Acorn Woodpecker 2

[Kerry Perkins]

Another capture from Cachuma Lake. I just love these birds. They are gregarious, smart, funny, and just plain fun to photograph. Not sure how to deal with the composition on this one, so went with a sort of centered look.

50D, EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS + 1.4x @ 280mm
Shutter priority, f/9@1/250, evaluative metering EC -2/3 ISO 400 AWB
AI Servo autofocus using back button, HH, 580EX II FEC -1 E-TTL mode Evaluative

[Lance Peters]

HI Kerry - Good looking Woody - Good Ha, nice eye contact and wonderfully sharp - like that look on the little guy.

Would desat the reds just a tad and crop a tad off the LHS. Congrats :)

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Kerry,
I like the composition, image and capture, very good details and head angle on the Woody with a clear sharp eye...agree with Mr. Peters on desaturating the reds on the head...good show, looking forward to more...:cool:

[denise ippolito]

Kerry, Techs already covered-this guy is so cute! Love the HA and pose!

[Gail Spitler]

Lovely composition, sharp. Based on what I see on my monitor, I'd try lightening the black just a wee bit along with de-saturating the red. I also try a tighter crop so the bird's the thing.
Good job to get this capture.
Cheers
Gail

[Kerry Perkins]

Thanks for the suggestions, all good! Here is the image with all of them rolled in - desatured red a bit, raised the blacks, cropped off the left side and a bit all around. :)

[denise ippolito]

Nice re-post!