Prairie Warbler

Gallery: AvianPosted May 17, 2011141 views7 comments

These are fearless aggressive little warblers that rival hummingbirds in their assertiveness. They will challenge other PW's for the right to drive off intruding photographers.

Nikon D700 w/200-400 f/4 @400mm
1/250sec. @ f/8.0
ISO 200 EV -0.33
Flash fill w SB6-00 w/BB

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7 comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on May 17, 2011 at 10:13 PM

Nice pose and composition, it certainly gives that "fearless" impression.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 17, 2011 at 11:55 PM

A gorgeous bird and well captured Durwood. Love both the comp.with head turn and your ilnfo.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 18, 2011 at 12:06 AM

Attractive and effective composition, the perch is a nice diagonal and the head turn into the negative space on the right is excellent. I wonder how this might have turned out by simply increasing the iso (easy to do with the D700) rather than flashing; were the shadows really deep requiring flash?

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 18, 2011 at 6:57 AM

A nice shot of this beautiful warbler Durwood. Love the overall comp and nice head turn. For me a few of the yellows are a bit over done by the flash, but it looks like that could be easily taken care of in post-processing.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on May 18, 2011 at 9:20 AM

Really nice composition Durwood and a neat little warbler. Loved your description of their personality. I too wonder how this might have looked without flash.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on May 18, 2011 at 10:28 AM

Really like the way the yellow stands out against the background.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 18, 2011 at 11:33 PM

Sweet pose and nice diagonal perch. These guys are fun to watch

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