Red-Bellied Woodpeckers

[Rich Ikerd]

Red-Bellied Woodpeckers, Viera Wetlands, Florida
D2X, 200-400VR w/1.7TC @ 650mm, f/6.7 @ 1/125 sec, iso 400

First half-way decent images I have of this species. But given their cooperative location at Viera, its hard not to get a good image of them.

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Rich,

Very nice eye level for these little guys. I think the composition could improve with less room at the bottom and a little more on top, this will also allow you to remove the birds from the center of the frame.

[Doug Brown]

Love the head peaking out and the nice soft BG. Sharpness is good. Perhaps a little more room on the left of the frame, and I might tone down the tree trunk (either by blurring slighty, burning, or both).

[john crookes]

Agree with Maxis to crop a bit off the bottom.

Nice head angles
Have the birds started nesting or is the male still excavating the hole here

[Phil Seu]

nice colors and action. i find the birds a little soft on my monitor

phil seu

[Kobus Tollig]

Great light and comp here with great colour. f 8 might have been better here just for better DOF. I will still take this any day well done

[Philip Pietri]

Light direction was perfect. Pretty background and you got two in one! Nits mentioned - excellent post.

[Ed Erkes]

Very nice! I like everything about it!