Lineated Woodpecker

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken in Costa Rica this winter. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 40D
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 400
f7.1
1/200s
Ev 0.33
Tripod

[Sachin Saraf]

Nice pose and BG...Wing details look nice but there is slight movement in head and looks slightly soft...Higher Shutter speed could have avoided motion blur in head.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very cool. Nice diffused light, and a good clear BG. Looks laike a bigger crop than usual (?) and a slightly better HA would have improved on the image.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks Sachin and Daniel for your comments. This is a bit bigger crop than usual and I feel it was lacking in IQ to begin with but tried to bring it up in PP. I had trouble getting a sharp image of this woodpecker. I will look through the files for a better one.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jim, well exposed on the reds and blacks, although adding a touch of black back wont harm him. Good comp, clear BG, and good to see the size of hole he has managed to peck. :w3

[Jonathan Ashton]

A fine shot, I would suggest lowering the highlights a little, I think it will improve the image and also give the impression of more detail.

[Morkel Erasmus]

If the head was turned more towards the focal plane and sharper it would've been so much better! I like the colours and soft light and framing though...

[arash_hazeghi]

hey Jim sweet angle but this one doesn't have your usual high quality standard, I think you were limited by low shutter speed?

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful and colorful image. Sharp and well composed.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice WP and super clean BG. I like it all but would suggest to increase contrast a tad.