Great Spotted Woodpecker ( M )

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi folks ...
something different and for sure not everybody´s cuppa tea
For me it is not perfect , I should have gone even longer with the SS to create even more motion blur . But not too bad ... IMHO.
Let me know , what you think ?!

Canon EOS R5 II
RF 2,8 400 IS L + 1,4x TC
Tripod

F 7,1 ; Iso 100 ; 1/15 sec

Processed with Darktable 5.0.1 and PSCC 2025 beta

THX for looking and commenting to my previous threads

Cheers Andreas

 

[Brian Sump]

Something different!!! Nice to see an image like we don't normally get.

There are few images with motion that will tell a tale like this will Pecker pecking..... perfect.

As far as what my eyes say I think you processed it very well. I enjoy the rich blacks and lovely reds.

Maybe a head angle slightly toward us would improve it but nice job going outside the box

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

THX Brian ... your comment is very welcome
Pecker pecking was the base goal of the shooting .... I went up and down with the SS , to find a sweet spot . Have not found it yet , will keep going .
Would agree with your view about the head angle .
The original capture was oh so flat and boring ..., so I went a bit heavier with tone and color .
I can repeat that every day , if I do find the time .... as male and female are visiting couple of times the feeding spot .

Cheers Andreas

 

[Kurt_Horne]

I like it. It would be interesting to see some of the other SS photos, but for me, this one does seem a good balance of motion blur while the keeping a clearly defined head and beak.

 

[Jonathan Ashton]

Andreas - sorry buddy not for me, I am probably expecting too much from these motion blurs. I like the colours but the motion for me doesn't work, if it was just the head and not the body it would have been good for me - but of course if the body moves - well it moves!

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

I like it. It would be interesting to see some of the other SS photos, but for me, this one does seem a good balance of motion blur while the keeping a clearly defined head and beak.

THX Kurt , glad you like the " unusual" approach from my side !
Will try to post more variants ... as none is like the other , LOL . But for the most part they are crappy stuff . So " keepers" are minimal

Cheers Andreas

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

Andreas - sorry buddy not for me, I am probably expecting too much from these motion blurs. I like the colours but the motion for me doesn't work, if it was just the head and not the body it would have been good for me - but of course if the body moves - well it moves!

THX Jon ... i guess you probably do expect too much , LOL.
Would agree with you that just the moving head would be perfect , but it was in none of the shots the case .
But no problem if the image does not matcgh your taste .

Cheers Andreas