Red-bellied Woodpecker

[Bill Dix]

My local red-belly moved into a sweet patch of light near my suet feeder just for an instant yesterday morning, as I was set up for other birds. Saw him coming just in time to rotate the lens to vertical and get him almost full-frame (lost a bit when I rotated the image to straighten the leaning tree). C&C appreciated.

D90 | 500f4 + 1.4x | ISO 800 | 1/4000s @ f5.6 | -0.7 EV | monopod

[Doug Brown]

Nice alert pose and excellent sharpness. Exposure looks good. A very nice frame.

[RichardCurtin]

Very nice image. Sharp, good position and eye contact. Might possibly benefit from adjusting the lighter and shadowed areas of the tree to decrease the contrast.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Nicely done Bill, Loved the soft light and colors here..

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Awesome shot, Bill. Perfect woodpecker comp, great details and loved the light here.

[Fred Canter]

Beautiful light and composition, really like the level the photo was made at. It seems difficult to get these birds at any level but very high above the camera.

[Peter Farrell]

Very nice, Bill. Great lighting, colors and detail. Good shooting angle as well I agree with Richard on the tree trunk.
Peter

Please critique my image, I need all the help I can get

[Grace Scalzo]

Beautiful, pleasing image, Bill. I love the eye and the nice feather details.

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Bill, Just for the record books, your images and your processing skills have improved tremendously; I am proud of you. Love the bird, the SH, and the BKGR. And you did a great job handling the somewhat filtered light (on the trunk).

If it were mine I would clean the white stuff off the bill.

[AlvanBuckley]

Looks great Bill. Love the detail.
TFS

[Bill Dix]

Hey Bill, Just for the record books, your images and your processing skills have improved tremendously; I am proud of you. Love the bird, the SH, and the BKGR. And you did a great job handling the somewhat filtered light (on the trunk).

If it were mine I would clean the white stuff off the bill.

Thank you Artie. I've learned a tremendous amount from you and all the folks at BPN over the past two years, and continue to learn every day. I'm in your debt.

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all for your kind comments and helpful suggestions. I appreciate it.

[Ofer Levy]

Excellent shot! Won't mind seeing some more room top and bottom.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent Bill, I have also seen a big improvement in the quality of your work, 500VR sure has changed your life!

[Bill Dix]

Excellent Bill, I have also seen a big improvement in the quality of your work, 500VR sure has changed your life!

Thank you, Arash. Your work has been an inspiration to me. And the 500 hasn't hurt either.