I captured this image early Monday morning at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm PF, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberly MonoGimbal head
1/2000 F/5.6 Highlight Weighted Metering EV 0 ISO 140 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic and Topaz Photo AI
Cropped for composition and presentation
04-14-2023, 06:42 PM
Arthur Morris
For a big tree/little bird image this one works well for me. I love the woodpecker's pose. Te protruding bit of the dead tree near the bird's upper breast was bad luck.
with love, a
04-15-2023, 02:18 AM
Andreas Liedmann
Hi Joe .. a neat shot of the woodpecker , I am ok as well with the size of the tree .
I would change the hue of the blues by - 10 , as they are looking electric and on the magenta side . Image can go warmer overall ... IMHO.
A fine shot and TFS Andreas
04-15-2023, 12:09 PM
Kurt Bowman
Really great pose you were able to get on this Downy Joe! I also don't ind the big tree in this. I like the weathered look of it also. I agree with Andreas about the sky