CYT w/repost

Gallery: AvianPosted October 9, 2010138 views18 comments

Surprise, did not think it was me when you first looked at the thumbnail, did you. Well, a bit of a change up for me. Not much is flying right now, but the yellowthroats were pretty active, so I took the opportunity to add a few images of this species to my files. A young female if I am not mistaken. It was very windy so I kept the SS up. Please view the larger version for max details.

Canon 7D
500mm f/4
ISO 320
f/5.6
1/2000s
Manual exposure
HH
60% of FF
No NR

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 9, 2010 at 1:40 PM

A very nice change of pace - don't hold back on posting more in this vein.

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Comment posted by Sally King on October 9, 2010 at 3:02 PM

Gorgeous. Love the light that makes the yellow glow. Beautiful feather details.

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Comment posted by David E Lester on October 9, 2010 at 3:27 PM

Very nice..post more!!

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on October 9, 2010 at 3:36 PM

Fine colors, detail and pose, Ron. My only nit is that the bird's feet are almost completely hidden by OOF vegetation. The OOF bunch on the RHS is ok: it provides more depth to the image. However, I'm not so sure about that bunch beneath the bird. I wonder if a little more DOF to include more of that bunch would have improved the image. Anyway, it's only a nit: very fine image as usual, Ron.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 9, 2010 at 4:25 PM

Ron, only nit here is tightness on the bottom. Plenty sharp with good colors - nice to see you post something other than a BBWD

just kidding.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 9, 2010 at 5:18 PM

Luke, I have more room on the bottom, but I cropped it like this because the feet are above the bottom on the frame, but by cropping where I did it gives the bird "something to stand on." Worked for me. As far as BBWDs go, actually, I have posted a lot more mottled ducks than BBWD since mid-August. Hey, you take advantage of what is there when it is there and post the best you have. At least that is what I do. Cheers.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 9, 2010 at 8:00 PM

Large view looks very good Ron, fine detail and great DOF.
Appealing sunny look, nice job on that exposure

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 10, 2010 at 12:27 AM

Nicely done Ron, nice detail. I too wish for a bit more room at the bottom, but as you say, you have it, and it's just a matter of personal preference.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on October 10, 2010 at 1:16 AM

One of my personal favorites and an excellent job capturing this little female. Good work Ron.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 10, 2010 at 7:18 AM

Lovely pose and setting Ron. I'm afriad I agree with Luke and would prefer a fraction more room at the bottom

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on October 10, 2010 at 10:30 AM

What..no ducks ! ?

Nice to see a perching bird from you Ron.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 10, 2010 at 10:47 AM

Here is an alt comp with more room on the bottom.

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on October 10, 2010 at 12:15 PM

I like the repost Ron, the original was a bit too close to the bottom for me. Great detail with good coloration in the bird. Good job

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 10, 2010 at 12:58 PM

Excellent, Ron. I believe I prefer your first composition.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on October 10, 2010 at 1:10 PM

Ron,
I had to think a bit, but I prefer your first comp too. Beautiful image, as usual.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 11, 2010 at 8:05 AM

Great to see this kind of shot from you Ron - yes, it did surprise me. Sharpness, detail and exposure all look good and the colors seem accurate. A fine image. Regarding comp - I prefer your repost because it gives more room for the feet and because of the direction the warbler is looking so intensely.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 11, 2010 at 6:41 PM

Ron,

I like both versions but prefer the second with more room for the feet. I might have tried more dof to get the vegetation more in focus, but I feel this works for me too. Beautiful light, pose, details & sharpness. I'd be happy to have this in my files.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on October 11, 2010 at 9:55 PM

Repost looks good and I like the diagonal pose and detail you've captured Ron.

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