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from tvernuccio/Sheila (31,749)  
on November 3, 2009 9:48:39 PM CST
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hi Doug and welcome to photoSIG! Color balance looks fine but the image looks kind of blurry. The motion blur on the bird might look okay if the tree was well-focused.
If you're wanting to get a nice sharp focus on the bird, you need to shoot at a faster shutter speed so there's no motion blur and so you can freeze the motion. If you want to show the movement of the bird by blurring the motion, shooting with a slower shutter speed while using a tripod and remote (or timer) is the best way to do that.
I don't know what kind of camera you have and whether or not you can make manual adjustments or not. If you are able to make manual adjustments and want to have a sharp focus on the bird and freeze the motion, increase your ISO to compensate for poor lighting and then shoot at a faster shutter speed.
As far as exposure is concerned, the white part of the woodpecker looks a little overexposed while the shadows on the bird are very dark, to the point that its tail is almost blending in with the bark. Shooting at a time when the sun is less harsh can help. Alternatively, brightening the shadows with your photo editing software is another way to bring more details onto the bird.
The image is very busy with all the leaves and branches. I realize that when taking pictures of birds, it's hard to avoid that; however, how you compose the image can help. For example, if you had framed this so the tree framed the right side of the image that would have made the image look a lot less busy and help keep our eyes on the bird.
I want you to know that I realize how difficult it is to take pictures of birds, and I hope you don't let the red thumbs discourage you. I find it quite challenging, and I have yet to take a well-focused image of a woodpecker. My parents had quite a few of them pecking on the outside of my dad's wood shop, and I've tried, unsuccessfully to take a good picture of them.
It seems like every time I sit outside in the yard waiting for them while I'm positioned in just the right spot and am ready for them, they never come. However, when I'm in my parent's enclosed porch they also seem to come. Shooting through the screen is not something I want to do, so I open the door to go outside, the woodpeckers hear me, and I miss my shot. *sigh*. Anyway, keep it and I hope you'll get the chance to shoot one of these beautiful birds again soon. :) Cheers! sheila
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From digicom/Doug (15)
on November 4, 2009 4:20:49 PM CST
Hi Sheila
thanks for the helpful advice. I won't take the red thumbs too seriously as this is what the site is all about.
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