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    Default Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major)

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    Lockdown just got me thinking how to post an image that no one had ever done before so I used a little imagination.

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    Focal Length (35 mm conversion) : 300.0mm
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    Exposure mode : Manual exposure
    ISO Sensitivity : 640
    Exposure compensation : +0.3 EV
    Shutter speed : 1/8000 sec
    Aperture : F2.8
    Flash : OFF


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    Not really working for me Jon, sorry, but as presented, I would trim a tad off the top to add more 'symmetry'.

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    The ambition to present something you haven't seen before is a very good one to have! I'm with Steve that this one falls a bit short of something pleasing though.
    The action is very nice and the worm adds a lot. Great exposure, colors and background too.
    The bird is sharp but not tack sharp and the pose doesn't work perfectly for me. I want more eye contact or a full wing spread.
    I also feel that you have too much room on the top and right and are a bit tight on the left.
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    You're certainly right that this is something no one has ever posted before. That's a good thing.

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    Definitely something very different Jon...Well done on getting this. Is it motion blur at 1/8000 or critical focus point.

    Will

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    Quote Originally Posted by William Dickson View Post
    Definitely something very different Jon...Well done on getting this. Is it motion blur at 1/8000 or critical focus point.

    Will
    I think f2.8 =narrow DOF, the thigh and parts of the chin are sharp, I had previously prefocused manually on the meal worm.

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    Different for sure. The background is nice as is the light. Neat to see the red belly.

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    the pose is very dynamic but the softness and the IQ and lack of eye contact holds it back

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