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A flameback on a burnt bark
R7, 400 +1.4 f8 cropped vertical for compositions
Balan Vinod
any feedback is welcome
R7, 400 +1.4 f8 cropped vertical for compositions
Love the photo. Beautiful bird. Excellent as is but maybe crop off a bit from the bottom and the right side?
A very lovely bird with very pleasing detail – and a new one to me. The BG is very pleasing and its patches of brownish and gold colors echo the colors in the bird. The perch is very interesting too, but I would prefer a tighter crop that shows the bird just a little larger, and that could eliminate the light triangle in the UR corner.
Balan, that’s a great tree trunk perch for the bird. I was struck by the contrast of the bird’s B and W stripes with the tree stripes. I wonder did the white stripy bit in the URC continue down a bit? You might then play with the stripe contrast more, cropping off a section from the bottom, but including more from the right. If you can’t do that, I’d remove the white in the URC. Great texture in the trunk, and an attractive bird!
Very good, Balan. I like the burnt tree and the woodpecker is beautiful. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bird with that kind of mottled patterning on the breast and belly. I also love the texture of the tree and the brighter stripes add a lot. I’d agree with @Mike_Friel that the stripe in the upper right would work better if there were more of it, otherwise I could see a crop, though my instinct would be to crop from the top which would mess with the upper stripe on the left of the trunk, so either way you go is going to be difficult.
Hi Balan. The black-on-black sensibility of this photograph really works. The photograph also brings up an interesting natural history question: Is a freshly burned tree actually a good place for a woodpecker to find his prey animals?
Many thanks Russel for your comment and the question. The wider area here is a lake and adjoining wetland, and during summer just about getting over, these trees either naturally or by man is burnt. I don’t know why, however temperatures here reach close to 40 C. The worn down trees could have insects, and I have noticed these flame back visit the trees nearby, looking for accommodation or food.
Balan Vinod
