Nice portrait. I cannot help you with bird ID, though.
Looks like there was a bit too much dynamic range for the camera's meter to capture here.
There are areas of overexposure in the environment, while some of the bird appears underexposed. A flash would have been helpful in lighting up the bird, unless it was too far away to be of any use.
Good news is that a Shadow/Highlight adjustment in PS does a good job of fixing this up.
This does look like a Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's, Female. These little guys have been plentiful this Spring in Boulder County, nice to see so many of them around. The lighting is not ideal for capturing this gal, at least the direction/where it's falling isn't. The bird needs more light, and the leaves less, but you still did a good job recording this, they don't stay still too long!.
Thanks. Will work on the shadow / highlight of this one - took a few more shots but the branch at the front was distracting in one and in the other she didn't want to show the face at all
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Thanks,
Soubhik
Looks like there was a bit too much dynamic range for the camera's meter to capture here.
There are areas of overexposure in the environment, while some of the bird appears underexposed. A flash would have been helpful in lighting up the bird, unless it was too far away to be of any use.
Good news is that a Shadow/Highlight adjustment in PS does a good job of fixing this up.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1219/4605961816_01df3968f5_b.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1388/4605346529_3f7293bdc0_b.jpg
Shows off the throat rather well, complementing the original image,
Bill Brennan