Yellow-Throated Vireo

Gallery: AvianPosted May 19, 2011112 views15 comments

This male Yellow-Throated Vireo was displaying on a branch above a female hiding in the underbrush. I have never seen this kind of display before.

Canon 1D Mk4
Canon 600mm f/4
ISO 800, 1/200 @ f/4.5
Av Mode, Eval +1/3, FF -2 1/3

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on May 19, 2011 at 6:24 PM

Great shot- Awesome pose, colours and BG- Very well done, Fabio

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 19, 2011 at 6:51 PM

Bryan that is absolutely gorgeous! I love the graceful pose and fluffed plumage.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 19, 2011 at 7:36 PM

Hey Bryan, I not only have never seen this display before, but never seen one to photograph

Really nice details, color and smooth BG. I also like the head turn....nice work!

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Comment posted by David E Lester on May 19, 2011 at 8:16 PM

Yea what everyone else said....great photo !!!

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 19, 2011 at 10:20 PM

Perfect BG and nice composition. Yellows are a little hot and it's not super tack sharp but quite nice

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 19, 2011 at 10:29 PM

I agree with Luke's observations on the technical issues, but I like the image as presented fro the wonderful pose and graphic lines of the composition.

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Comment posted by Steve Heironymus on May 19, 2011 at 10:47 PM

great shot!
Was this a crop from landscape?
Just curious..

Registered on November 1, 2003, 36 Posts, 1110 Comments

Comment posted by Bryan Hix on May 19, 2011 at 10:56 PM

I toned down the luminance of the yellow. The saturation I didn't mess with because according the histogram, they were fine just too bright. Sharpened another round as well. Thoughts?

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on May 20, 2011 at 7:50 AM

Really neat pose with a great look back from the vireo Bryan. I think the yellows look better in the repost - esp above the eye and on the throat.

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Comment posted by Bryan Hix on May 20, 2011 at 8:12 AM

Steve, yes I cropped this from a horizontal to vertical.

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Comment posted by Luca Mussato on May 20, 2011 at 3:01 PM

personally i prefer your repost, yellows now look more natural. Personally, from the composition POV, i would remove some from the bottom to move the branch on the lower third, but its is a question of taste. as well i would darken a bit the BG.

Cheers, Luca

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 20, 2011 at 8:53 PM

Great shot Bryan - love the fluffed-up look

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 21, 2011 at 9:45 AM

Interestsing action well captured.
May

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on May 21, 2011 at 9:20 PM

Excellent. Its a fine image and the behavioral aspect takes up another notch. I only see a few of these each year, but I've never seen this display.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on May 24, 2011 at 8:55 AM

Wonderful capture of a beautiful bird. Love the display posture.

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