Downy Woodpecker (Male)

[Kevin Gallagher]

Sorry about the copyright notice but it's the only version I have. Nikon D1 and a 3rd party zoom lens

[pegelli]

I know they're very shy and hard to shoot.
Love the lighting and feather detail, only nit is that the eye is not fully sharp, which pulls the image down imo.
Maybe a bit of "creative/local" sharpening can fix it to some extent.

[Kevin Gallagher]

I know they're very shy and hard to shoot.
Love the lighting and feather detail, only nit is that the eye is not fully sharp, which pulls the image down imo.
Maybe a bit of "creative/local" sharpening can fix it to some extent.

 Thanks Pieter, I'll give it a go