Red-Bellied Woodpecker

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Techs:
Canon 40D & 400MM L
SS=1/400
f/5/6
ISO=400
EV=-2/3
Morning Light
Distance 23 feet
Gitzo 3530/blind
Mongoose

Workflow:
LRII (raw conversion and 10% crop)----TIFF-->NN----TIFF--->CS4 (BG touch-up, selective and smart sharpen, mild sat and contrast boost)---->web save, <200k (w=800, Bicubic sharpen, 33% image size)----JPEG-->(selective sharpen)---JPEG--->resize, <200k------>BPN

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Team,

How do I repost another crop option for your consideration.

Thanks,

J$

[Lance Peters]

Hi Jeff - love the BG - good colour and detail on your bird :)

Perch is a bit large and I think the head is angled slightly away from you. Might desat the reds just a bit.
Good show - looking forward to seeing more :)

[Jeff Cashdollar]

I have another version to post, not sure how to make a second post to the same thread, help!

[KurtPreston]

Just a touch more brightness, sharpen a bit more about the eye and he's good to go :) Love that BG.

[Christopher Miller]

Jeff, just make a new post on your thread and attach the image to it same as you do on the original post.

Good colors and details! Curious to see what the alternate crop is.

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Jeff,
I like the composition and capture...the image is a tad under exposed. You need to open up the mid-tones and lighten the area around the eye, and selective sharpen just a tad more...looking forward to your next one...:cool:

[Jeff Cashdollar]

I have posted an additional image twice, it is not appearing in this thread and I do not know why. I used the advanced function, can anyone advise.

[denise ippolito]

Jeff, Just go under the last post and hit Go Advanced, then manage attachment and upload image ,be sure to hit submit reply at bottm,if your image is the correct size there should be no problem.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Jeff did you try what Denise just mentioned?

Checking with the web people so they can check settings from your end..... btw lovely image would only take some from the right !!!

[Jeni Williams]

Worked well Jeff!! Agree with Al re the crop!:D

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Different crop, sharpen/lighten eye with darker center (thanks Jeni) brighter overall exposure (thanks Gus)

[Christopher Miller]

Yay, Jeff! You were finally able to post it! Good job with the edits. Both crops are good, though, personally I prefer the first crop. As an alternate idea, you might want to try cropping the first one to a vertical.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Christopher,

Thanks, I think it was user error (me). One must add a comment to the repost of at least 10 char's. How did you post the Chickadee picture to accompany your name, must be in the membership profile section.

[Christopher Miller]

Jeff,
To have a photo beneath your name, go to the user control panel (User CP) and click "Edit Avatar." Then select "use custom avatar" and upload an image that's been resized to no more than 90 by 90 pixels or 19.5 KB. Hope that helps!