Yellow Warbler

Gallery: AvianPosted July 19, 2012261 views17 comments

This male yellow warbler was busy flying around this particular morning chasing other males from what appeared to be his preferred singing spot.
Centennial Valley, Montana.

Canon 1DM4
Canon 500mm f/4 + 1.4x TC
ISO 1000
f/5.6
1.200s
manual exp.
Hand held
not a set up or baited

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on July 19, 2012 at 11:04 AM

Ron,
I like this one, Good colors and detail.

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 19, 2012 at 11:17 AM

Nice to see you expanding your perspective - sure was getting tired of perfect kite images (LOL- NOT) .
Great warbler in a nice pose and habitat. The branches and little flowers are framing this fellow perfectly.
Sandy

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

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 19, 2012 at 11:58 AM

Excellent, Ron. Tough to catch these little fellows and the tree blossoms are a nice addition.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on July 19, 2012 at 12:43 PM

Ron: Very nice image of the warbler. The yellows look great and that can be difficult. The flowers add to the setting. I'm bothered by the composition though. The birds eye is pretty much dead center. I played with a couple of different crops that preserved the nice flowers, but brought the bird into a more appealing place for me. I know crops are a personal taste. Just sharing my thoughts.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 19, 2012 at 1:40 PM

Wonderful shot Ron, I like the setting and pose of the bird. Good feather detail on the larger as you can just make out those small red streaks, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Graham Brown on July 19, 2012 at 3:22 PM

I like your composition Ron, just the right amount of habitat. Not always easy to get good detail in yellow subjects but they look fine in this bird. Graham

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 19, 2012 at 4:21 PM

Very nice as posted. Terrific color; nice detail. Very restful mood.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on July 19, 2012 at 5:30 PM

He's a real standout, nice work with exposure.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 19, 2012 at 6:06 PM

Beautiful, the colors and composition are really pleasing.

Ray

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 20, 2012 at 1:39 AM

He's A Beauty Ron

Nice light and a very pleasing composition, the blooms are super sweet bonus.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on July 20, 2012 at 2:00 AM

Nice composition and colors Ron. Simple but great detail. I really like the DOF with the soft grey BG and the pink branch slightly OOF. Nice.

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Comment posted by Bunn Martin on July 20, 2012 at 6:52 PM

Great focus and tone on the bird. Very nice image. I would crop a little from the top and left side to improve the composition.

Registered on September 17, 2011, 38 Posts, 167 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 20, 2012 at 11:33 PM

Sweet.

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 21, 2012 at 3:13 AM

Beautiful setting and shot Ron

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on July 21, 2012 at 11:08 AM

Congrats on getting this one keeping still in a nice opening. Nice pose and setting.

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Comment posted by David Williams on July 21, 2012 at 6:27 PM

Nice light, airy feeling on this shot, Ron. Love the colors and bg.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 23, 2012 at 7:37 AM

This really looks like a small Snail Kite to me Ron....joking of course! (After I typed that, I look down and saw Sandy said something also and laughed even more

).
Ron, really nice job on this. The flowers are very complimentary to the bird. Good to see something completely different from you...but don't get me wrong...just ribbing you on the Kite images, please don't stop them, they are awesome to view. Nice work!

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments