Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Another back garden shot, I placed crumbled peanuts in the perch.
OM-1Focal Length (35 mm conversion) : 501.0mm
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
ISO : 640
Exposure compensation : +0.3 EV
Shutter : 1/2500 sec
Aperture : F4.5

ACR/PSCC

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Very well processed, as always; everything in the right amount.
Reds look red without over saturation. Blacks have a nice sheen. Whites are white yet detailed.
The shadows lend a 3D look. I like a look at those claws.
Nice warmth and variation in the BG.
It appears you had lovely light to make all this happen.

I have some reservations on the comp, but that comes down to personal preference.
TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks Sid glad you liked it, the claw detail - I just added a little Clarity.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jon ... it´s been a while that I participated here on BPN and I am not really back onto track . But I wanted to get back somehow ...
Seen a lot of nice stuff posted recently , albeit I can only watch on old MBP from 2012.. so my thoughts about the techs might be not ideal . But I will start ... to comment now

Nice one Jon of this WP .
I do like overall presentation ... specially the colors and tones . Head turn is good . Good sharpness and details showing up .
Love the colorful BG .... perch maybe a bit clunky but that is really minor .

Not a fan of that boxy crop and it is too much above and not enough at the bottom for my taste .
Interesting things going on on the LHS .... you played funky games to gain more space , if you do so ..... make it less visible Jon

Cheers Andreas

[Jonathan Ashton]

Andreas I am having troubles with website, thanks for your comments much appreciated. I do not know if this message will display.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Back on line properly now, thanks again Sid and Andreas, the background Andreas - yes I was careless - just a little Generative Expand and I forgot to check it.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hi Jon, nice image. The woodpecker and perch look great. As Andreas mentioned, something a little funky on the left side. It appears like canvas was added in PS using Generative Expand. I tried that with the same results so I switched to Content Aware Fill. Nice image, thank you for sharing.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks Jo - you are exactly right.

[William Dickson]

Hi Jon all looking good here. Great pose against the BG colours with a wee bit sky, looks real good. Nice detail on the bird. Perfect WP perch.

Will