Orange-crowned Warbler

Gallery: AvianPosted September 4, 201583 views3 comments

At least I think I remember seeing the crown when I was photographing this bird back in March.

7Dii, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, Jobu Gimbal on RRS legs, f/5.6, 1/500, iso 1250, aperture priority, center weighted average metering, +1 stop for the bright bg. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Just perked up the bird a trifle, rotated a touch and cropped. Final size is 12.4 MP. Taken at Bentsen Rio Grande State Park in Texas under dreary skies at 9:51 am on March 1st.

I really appreciate all the comments on the Cardinal and look forward to hearing from you on this image.

Thanks,

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on September 5, 2015 at 9:23 AM

Nice pose and overall colors in the image. The rounded streaks in the ULC are a littel distracting to me personally, but other than the a fine image and composition ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on September 5, 2015 at 12:01 PM

Hi Dennis,

The streaks that Hans mentioned seem to be less obvious in the larger version. A little masking layer with a touch of Gaussian blur on t hat area could reduce it if you so desire. Nice comp and you have an ideal head turn which shows off the details on the head...............Jim

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 13, 2015 at 9:53 PM

This is a fine image of the Orange-crowned Warbler. I like the pose and the twig a lot. Good detail and soft light are nice. The UL corner blur is a small distraction.

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