Karl:
Nice soft light, agree with Cheryl about the framing effect, also nice to see a woodpecker looking back away from the tree, not concentrating on the trunk, love the grip on the bark.
Hi Karl,
Having just dealt with a magenta cast on my jay picture I see a magenta cast here as well. Great HA and composition. In a perfect world I wish the branch wasn't there,
Gail
Reply with quite doesn't work for me for some reason.
Gail\, thanks for your comment and here is the picture with no branch.
I checked the magenta cast but did not find any.
I have a little "action" in PP that I routinly apply to almost every picture to remove any colour cast.
It is convenient this way I just had to write it once. It might not be the perfect solution all the time.
I did it following the instructions of Ellen Anon, Tim Grey book.
I had to modify the trunk a bit to accomodate of the branch removal.
I like both versions.
Hi Karl, the branch frames the woodpecker so well, so it stays in my books. I like the show off pose, and detail on the woodpecker, and just love your smooth BG.
Thanks for the comments.
You guys have funny way of looking at pictures sometimes.
The same question was asked on the other day about the time of the day.
The previous shot was taken at 9:33 AM.
This shot was taken at 5:25 PM.
I go to a restaurant in midday and go to the motel and have a nap.
I do the same at home and during my trips.
This is my schedule.
It is a good one.
No harshness here for three reasons; the time was very late afternoon and the sun was not out and the bird would have been in the shadow anyway.
About sharpening; yes I applied one more round of sharpening.
I don't like it but some people I know like it better this way.
So with all my respect Sir, your observation wasn't based on facts in regards to harshness.
What you see here is a well balanced picture, pushed to the right but not overexposed.
This is how it should be.