Willow Flycatcher

Gallery: AvianPosted July 10, 2017197 views7 comments

Or that's a s close as my wife and I could come. Another one from the little pond in front of my blind. It didn't bathe or drink but did stop by and perch very nicely for me. Despite the harsh light, which mostly showed up on the perch, this is a close as I've ever gotten to one of these.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, tripod with ballhead and Wimberley Sidekick, f/11 (not really needed for this, but I'd just finished shooting where I wanted a bit more dof and didn't change it), 1/1000, iso 800, aperture priority, pattern metering, -1 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to a 15.2 MP 4x5 before resizing. Taken at 8:25 am yesterday. As noted on my last post, the light seemed to get harsh very early yesterday.

Your comments and critiques are really appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on July 10, 2017 at 11:56 PM

Very nice pose and perch with good detail and what looks to have been decent lighting on the bird. Stands out well against a nice background.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on July 11, 2017 at 10:09 AM

Nice frame. Simple images often really shine and I think this is a nice example. Nicely captured.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on July 11, 2017 at 11:17 AM

Hi Dennis
This is one for the Bird Books. Nice detail and setting.
Peter

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Comment posted by David Bogener on July 11, 2017 at 1:44 PM

Nice clean, Empidonax flycatcher image. Excellent pose and detail. Well done.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on July 11, 2017 at 2:48 PM

Good percher Dennis. If anything I would try and eek out a little detail from the shadow areas.
Cheers
John
PS Looks a bit like our spotted.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on July 11, 2017 at 3:22 PM

Really nice pose, perch and background Dennis. Feather detail is excellent!

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 12, 2017 at 1:03 PM

I really like the light in this one. Terrific composition. A very pleasing background.

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