Am. Redstart Female

Gallery: AvianPosted May 24, 201394 views11 comments

Nikon D300; Nikon 200-400 @ 400mm; f5 @ 1/400th; ISO 320;HH; 50% crop.

I waited a long time for this little gal to come out of the thick brush. My first decent shot of this species.

All comments and suggestions most welcome.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on May 24, 2013 at 9:41 AM

Nice sharp capture of this warbler Tom, the BG really puts the bird in evidence. I tried to shoot one in the good old film days but it would react so fast to the mirror slap that all pictures were blurred.

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Comment posted by LeRoy Gunderson on May 24, 2013 at 9:57 AM

Great photo of a really fast little bird.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 24, 2013 at 10:59 AM

A nemesis bird for me...Really nice soft light and excellent details. Sharon

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 24, 2013 at 12:03 PM

As you say, a very tough bird to find in the open. Great use of the opportunity. Very nice detail and excellent background. An under-rated beauty in comparison to her flashy mate.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 24, 2013 at 12:12 PM

Good work with this opportunity. Clean and simple, good body position, nice soft colors.

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Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on May 24, 2013 at 4:14 PM

The long wait paid off I must say, very nice image.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 25, 2013 at 1:04 AM

She really made your wait worthwhile, even gave a nice headturn. Techs look excellent and has held up to the crop well.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 25, 2013 at 1:55 PM

She is a beauty and from the looks of this image I would say your long wait was worthwhile. I love the larger view, excellent pose and head turn with excellent colors and plumage detail. The perch and OOF BG only adds to the composition. Well done!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 25, 2013 at 6:13 PM

Excellent, Tom. I love the he4ad turn and the bg is super.