Northern Flicker

Gallery: AvianPosted December 22, 20171,640 views3 comments

Adult male, Glenlakes Park, Decatur, Georgia

12/14/2017, 9:50:14 AM
Canon EOS 7D Mark II EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III @560mm
f/8, 1/125, ISO 800
Aperture priority, Evaluative metering
Imported into LR, processed in Adobe Camera Raw and CC PS 2018, 50% of full frame

I'm loving getting these images of all these birds I've never seen. I only have 4 more days here, but I doubt I'll have any more time for photography. I do have more images to process, though, and, as I mentioned in another post, my husband and I should be moving up here in the next few months.

All feedback would be greatly appreciated. Please view the larger version, if possible. Thank you!

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on December 23, 2017 at 3:59 PM

For some reason I have had difficulty photographing Flickers; they seem to look as if they were stuffed for an exhibit. Not yours. This came out well. There's a slight head turn and good catch light. The lighting looks good and the colors and detail came out very well. Something you might consider and see how you like it, would be to have a tighter crop, perhaps vertical to better showcase the Flicker. Also, you could try blurring the background to remove the various branches.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 23, 2017 at 4:29 PM

Very nice, Barbara. I like the really soft bg and the light on the flicker works well. My personal taste would call for taking a bit off both the bottom and top, but that's just my taste.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on December 23, 2017 at 6:19 PM

Very nice capture of one of my favorite woodpeckers. I like the diagonal perch, the eye contact and the pose. Consider using the burn tool to tone down the bright twigs in the background. Your images keep improving. Well done.

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