Golden-winged Warbler

Gallery: AvianPosted June 30, 20043,486 views18 comments

Here's a Golden-winged Warbler photographed in the Roscommon County section of Michigan's Au Sable State Forest a few weeks ago.

I hear that many folks are whining about blown out highlights with the 1D2, but I photographed this species in several lighting situations and there is plenty of detail in both the bright and dark areas of the head in all of them - unlike the piles of discarded slides I have of this species.

Canon 1D2
600IS + 2x

P.S. to Cindy Mead - this area is just west of Higgins Lake and Houghton Lake. There are both Willow and Alder Flycatchers there too.

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18 comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on June 30, 2004 at 3:45 PM

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Comment posted by Dusty Veideman on June 30, 2004 at 3:47 PM

WOW!!!!!

Dusty V

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Comment posted by Bob Steele on June 30, 2004 at 4:07 PM

OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!

Since it's so hard to find a nit with any of your photos, I'll pick on your perch a little here. The cut branch in the UL is a minor nit. I say this mostly because my friend Brian Small hammered me for this yesterday in a shot I sent him.

And to think it was a perch that Garth set up, and I didn't catch it.

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Comment posted by Robert Royse on June 30, 2004 at 4:14 PM

Bob,
I'm not wild about that branch either, but I certainly didn't cut it. I NEVER set up "perches" that I have prearranged. That branch had naturally broken off and that's where the bird landed.

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Comment posted by Bob Steele on June 30, 2004 at 4:24 PM

I really wasn't trying to imply a setup here, nor that you cut the branch, and was attempting to be a little light hearted in my commentary. I guess it didn't come across that way and I apologize, no offense intended.

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Comment posted by Garth McElroy on June 30, 2004 at 4:30 PM

Sweet shot Bob!!

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Comment posted by Jim Zipp on June 30, 2004 at 5:41 PM

Beautiful shot Bob! I've spent a fair amount of time shooting these guys as well as the Bluewing hybrids and can't get enough of them!

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Comment posted by Mike Danzenbaker on June 30, 2004 at 6:45 PM

Stunning photo, Bob; it almost hurts to look at it.

As one of the whiners about blown highlights w/ the 1D2, what does your histogram look like for this shot (i.e., how far to the right does it extend)?

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Comment posted by Ernie Kuo on June 30, 2004 at 7:13 PM

Bob,

Nice shot!

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Comment posted by W. Tracy Parnell on June 30, 2004 at 8:52 PM

Amazing!!!

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Comment posted by Jim Quealy on June 30, 2004 at 9:40 PM

Beautiful image, amazing detail. I also like the one small leaf to the left of the bird...

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Comment posted by BH Chua on June 30, 2004 at 11:52 PM

An excellent shot Robert!

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Comment posted by Juza on July 1, 2004 at 2:21 PM

Marvelous Bob!

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Comment posted by William H Fissell on July 1, 2004 at 4:07 PM

All right, not much to say here, other than that next time I'll take your advice and go north!

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Comment posted by Tom Grey on July 2, 2004 at 7:21 PM

I think this is my favorite warbler photo posted here this season, and that's a fast field.

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Comment posted by Daniella T. on July 2, 2004 at 7:22 PM

outstanding work! was it taken with a flash? or only natural light?

really awesome!