Downy Woodpecker

[Joel Eade]

Backyard setup
1D MKIII
300 f/2.8L + 1.4 TC II
580 EX II + Better Beamer ETTL -2 1/3 stops
Tripod
1/250
f/6.3
iso 1000

[Randy Stout]

Joel:

Nice flash work, sharp, well exposed, shows the prop tail and strong grip well.


I might consider a modest crop from the right. The trunk is interesting, but large enough that it somewhat overpowers the bird for me.

A bit of head turn our way would be nice.

Cheers

Randy

[Jeff Dyck]

Very nice Joel - the bird looks great - very crisp. I agree with Randy - a tighter crop to deal might help reduce the weight of the beefy perch. I might consider warming the image just a bit - it looks very "neutral". You may also wish to remove the second catchlight from the flash.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Lovely exp and Bg...Nice one Joel