Red Belly 3

[mikedelaney]

Canon 40D
Sigma 50-500mm
f 13
1/400 s.
ISO 400

another shot of the red bellied woodpecker that showed up at my feeder again today.:o

[Lance Peters]

probably your best yet mike - bird just needs a little more sharpening. And some work on the BG some rough spots were you have replaced the BG.
:)

[Desmond Chan]

Hey Mike, I agree with Lance; it's the best I've seen from you. Bird looks good overall. I took the liberty to adjust the levels and sharpened the photo a bit. Glad to see you used a faster shutter speed this time :)

Congrats !!

[mikedelaney]

hi Lance and Desmond.
thanks for taking the time to look at my work and the nice comments.
the only thing i didn't like aabout your rendition of this bird is that you blew out the highlights on the neck and shoulder. i do like it sharper though, and i like the way the light plays on the tree trunk. i don't know if you were trying to do this, but i like it.

[Gus Cobos]

Well composed Mike,
I like the colors and details on the bird...you have a good head angle and good eye contact. I like the clean background...Desmond's repost takes it over the top...good show...:cool:

[Jeni Williams]

Super one Mike - best yet!!!

[denise ippolito]

Mike, This is your best for sure!!!! Well done !! your patience has paid off!!!

[Nonda Surratt]

Agree your best yet, really good Mike

Good re-post Desmond

[Desmond Chan]

the only thing i didn't like aabout your rendition of this bird is that you blew out the highlights on the neck and shoulder.

What do the RGB numbers tell you?

Hmmm...now I know why your photos usually look dark to me :)

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Mike;

I agree that it is your best shot so far. Desmond's repost takes it to great, don't think anything is blown on my monitor.

Thanks for sharing.

Uncle Gus

[mikedelaney]

thanks to you all. i have to agree that the bird does not look blown out today. i don't know what i saw yesterday but it looks great today.
thanks again,
mike

[Doug Brown]

Far and away your best effort Mike! The bird looks great! Desmond's repost improves on an already solid image. For future reference, f/7.1 or f/8 would have sufficed and bought you a little more shutter speed.