Common Yellowthroat

Gallery: AvianPosted June 15, 2017140 views5 comments

Canon 7D Mark II
Sigma 150-600 at 500 mm
1/1000 at f7.1
ISO 320

Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Addendum: Scott's comment brings up an interesting discussion on composing bird shots. How do you use the rule of thirds when showing a bird? What I did here was to put the right eye at the upper left third intersection and the tail is at the lower right third intersection. The angle of the bird forms a leading line from tail to the head. The perch is pretty much in the center, but it is not the main subject. I'd be interested in other people's thoughts on this.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 15, 2017 at 6:08 PM

Very nice. A cleanimage with a basic simple composition. Nce detail. I wish I could get one in the open like this.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 15, 2017 at 7:19 PM

Nice catch, Allen and I like the composition. There seems to ba an awful lot of noise in the bird, particularly the shadowed area, which I find odd for iso 320. Did you do a lot of exposure adjustment on this one in processing?

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Wilson on June 16, 2017 at 7:06 AM

Nice clean shot. The f 7.1 still gives the background a nice blur while giving you plenty of clarity on the bird.
I try to get plenty of shots in hopes the subject will turn the head enough to put some light on both eyes.
One other thing I like to do is to follow the 1/3 rules. Consider re-cropping to move this guy a little off center.

Still a very nice shot as it is!

Registered on June 14, 2017, 39 Posts, 73 Comments

Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on June 16, 2017 at 4:33 PM

Hi Allen
Nice setup using the rule of thirds. I see what Dennis is talking about, could it be sharping noise?
Peter

Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on June 16, 2017 at 6:05 PM

I like the light on this Allen, but as others have said, there seems to be an issue with some noise in the shadows. Not sure why iso 320. Is this a large crop? Definitely an interesting discussion about the rule of thirds. I suppose I'd also like to see this in landscape format as an option. By the way, the background is real sweet.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments