Great spotted woodpecker (dendrocopus major)

[Jonathan Ashton]

• OM Digital Solutions OM-1
• OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5
• ƒ/5
• 335mm
• 1/640s
• ISO 3200
• Jon Ashton
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• Wed, 06 November 2024 2:03 PM
• Jon Ashton
• DxO PureRAW 4

Same woody as previous post but different perch and background. I have previously had some problems with the green colouration of the background but I think I now have it under control (??)

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jon ... very nice classical pose of the WP and the perch does look nice , as does the BG ..... maybe too plain almost like a studio backdrop .
Details and sharpness are exquisite , tones looking good .
Not too fuzzed about your colors to be honest .... there seem to be a yellow /reddish cast over the whole color range . Just my take

No profile attached ... I am really wondering why many members do have an issue with that lately ( since the technical overhaul )

TFS Andreas

 

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks Andreas, I appreciate your comments, the RGB profile was most definitely embedded- I don’t know what the issue is. I am using Mozilla Firefox I don’t know if this is anything to do with it.

 

[Dave Goldberg]

Hi Jon - I like the shot a lot. Personally, I struggle getting a bead on them to get a good profile. I'm going to go out on a limb as a new guy who struggles to get anything like what you guys produce, but it seems to me that the bird seems a bit over-smoothed. Clearly the focus was nailed, but perhaps there's a bit too much denoising. Just my thoughts, FWIW.