Hooded Warbler 2

Gallery: AvianPosted May 18, 2011163 views21 comments

Here's another shot of the hooded warbler from last spring. I think they are so cool looking. I got my gear back and will be heading out tomorrow morning. Hope I see a few late migrants
Canon 7D 300 mm 2.8 lens w 2x
ISO 250 f8 @1/200

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 18, 2011 at 11:39 PM

These are cool looking Cheryl. I have never seen one, but love the look. Nice perch and colors. Also sharp where it counts, but think the slow shutter speed hurt you a tad on the tail with the little bit of motion blur...but that is a very small nit on a very pleasing shot.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 19, 2011 at 12:07 AM

Really like thge pose of this gem
Wonderful perch too - very interesting.
SO glad you got your camra stuff back - good luck tomorrow!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 19, 2011 at 6:54 AM

Love the overall comp Cheryl. really a nice perch and BG to go along with a great looking bird. Bird is sharpen enough where it counts to make this work fine for me.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 19, 2011 at 7:26 AM

Fantastic Cheryl - love the perch, setting and sharpness

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on May 19, 2011 at 8:41 AM

Great looking bird. I really like the diagonal perch, nice pose. The light is very pleasing as well. Nice image.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on May 19, 2011 at 9:39 AM

Beautiful Cheryl! The lighting makes the shot for me. The dappled light on the bird, with the "spotlight" on the face, really accentuates the hooded plumage. Very cool...I love it!

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Comment posted by David Haynes on May 19, 2011 at 11:00 AM

Cheryl,
Another great image of this little guy. I really love the background and the perch is stellar. Yellows were handled expertly. Great head angle. Would not change a thing about this one.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 19, 2011 at 11:11 AM

Great detail/colors Cheryl, I especially like this filtered light.
Excellent BG, it's a most pleasing comp too

Well done!

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 19, 2011 at 2:35 PM

So pretty, so nice, Cheryl. Beautiful perch and light.

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Comment posted by Bryan Hix on May 19, 2011 at 5:14 PM

Awesome Warbler. I would love to get some more shots of these in my files. Everything is good here, but if the bird were in more even light it would be over the top.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 19, 2011 at 5:17 PM

Hey, Thanks everybody for looking and commenting.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 19, 2011 at 7:29 PM

Beautiful, Cheryl. Excellent exposure and detail and the perch and composition are delightful.

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on May 19, 2011 at 11:22 PM

Wonderful shot. And I'm so jealous. I just got back from a trip where we had a few singing, but the lighting was bad and I only had marginal looks at one of these. The isolation here is fantastic. Good light, pose, and perch and plenty sharp. Congrats.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on May 19, 2011 at 11:33 PM

A striking bird well captured.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on May 20, 2011 at 7:05 AM

Cheryl, I like the pose and perch and the yellows look good. Nice clear look at the warbler and the head is sharp. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on May 20, 2011 at 4:51 PM

Grerat image of a very cool warbler, Cheryl. I really like the spring perch and background. Your got a great headturn showing the "hood" and the composition is pleasing.

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Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on May 20, 2011 at 5:39 PM

Very nice - great composition, colours, and bg!

Oscar

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 20, 2011 at 10:44 PM

A very handsome bird well captured Cheryl. The background compliments the warbler well and the diagonal perch makes the composition for me. Well done!

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 21, 2011 at 9:42 AM

Beautiful capture Cheryl. Love the composition and the pose of the birds.
May

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Comment posted by KC Choo on May 21, 2011 at 10:07 AM

Love your composition!

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Comment posted by David Sparks on May 24, 2011 at 8:32 AM

I like the pose, BG, perch and good job you did with the exposure of the yellows.

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