Red-bellied Woodpecker (f) on Euonymus twig a little small for the bird, as she found out. Near my backyard feeders.
a1, 200-600 @ 328mm; ISO,10,000, 1/3200s @ f/6.3 manual, HH.
Red-bellied Woodpecker (f) on Euonymus twig a little small for the bird, as she found out. Near my backyard feeders.
a1, 200-600 @ 328mm; ISO,10,000, 1/3200s @ f/6.3 manual, HH.
The background looks pretty clean but I feel the detail in the bird's plumage has been compromised by the high ISO. Having said that I think this is an eye catching image.
Hi Bill a very nice and cool shot with a great individual posing of the subject .
Love the color contrast ... just think the WP is not that much blue in real life , but i might be wrong ??!!
I do agree with the shortcomings raised by Jon ... maybe a larger crop ??
TFS Andreas
Hi Bill, apt title as the bird appears struggling to hold onto the branch. I agree with the previous comments regarding that the bird appears too blue and the image compromised by the high ISO. I love the colors of the bird, leaves and background. Thank you for sharing.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
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Thanks guys. Certainly an ISO that high involves some compromises. (I was set to try and capture small birds in flight.) Good call on the color balance. Here's a repost with some correction to the blue level. The white spots on the primaries are now pretty close to neutral.