Pileated Woodpecker

[Jim Johnson]

I took this image in early morning light. It helped that it was a very cooperative bird.
Comments and critques appreciated.

Canon EOS 20D w/ 500 4L IS and 1.4 teleconverter
ISO 400 1/50 @ f8

Thanks,
Jim

[Rod Wiley]

Shes very nice, one thing thats nice about the pileated is the long tail feather and I think it would be better to show it and not crop it off. Very nice work though. She looks like a young one. Rod

[Gus Cobos]

Very nice composition Jim.
Love the action and the colors and details on the woody. Would try adding just a tad of canvas to the left of the frame so that Mr. bird will not hit his head up against the tight frame for lack of room...:eek: Outside of this, I love it...:D

[Jan Wegener]

the perfect woodpecker pose, too bad you clipped the tail :(

[Kaushik Balakumar]

lovely details in the head & wing feathers.
wud agree with Gus on giving little more space on the left...

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very nice exposure control, angle and BG, it is just a bit tight in the frame and the clipped tail has been mentioned. Keep them coming!

[Maxis Gamez]

HI Jim,

Excellent eye level. A little too tight in the frame for my taste. I would also push the colors a Little more.

Keep them coming!

[Glenn Bartley]

Other than the tail clip this is a real winner!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Oh man that clipped tail is a real bummer!! Impressive sharpness for 1/50s. A bit of fill would have helped with the lower part of the bird...