I started the thread about the right composition for the woodpecker some days ago in this forum.
Now I created another kind of picture. As I have some problems with the light angle from my "blind", I waited until the bird turns the head to the right.
Did some background blurring, sharpening the eye and a slight crop.
Do you mind the light coming not frontal?
This is a beautiful image, you did very well here! The light does not bother me at all...of course maybe a touch of fill flash would open the other side of the bird a little more (perhaps!). Nice and sharp and good composition here also, you created a sweet image for yourself!
As George said, fill flash might help getting even more details in the shadows. I would also prefer a bit wider DOF and a slightly lower angle so you are at eye level. Beautiful light and bird, BTW.
Thanks for your comments.
I forgot to write the details about the exposure.
I made the image with f 6.3, 1/320 sec. at ISO 800.
To achieve a better dof I would have to go to f 8, but then I have to take also ISO 1000 / 1250 or a slower shutter speed, which will result in loosing sharpnes.
I whish we would have better light in January....
May be, using the fill flash will give better exposure, but today it's raining....
Very nice pose, again :-)! With the eye contact, this works for me!
What disturbs me here is the WB - it looks very warm on my (calibrated) monitor, I'd cool down the color a tiny little bit.
Christof
Another composition
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