Yellow - Breasted Chat

by Gary Marquart

Gallery: AvianPosted July 24, 2011651 views19 comments

Nikon D90, Nikon 200-400, Tripod

1/400, f/4, ISO-320, 400mm (DX F Factor)-600mm.
Cropped vertical from horizontal.

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 24, 2011 at 1:52 PM

Nice composition. This has an almost ethereal feel to it.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on July 24, 2011 at 1:56 PM

Beautiful Gary, tough one to get in the open like this! Got my first photo of one ever yesterday, ironically, but it's not this good!!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on July 24, 2011 at 2:06 PM

Lovely shot. Great background too
Just the right density.
JohnR

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on July 24, 2011 at 3:25 PM

Love the soft focus bg. It really allows the subject center stage. Nice pose, too.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on July 24, 2011 at 3:57 PM

Bird stands out so nicely from the bg. I am seeing a lot of noise in the bg though. Excellent comp and color. Sharon

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 24, 2011 at 4:34 PM

Beautiful image, love the colors and composition.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 24, 2011 at 6:34 PM

Gary, I like the droopy-winged, tail up pose and the nice little head turn. The setting is unique and appealing. The background noise does catch my eye though, especially up top in the darker greens.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 24, 2011 at 7:46 PM

A very pleasing image to view. Sweet pose from the bird with wonderful supporting vegetation. Very Nice Work Gary

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by David Williams on July 24, 2011 at 8:20 PM

Tough species to get, Gary, and you did well with this one. The yellow really stands out from all that green.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 24, 2011 at 9:59 PM

Beautiful, Gary. I love the greens of the bg and the Chat really pops.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 24, 2011 at 10:25 PM

I like the comp you have chosen here. The bright yellow with lighter greens is very pleasing. I would run some noise reduction on the background.

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Comment posted by Verdon on July 24, 2011 at 11:49 PM

very pleasant view at this capture, nicely done!!!

Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 25, 2011 at 12:44 PM

Lovely pose & setting Gary, it looks like this bird is about to lift off, so the tension I feel is nice. I would try to reduce the noise in the bg if this were mine.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on July 25, 2011 at 3:34 PM

I love the pose, the colors, the soft light and the leafy, but not distractng, BG. The comp is really nice and the OOF foreground foilage is nice and gives the photo depth. If there was a catchlight it would be too good!

Maybe there is a catchlight but I can't see it in this small version.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 26, 2011 at 3:51 AM

Fantastic Gary - really like the combination of leaves and oof background. Great pose and detail

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 3, 2011 at 6:55 PM

Hi Gary

Congrats on winning the WP!!! Well deserved

Albert Darmo
Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 4, 2011 at 1:34 PM

Gary - just delightful!
The greens behind this chat really set him off - great pose, nice eye, and tack-sharp against the soft BG.
Congrats on the WP!
REALLY nice work!!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 4, 2011 at 9:29 PM

Congrats Gary, great image!

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on August 7, 2011 at 5:05 PM

A little while ago by chance I noticed this photo in the WP gallery.
What a nice surprise.
Thanks Jim and Nate and anyone else who may be responsible, and thanks everyone who commented and viewed my photos!

Gary.

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