Red-bellied Woodpecker

Gallery: AvianPosted January 17, 2018306 views7 comments

Red-bellied Woodpeckers are resident on our land in Arkansas. I photographed this one from our back deck. Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM at 400mm, 1/640th at f/7.1, ISO 2000.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 17, 2018 at 11:12 AM

I like this image. Nice pose from the woodpecker, and the composition with the tree works well. It is exhibiting noise that could be taken care of with some NR software. Maybe just a bit oversaturated as well. A couple of minor tweeks would make this even better!

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on January 17, 2018 at 11:54 AM

The green and red colors seem a bit oversaturated and I might decrease the brightness of the tree on the left. Noise reduction as Keith mentioned. I like the pose and the detail in the woodpecker looks good. Overall, a real nice look at this bird.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 17, 2018 at 3:11 PM

Nice pose and setting, the tree and moss are great. I agree it's a little oversaturated and noisy. Both issues should be easy to correct. The square crop works well Charles.

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Comment posted by Charles Bell on January 17, 2018 at 5:16 PM

Thanks for the critique. Here is a repost. I have run Topaz Denoise again and reduced the saturation.

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Comment posted by Norma Tareila Matl on January 17, 2018 at 5:40 PM

Yes, Charles I agree with Keith, couple of minor tweeks, I too like the image composition.

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Comment posted by Norma Tareila Matl on January 17, 2018 at 5:41 PM

Just so the repost and spot on.... very nice image of a Red-bellied Woodpecker.

Registered on October 27, 2016, 229 Posts, 393 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 17, 2018 at 6:03 PM

I think your repost is a nice improvement.

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