butter-butt

Gallery: AvianPosted October 17, 2013158 views6 comments

Yellow-rumped warbler in Newport Rhode Island. These birds are also known as Butter-butts because they have a yellow patch on their "butt" which looks like a pad of margarine

Nikon D7100 300mm f4 + 1.7X TC HH
f/8
1/800s
ISO 1000

Cropped to 70% for compositional purposes

- Luke

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on October 17, 2013 at 9:01 PM

While so many shots of birds just seem so blozaaa this one just is perfectly done !

Registered on April 2, 2012, 26 Posts, 355 Comments

Comment posted by Andrey Antov on October 17, 2013 at 9:26 PM

Wonderful shot. I like the little guy with the grey coloration.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 18, 2013 at 6:43 AM

Love your comp and the setting Luke

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by John Jeevaratnam on October 18, 2013 at 11:10 AM

Nice shot of the Yellow-rumped warbler. I like the sharp focus and soft background. If I was to critique the shot I would suggest cropping closer, the blur on the leaf at the front gets my attention.

Registered on July 29, 2013, 112 Posts, 229 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 18, 2013 at 1:16 PM

A very nice setting and comp for this species Luke

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on October 19, 2013 at 10:19 AM

In my experience these guys are hard to get because they don't sit still very long. I really like the setting with the web of branches and the changing leaves and the OOF BG sets it all off nicely. Also a nice pose, perch and soft light. Well done.

Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments