Hairy Woodpecker

[Joel Eade]

Backyard setup ... these are very shy around here ... the least motion and they are gone. I was set for a vertical and wouldn't you know it, he posed almost horizontally !! So I barely got his tail in the frame.

1DMKIII
300mm 2.8L + 1.4 TC II
Tripod + Wimberly II
Off camera flash 430 EXII Manual 1/4 output, triggered with Pocket Wizard TT5
ISO 800
1/400
f/5.0

ACR, CS5, Genuine Fractals

Cloned out some snow flakes in the air and on the bird's head, repaired a broken spot on the upper left hand branch.

[Doug Brown]

Nice use of off-camera flash. Exposure looks good. Head angle and eye contact are also good. The clone work on the branch needs a little TLC; some repeating patterns are evident. I might add some canvas on the left. And I might selectively sharpen the head a little.

[Humberto Ramos]

I agree with Doug, and also think you should give more space in the left side.

[Nate Chappell]

Nice pose and I like the Y of the branch.