Red Bellied Woodpecker Juvenile

[jack williamson]

Same setup and perch as previous post. D700, 300mm, 1.4tc, tripod. 1/320, f6.3, iso800. Sb900 flash set manually. Adjusted exposure, cropped in ACR. Levels adjustment, S/H, USM in CS3

[Randy Stout]

Jack:

Lovely colors, well exposed, nice to see the juvi.

It appears that your point of focus was on the back or perch, as the head is a little soft. At that shutter speed, there could also be a bit of motion blur.

I think it is a very interesting perch with lots of detail, perhaps too much, as I find myself looking at all the little leaves 1st, then the bird.

Cheers

Randy

[Jim Crosswell]

Nice image Jack! I agree with Randys comments and suggestion. Here is an alternative vertical crop that eliminates some of the dominance of the perch.

[Mike Milicia]

Lovely perch and BG with excellent detail!

Would prefer a less head-on lookback pose.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Jack - nice look back pose and I like what Jim has done with the vertical crop. Good points by Randy.

TFS,
Rachel

[dankearl]

The perch is great and does not overpower for me.
The HA is not my fav, it seems a bit awkward.
I love Woodpeckers though and this species is pretty cool.

[Marina Scarr]

With this pose which is not my fondest, the vertical does work better. Agree the head is not tack sharp. Your set up is pretty special. I might thin out the green vegetation just a tad to the right top of the perch for your next captures.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love the perch and BG, but I feel the comp would have been better had the head been angled parallel to the sensor rather than straight on.

[jack williamson]

Thank you all for your time and comments.

Jack