Theme: Pileated Woodpecker Flying Head On

[Jim Neiger]

Adult Male Pileated Woodpecker
Osceola County, Fl - 1D4, 600mm, hand held from boat, 1/2500, F5, ISO 800, manual exposure

[Randy Stout]

Jim:

Don't think I have ever seen a head on like this for a pileated before. Great wing flare, well exposed.

Point of focus looks to be on the back, not the head, so a bit OOF there.

Cheers

Randy

[John Hackney]

Wow, how straight on is that. Congrats and well done!

[Saurabh Singh]

Dear Jim,

Pano orientation , head- on pose with speard of wings really stand out in this image .

Blue color in sky can be toned down a bit for more pleasing results.
And, critical sharpness is missing esp. on the eyes & head . Kindly check with focus point because I find the body area behind head more sharper than eyes.

Regards
Saurabh