Yellow Warbler

Gallery: AvianPosted May 15, 2011113 views14 comments

A very bright spot in a very overcast, dreary day. Found this guy near the spot I found the bobolinks last year up at our cabin in Sullivan County, PA

50D, 500mm, Iso200, F4, 1/100 LARGER image also posted.

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14 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 15, 2011 at 9:21 PM

Quite soft - perhaps a large crop? The slow shutter speed also would have been a factor. That being said the colors and composition are solid

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Comment posted by John Blumenkamp on May 15, 2011 at 10:21 PM

Really like your comp here Sharon and the pose of the warbler.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 15, 2011 at 10:51 PM

Beautiful pose and bg and the Warbler really stands out, Sharon. The bird looks just a bit soft to my eye.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 16, 2011 at 12:24 AM

Great pose and colours!
Since trhe BG is so smooth, maybe the softness is from any NR you used. If so, try using it on the BG only.
Nice!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 16, 2011 at 12:42 AM

Nice pose, the head looks like the sharpest part. It would have been nice to stop down a bit here but you didn't have much light to work with.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 16, 2011 at 1:48 AM

Excellent composition. The colors seem maybe a bit pale, but an attractive rendition regardless.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 16, 2011 at 2:07 AM

Nice comp, Sharon, but not much detail. Perhaps noise reduction applied generally? Good pose and comp, and nice background.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on May 16, 2011 at 8:42 AM

Sharon, Really like your composition, nice head turn and background too. I also like the branches to the left of the perch. The bird stands out very well. Agree about the softness/lack of detail though.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 16, 2011 at 9:49 AM

Sharon,
this comp works very well for me. The yellow stands out nicely from the background. I agree about a bit of softness in the subject.

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Comment posted by Bryan Hix on May 16, 2011 at 11:03 AM

Sharon, these are always such fun little Wablers to shoot. The first thing that stood out with this was the pale yellows. Did you do anything with them? I have never seen one this muted before.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 16, 2011 at 11:22 AM

Nice colros and comp on this one Sharon! I agree with the comments already made about the sharpness, but not sure what the cause (i.e., handheld, tripod, etc.)? At that SS it could have even been bird bouncing which I find warblers don't hold very still. Especially when I am shooting these small guys, I will place my ISO at a minimum of 400 and in this low light 800. I think it would have helped. Not sure how you could of shot this anymore open as suggested since you were as open as you can get with a Canon 500mm at f/4.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 16, 2011 at 12:06 PM

I'm with everyone else on this. Very nice composition but a bit soft and lacking in detail. A higher ISO would have helped.

Concerning the color/saturation this is not the typical look of adult eastern Yellow Warblers, but I've been startled to see how pale this species can be here in AZ. So I think this is within the range for the species even if unusual in the east.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 16, 2011 at 12:27 PM

Aside from apparent softness, a very appealing image with the eye and the head turn. Cute little guy.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 16, 2011 at 8:45 PM

So darn sweet. Love the pose and perch as well as the bg

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