Critique Red-headed woodpecker

[Butlerkid]

It was such a beautiful day, I just wanted to get out of the house. Stood in the woods in basically one spot for about 2 hours. Got 1 decent shot....although it is heavily cropped. They are about the size of a hairy woodpecker. We have quite a few in the woods surrounding our house.

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[Allan]

I like the birds and the tree. I just don’t like the crop. I would rather see it taller and narrower.

 

[Terri French]

That red is amazing!!

 

[dossy]

Agree with Terri! Love the red.

 

[Louis Champan]

Very nicely done Karen. I like the crop showing the two holes, well done.

 

[billtils]

Worth the wait!

 

[Darrell C]

It is RED, wow, super shot Karen.

 

[Butlerkid]

I like the birds and the tree. I just don’t like the crop. I would rather see it taller and narrower.

Thank for commenting, Allan. A typical 2x3 crop would work fine also. However, with our horizontal oriented monitors I try to balance composition and the "negative" space a tall, narrow crop creates.

That red is amazing!!

Agree with Terri! Love the red.

It is RED, wow, super shot Karen.

Thank you, Terri, Darrell and Dossy! Yes, and this color is very, very realistic. No saturation added and I use a custom color camera profile to ensure color integrity.

Very nicely done Karen. I like the crop showing the two holes, well done.

Glad you like it, Louie!

Worth the wait!

LOL! Thanks! The woodpecker didn't come around often or stay very long, but I tried to be as unthreatening as I could!

 

[Mitchell]

Wow, that's a beauty. Certainly well worth your efforts!

 

[Bohdan]

Love the Red..we don't see them around here..Thanks for this.

 

[Binnur]

Beautiful! The bird stands out very nicely with those colors.

 

[Butlerkid]

Wow, that's a beauty. Certainly well worth your efforts!

Love the Red..we don't see them around here..Thanks for this.

Beautiful! The bird stands out very nicely with those colors.

Thank you, Mitch, Bob and Binnur! These birds are indeed beautiful with their strikingly red heads and black and white bodies/wings!

 

[cybertec69]

Nice capture Karen, I have not seen one of those yet.

 

[Mike Delgado]

Nice one Karen.