C. Yellowthroat Warbler

Gallery: AvianPosted September 5, 2011116 views13 comments

I had a blast with these birds and some Yellow Warblers, and female Bobolinks, and sparrows with yellow in them too, at the Brigantine section of the EB Forsthe NWR last week,..it was a yellow bird day! They were all over the place and a little "pishing" would bring them up out of the marsh. I love their perky little attitudes! A little more dof would have been better on this to get the feet in focus too, but they move faster than I can think! Still happy with quite a few of my shots...a lot more keepers than tossers for me....getting there slow but sure!
Is the bright spot too much of a distraction on this?

50D, 500mm, ISO 200, 1/250, F4 LARGER version also posted...thanks for your comments!

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13 comments

Comment posted by Ian Stanley on September 5, 2011 at 4:50 PM

wonderful shot of this female Common Yellowthroat, the bright leaf doesn't bother me

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 5, 2011 at 5:23 PM

Gorgeous, Sharon. Incredibly sharp and I love the lighting and head turn. The forked branches frame the Warbler very well.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 5, 2011 at 5:39 PM

Super sharp and detailed around the eye and head and that works well for me given the bird's head turn pose. Does not look like you could have stopped down for more DOF given your already slow SS. Well done.

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on September 5, 2011 at 5:41 PM

These are stunning shots, Sharon. There is so very much positive in these images that anything not absolutely perfect, I don't see.

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on September 5, 2011 at 6:09 PM

Sharon,
Nice sharp image with a good head turn. Excellent feather detail along with a good highlight is it's eye.
It's very interesting how long the claws are on it's feet.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 5, 2011 at 7:02 PM

Terrific! Great pose; strong composition. No problem for me with the background spot.

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Comment posted by Chris O'Donoghue on September 5, 2011 at 9:21 PM

I love the composition. I don't think the bright spot is distracting. I think it adds to the image. It partially serves to make the head stand out better, keeping the eye focused on the head. It also balances out the brighter yellow of the bird's body. I think the image would look a little lopsided without it (but still very good). I've tried blocking out the bright spot with my thumb, which in my dimly lit room is more akin to the rest of the background in tone, and I definitely prefer the version with th ebright spot. I also love the fact that, bright spot not withstanding, there is little to distract from the main subject, the bird and its attitude. It's a lovely unencumbered portrait that captures something of the bird's personality.

Registered on January 1, 2011, 11 Posts, 37 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on September 5, 2011 at 10:04 PM

Great lighting on this one Sharon. Really like the pose and perch!

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on September 5, 2011 at 11:27 PM

Like the way the dark background really brings out the colors in the bird.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on September 6, 2011 at 3:03 PM

Sharon the small image is very good but go to the large one and we have a superb image such detail and pin sharp.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on September 6, 2011 at 4:27 PM

Wonderful pose and composition with the v shape branch. Excellent detail where it needs to be on the larger image, well done.

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Comment posted by Verdon on September 6, 2011 at 4:28 PM

great shot, sweet pose, very good quality capture!!!

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 6, 2011 at 7:40 PM

Excellent image Sharon. I like the forked perch. It frames the bird very nicely.
May

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