Red Bellied Woodpecker

[Joel Eade]

Back yard setup with feeder and hide
1d mkiii
300mm 2.8 +1.4 TC
tripod/wimberly head
1/400
f/5.6
iso 800
pattern metering at zero

processed with ACR and CS4, cloned out a small part of the perch in the lower right, otherwise normal processing.

[Phil Ertel]

I like this presentation as I find the composition pleasing. The subject looking back into the frame presents the bird nicely. I like the simple background and the shades of green as I think they compliment the bird. I see good details that appear sharp.

If this were mine I would make three adjustments based on my personal taste.
1) the white on the bird look a little gray to me. I would selectively lighten them a little.
2) The reds are not that bad but, they do seem a bit bright to me and are clipped just a litte. I would desaturate them just enough to bring the spike off the right axis.
3) The shine/highlight in the eye seems too large. If you so inclined, I would reduce the highlight.

An enjoyable image! Thanks for sharing.

[Colin Knight]

Very well done! I agree with Phil about the whites, but everything else looks good to me! Very pleasing image! TFS!

[Fabs Forns]

I like a lot, it looks good on my laptop, hard to tell so much detail. The reflection on the eye is the horizon line, not sure what you can do about that without going into major surgery. Thanks for sharing.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful pose, HA, details and BG..

[Danny Laredo]

Wonderful pose and detail.

[Arthur Morris]

Looks good but tons of room for post processing improvement :) Among other things: Eye Doctor work, lightened whites on bird with Color Range Selection and Selective Color adj. Added CYAN to the REDs to tone them down. Worked on the bill and the tip of the perch--mostly with the Patch Tool. Lightened the whole image. All as per Digital Basics :) Most as per Phil's suggestions :)

[Joel Eade]

Thanks Artie for the processing tips, the repost is much better, I still have alot to learn...

Joel

[Arthur Morris]

You are welcome. Me too!