Being brought back from recycling bin.

[Karl Egressy]

I did not take the Wimberley, Wimberley arm, external battery pack, flash unit with me in order to be lighter.
I used a RRS BH-55 head instead.
Big mistake, I missed the flash and gimbal big time.
This image would have needed fill flash for sure.
You can look at the original one below.
I tried to rewive it in PP.
I wish for a better HA.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D MIV
Canon 500 f4.0
ISO 800
f 7.1
1/1600 s

[Karl Egressy]

Here is the jpeg version of the original (I shoot RAW +jpeg) cropped but unprocessed.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Karl, a huge difference between the two images, and good work on removing the OOF branch. I like the ragged tail. I notice in your OP, a lot of yellow has turned up in your image, especially on the belly of the woodpecker, ( and perch ) - you will know if it should be so.

[Gabriela Plesea]

I really like the angle here, and you did a great job of removing the OOF twig. I agree with Stu, a bit too much yellow, but it can easily be removed with Photoshop. Love the detail and the subject's pose!

Kind regards

Gabriela

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Nice job reviving but I think could still use a little tweaking. The yellow was mentioned and also The branch has just a little too much contrast to me now.

[Bill Dix]

Good PP work to salvage this. I'm personally not too fond of the capture angle. I've often gone out without the flash, and then often regretted it.

[David Salem]

Nice job on the salvage. The others have some good points about the yellow color. Pretty steep angle but still works for me. Good work Karl

[Robert Holguin]

Great shot.
Nice pose, IQ is great, and good job on removing the branch.
To me personally I think the angle is a bit steep and yellow cast already mentioned.
Well done.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image.very nice pp work.Very nice colors,details ,pose ,perch and composition.Love the red on head and beautiful ted eye.Regards,Satish.