better look at one.
D500, 420mm (300 w/1.4), f4, 1/250, iso560, HH

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[dankearl]

A smaller view for easier viewing.
The first too large (1400 vertical)

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[David Roach]

I doubt any of us will... Beautiful detailed view with great perch and BG. Perhaps a few more points of black. Congrats. TFS

[gail bisson]

Wow Dan!
He is gorgeous!
Great, great perch and perfect HA with a nice dorsal view. Great look at the tail.
The little bit of green moss is killer. And I like the toenail curved over the end of the perch.
I agree that a bit more black in the blacks would punch up this guy a little bit.
Gail

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hi Dan, nice look at this guy. I like everything in the image, a beautiful setting with the end of a old log with moss. Not sure if it is a geographic thing but the Pileated Woodpeckers here at more black. Thank you for sharing.

[annmpacheco]

So well done, sublime, yes for more points of black and oh i wish for a head turn but this one is gorgeous!

[Ivan Sjogren]

Very nice setting Dan!
Such a stunning bird works perfectly for this kind of close portrait. The trunk with the green moss is beautiful and so is the clean BG. I think the exposure and the comp looks good to.
There is an artificial grey line in the white streak on the head. Just to the left is a small arean of blown whites. I would try to fix that by either cloning or reducing whites in the original. Otherwise you got some good suggestions regarding the blacks.

[Bill Dix]

Amazing to get such a close shot. Great detail, and the touch of green tops it off nicely. Yes to a few points of black. Great shot.

[John Mack]

Nice view of this pileated woodpecker. The detail on the bird looks very nice. Killer green background as well.

[Arthur Morris]

I am envious. This one is beautifully framed and the setting is beautiful as well. It might be nice to view with the BLACKs and the NEUTRALs closer to being black ...

with love, a