Louisiana Waterthrush

Gallery: AvianPosted June 1, 2010180 views21 comments

D300, 500mm f/4, tripod
ISO 800, 1/320 sec at f/6.3
Photo taken March 22, 2010 on a windy and overcast day at Dauphin Island, AL. Cropped to about 50% of full frame. Sharpening and noise reduction with Noise Ninja. More DOF would have been nice, but I was grasping for enough light to stop the motion of the active feeding behavior. Comments and suggestions most welcome.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 1, 2010 at 9:14 PM

Haven't had a chance to see this species but you nailed the bird in habitat shot - I just wish to see the whole foot. Congrats

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on June 1, 2010 at 9:23 PM

Wonderful habitat shot Dave. Great detail, nice catch light, and neat low angle.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 1, 2010 at 9:27 PM

Nice job getting this guy with great detail

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by denise ippolito on June 1, 2010 at 10:29 PM

Sweet capture and nice pose. I like the composition. It seems a tiny bit tight in the frame-but if it's close to FF I would be smiling ear to ear!

Registered on December 17, 2009, 202 Posts, 1529 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 1, 2010 at 10:41 PM

Beautiful image, David. Excellent detail where it needs to be and great environment.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 1, 2010 at 11:44 PM

I love it! I don't recall ever seeing such an intimate view of this warbler anywhere before. I'd be thrilled to have taken this.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Bryan Hix on June 2, 2010 at 12:15 AM

Great stuff. The blade of the leaf takes away from it, but just a smidge. I would love to have this in my files. Nice job.

Registered on June 13, 2008, 117 Posts, 755 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on June 2, 2010 at 5:14 AM

Just the right amount of the surrounding environment and low angle make this especially nice.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 2, 2010 at 8:08 AM

March! and we're just seeing it now?? Too good a shot to keep to yourself David - fantastic setting

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on June 2, 2010 at 10:55 AM

David,
I like this image a lot. Really a beauty!

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 2, 2010 at 4:30 PM

Very intimate look into this little birds habitat David. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Douglas Graham on June 2, 2010 at 6:08 PM

Really love this the way it is.

Registered on May 14, 2009, 123 Posts, 522 Comments

Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on June 2, 2010 at 10:09 PM

Hi David,
Very nice image with good even illumination. Normally I would say the background is too busy but I like the entire color pallette. It kind of just all flows together. My only nit it the OOF stick-ups at the bottom of the image.
Thanks for posting,
Ronnie G.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on June 2, 2010 at 10:43 PM

I like everything about this! Congrats!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Dusty Veideman on June 2, 2010 at 11:20 PM

This is a beauty, love the brown tones of this bird. Very well done considering the light.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 295 Posts, 547 Comments

Comment posted by Joe Vincent on June 3, 2010 at 5:48 AM

Terrific shot with good detail and a low perspective David!

Registered on August 16, 2005, 69 Posts, 792 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on June 3, 2010 at 8:40 AM

Very well done. The bird stands out beautifully from the background. Even the vegetation is interesting.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on June 3, 2010 at 5:01 PM

A super image! Congrats! Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on June 3, 2010 at 9:55 PM

Beautifully done! Terrific setting for this guy...just perfect.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Kirk Greene on June 4, 2010 at 9:18 PM

Excellent image of a very tough subject. I'd certainly be thrilled to have taken this. Congrats!!

Registered on May 12, 2004, 191 Posts, 1578 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on June 4, 2010 at 10:07 PM

Excellent!!

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