SOC Pileated

[Glenn Romain]

Well heres one from a wile back Rotated & Resized in CS3 for web only .

Nikon D50 70-300mm VR Handheld
F/5.6
1/500sec
Iso 200

[Nonda Surratt]

Oh boo hiss Glenn..Really would love an opportunity with one of those guys:D

Interesting perch! Good detail, whites look a bit hot, but a real easy fix. Personally don't see much except normal post on this one..Nice!

[Harold Davis]

hi glenn, nicely done. i would have still tried to move the AF point to the left and put the bird in the left of the frame to give it room to look into. minor, but a thought to consider.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Colours look good Glenn and nice and sharp. Harold brings up a good point. Sometimes hard to do if your subject is moving around to try and change the AF point.

[denise ippolito]

Hi Glenn, Good job with this SOC,nice details and pose!

[Christopher Miller]

Glenn, Don't think I've ever seen a photo of a pileated that wasn't on a tree trunk before. Nice sharp bird against a nice blurred BG. Agree that it would look even better with the bird a little more to the left. Nice job!

[Gus Cobos]

A fine capture indeed Glenn,
I like the background, and the color rendition on the bird...would run a pass of noise reduction...good show...:cool:

[Lance Peters]

Hi glenn -nice SOC - not a lot to do in pp here - like it a lot. Just some sharpening and some work on the eye.
Goo job :)

[Alfred Forns]

This is the way I like them PS will be done in under two minutes !!! Great

Image wise would like a little separation between the bill and flower !!

[Glenn Romain]

Thanks for all your kind words and suggestions all is noted .The tree he was on was Sumac it grows all over the place here , he had eaten quite a bit of sumac by the time i caught up with him, there was barely any left in this patch. Just wished i would have used one of the side sensors for focus then i would have had more space to the right.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

THis is cool man. DId you set up that perch by any chance? Looks great and techs, comp tips have been covered. Well done!

[Glenn Romain]

Hi Akos , no setup on the perch this is all natural :) Tanks for taking the time to comment :)