Northern Flicker Portrait

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Northern Flicker.

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What technical feedback would you like if any? Flickers always look oversharpened to me. Only 1% sharpening to image but at 8MP out of 61MP, I think the degree of sharpness is exaggerated.

What artistic feedback would you like if any?

Pertinent technical details or techniques: iso 1600, 100-400 at 400, f7.1, 1600th, A7R4, huge crop (8 MP out of 61), handheld, no flash

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A really nice portrait of a pretty bird. It does look a bit crunchy especially on the tan colored feathers on lower face and neck area. A very nice complimentary bg and crop composition looks fine. An excellent job using those tiny pixels.

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Hi David,

A very photogenic flicker. Colors look good and the bird is nice and sharp. And I have no nits for you. Well done…Jim

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In the larger image, it does look a bit oversharpened, David. Some birds definitely have plumage that doesn’t take well to sharpening. You could probably post this with none at all.

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Gorgeous photo David. The detail in the flicker is amazing and the oof background works really well to set off the bird. As beautiful as I think these birds are, we used to have some around our house and all the did was drill holes in the east side of it . . . … can be quite frustrating. Wonderful capture.

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Wow. I am very jealous. Flickers have been a nemesis of mine for a while now. IQ help up extremely well, especially considering the bird appears a little over-sharp. Love the marbled, green BG.

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David: the bird is very nicely posed against the oof background. The image holds up well inspire of the significant crop. Nicely done. Richard