Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Here's woody again in a slightly different setting, image taken from garden hide/blind.
Olympus E-M1X
Lens focal length : 220 mm
Focal length in 35 mm film : 441.0mm
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
ISO Sensitivity : 800
Exposure compensation : +1.0 EV
Shutter : 1/200 sec
Aperture : F8

ACR/TopazDNAI/PSCC

[David Roach]

Love the perch, pose details and colors. TFS

ps
Like that hint of tongue...

[Dorian Anderson]

I'm in love with this species. Definitely an Old World favorite of mine. Exposure looks great, and I like the view of the red vent.

For better or worse, the gripping foot steals the show. It is very prominent and the sharpest part of the image, so our eyes go their ahead of his comparatively recessed face.

[Brian Sump]

Jon, another beautiful composition and well processed.

The head seems to be less sharp than the chest and foot unfortunately.

Is it a sliver of wood in its mouth or its tongue?

[Jonathan Ashton]

Jon, another beautiful composition and well processed.

The head seems to be less sharp than the chest and foot unfortunately.

Is it a sliver of wood in its mouth or its tongue?


It's tongue - which has debris on it.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jon ... nice one .
I do like the overall color and tones , comp works well . Shooting angle might be not ideal ... but just a minor " issue " .
Sharpness falls off quickly , so I think the FP point was not on the head .... maybe an extra round will help , but not overcome the problem .

TFS Andreas