I filled the nut feeder today and the woodpeckers were down to check it out in a flash.
Canon 40D, 70-200mm f/4L
f7.1 @ 1/250th, ISO 320
Manual mode, handheld, no flash
Partly clouds skies, AWB
Taken from inside my glass back doors
Processed in ACR & CS4
Interesting composition Julie...I would only give it a very tiny bit more room at left. That is a beautifully textured tree you have and it works nicely to have alot of it showing. The fine detail on the woodpecker is lacking though...almost like if noise reduction was applied too strongly on it? Also worth it to slip open a crack on your glass doors, if only just enough to stick out the lens :-)
I like the eye contact in this Julie, together with the inquistive pose. I feel this looks a bit soft, and Im not sure if its to do with the revamp of the system. Still well captured.
I like the complimentary tones of the tree bark and BG, Julie. The comp is a bit unconventional but not unpleasing - would be better if the bird were looking into the frame. I agree with Dan regarding getting the door glass out of the equation - it's optical qualities are letting you down and contributing to the softness of the image. A little selective sharpening may help though.
Okay, I went back and tweaked it a bit. Let's see if this is better. I left out the NR, added a little bit to the left, darkened the front tree and lightened the back. I also added a good dose of sharpening to the bird.
Red Bellied Woodpecker
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