Red-headed Woodpecker

[Jim Neiger]

http://www.flightschoolphotography.com/POST/RHWP1.jpg
Osceola County, FL - 10D, 100-400mm @ 400mm, hand held, 1/1000, F10, ISO 400, AV -1/3

An oldie from April of 2004.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Excellent bird, very difficult color (Red,Black,White) combination to exp. perfectly done.
Love the perch too, is it a set-up? I wish for just a bit better HA and I would
remove the green OOF BG on the RH side. Very nice.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Great to see you yesterday Jim Beautiful image with superb lighting, pose and detail. Fine work !!!!

[Stu Bowie]

Ilija said it all regarding the exposure, so well done on that. I kind of like the pose, and good detail from the back view. Maybe a tad tight at the bottom.

[Grace Scalzo]

What a delightful colorful image. Let me pose this thought regarding head angle....you have eye contact, so there is a connection between subject and viewer. The bird has his back to you. If he were to twist his head so that a more conventional head angle was achieved, I think he would not look relaxed as that would be unnatural.

Maybe I'm missing the point, but I totally like this as presented.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Beautiful light,exposure and detail as well as outstanding comp. all come together in this fine capture.

[Dan Fleming]

It's all been said Jim. This is a super image. The oof green in the bg doesn't bother me much. I like the pose just fine. Shows nice feather detail on the back. Well done.