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    jfranciskay
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    Default Downy Woodpecker - Male

    From the backyard feeder on a perch. Overcast skies, midday, no flash. Cloned out small piece of branch lower left.




    Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
    Flash Used: No
    Focal Length: 560.0mm (400/5.6 + 1.4TC)
    Exposure Time: 1/400
    Aperture: f/8.0
    ISO equiv: 400

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    Sharp, well exposed and nice perch/pose. It looks like a heavy magenta color cast. Also could probably use more room at the top.

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    I totally agree with Joel´s suggestions and, in a perfect world, no overlaping between the tail and the small branch in the perch would be great. Exposure is very good and the eye.... to die for ;)

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    Very nice! I found your photo of the Downy to be sharp and well composed. I agreed that there was an overtone of magenta, but I did not find it particularly distracting. I liked the eye contact, catchlight, and claw pose best.
    Last edited by Bill Ragan; 01-09-2010 at 08:41 AM. Reason: Edited to comply with the "Great Shot" Reminder sticky

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    Thanks for the feedback. Agree on the Magenta cast. Was doing it by numbers and used the white feathers, but they are not neutral.

    Does this look more neutral?


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    I would prefer a bit more dof, the tail and the back of the head both are out of the focus depth. I like the branch parellel to the camera plane, like the detail in the feathers, the background is super, the magenta cast is distracting

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Ragan View Post
    Very nice!
    Bill do not forget to tell us about the thinks that you like and do not like in the images :) (please see the "Great Shot" Reminder sticky at the top of the Avian Forum)

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    Looks very nice Jim but now I see a yellow cast. Love the sharpness of the eye and the smooth BG. The perch could be improved and some addition of moss or lichens would make it look more natural.

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