Life was a lot easier when I didn't appreciate the smaller bird. Something moves in the bushes, I have to find it. Some sound comes from above, I have to investigate. Prefect segue to my introduction to the Northern Flicker. I was walking around For-Mar, heard some commotion in a tree ahead of me. Followed the noise to the source. There was some avian altercation going on that ended with two birds flying off in different directions. And after the two ruckus participants had moved on, there was movement on the tree limb. And I waited. You have to work for it. And I waited. There was movement on the branch. And the sun hit the bird and....
For me, there is a lot going on. First, it has been some time since I used a polarizer. usually, using a CPL will deepen my sky blues. It is supposed to also help with contrasts. Without a non-CPL shot to compare to it is tough to know what is or what isn't. Under the category of what is, to me this is one of the technically better shots I've done. The D850 and the 2.8 lens are turning out to be an awesome combo. There is a pretty aggressive crop going on. Still looks like full frame image. The wood in the tree has a lot going on as well. I did lighten the shadow of the perch a bit, trying to remember it is a shadow. As to the subject, I've never seen anything like that pattern. When I was looking on-line for what it was, one identifying mark was red on the back of the neck. Tough to see from this angle, but if you look close enough the red is there. I didn't see any of this until I looked at the photograph.
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