Downy Woodpecker - Male

[jfranciskay]

From the backyard feeder on a perch. Overcast skies, midday, no flash. Cloned out small piece of branch lower left.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4257020233_9c9f6895b9_o.jpg


Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 560.0mm (400/5.6 + 1.4TC)
Exposure Time: 1/400
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO equiv: 400

[Joel Eade]

Sharp, well exposed and nice perch/pose. It looks like a heavy magenta color cast. Also could probably use more room at the top.

[Juan Aragonés]

I totally agree with Joel´s suggestions and, in a perfect world, no overlaping between the tail and the small branch in the perch would be great. Exposure is very good and the eye.... to die for ;)

[Bill Ragan]

Very nice! I found your photo of the Downy to be sharp and well composed. I agreed that there was an overtone of magenta, but I did not find it particularly distracting. I liked the eye contact, catchlight, and claw pose best.

[jfranciskay]

Thanks for the feedback. Agree on the Magenta cast. Was doing it by numbers and used the white feathers, but they are not neutral.

Does this look more neutral?

http://www.jfranciskay.com/woodpeckersm2.jpg

[john j. henderson]

I would prefer a bit more dof, the tail and the back of the head both are out of the focus depth. I like the branch parellel to the camera plane, like the detail in the feathers, the background is super, the magenta cast is distracting

[Juan Aragonés]

Very nice!

Bill do not forget to tell us about the thinks that you like and do not like in the images :) (please see the "Great Shot" Reminder sticky at the top of the Avian Forum)

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Looks very nice Jim but now I see a yellow cast. Love the sharpness of the eye and the smooth BG. The perch could be improved and some addition of moss or lichens would make it look more natural.