Marsh Wren

Gallery: AvianPosted May 19, 2011212 views26 comments

Taken last week at Bear River MBR. Our weather has been so downright nasty for so long that the refuge says that many of these males have had their "dummy" nests destroyed so they have to start over. That didn't keep this one from singing though. One of the few times I've ever been close to one without it being buried in the cattails.

7D, 1/2000, f/8, ISO 400, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc, shot from pickup window on 5/13/11, cropped to 56% of original image, slight exposure adjustment in ACR, sharpened bird and perch, no additional processing or adjustments, natural light, not set up or baited

Larger version provided

Comments/critique appreciated

Comments

26 comments

Comment posted by David E Lester on May 19, 2011 at 8:15 PM

Super photo....it all looks great to me..no nits here!!!

Registered on March 24, 2010, 155 Posts, 793 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 19, 2011 at 9:10 PM

I like the singing pose and wonderful light here Ron. Glad to see the weather improved for you-send it back East...please!

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

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on May 19, 2011 at 9:32 PM

Fantastic, Ron. Nice to see you coming out of hibernation. I like the singing pose, and the techs look right on.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 19, 2011 at 10:03 PM

Sweet! Excellent singing pose, nice BG and the fuzzy cattail adds a lot of interest.

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 19, 2011 at 10:17 PM

Terrific. Excellent detail; very clean composition, nice light.

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

Comment posted by Steve Heironymus on May 19, 2011 at 10:40 PM

Ron,
This is out of the park!!!!!!!

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

Comment posted by Richard Olsen on May 19, 2011 at 10:55 PM

Great pose with lots of emotion and great feather detail!!

Registered on October 19, 2006, 306 Posts, 1571 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 19, 2011 at 11:54 PM

Hi Ron. This is an awesome Marsh Wren image with a great singing pose. They are indeed hard to outsmart and catch in the open, making this even more impressive. The weather around here has also been crummy, looks like rain for the upcoming week - oh joy.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on May 19, 2011 at 11:59 PM

Super singing pose and head turn. I like the diffuse framing habitat frame too.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 20, 2011 at 5:55 AM

Oh, sweet shot Ron. These guys are so hard to get even in the reeds let along out in the open like this. Tack sharp with great DOF, super perch, and awesome BG. I would be ecstatic to have gotten this shot. Way to go, fantastic shot!

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on May 20, 2011 at 6:12 AM

Good stuff indeed !
JohnR
Worccestershire
England

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 20, 2011 at 11:11 AM

Excellent close up details, love this "classic" tail-up singing pose Ron..and that perch adds a lot of interest too.
Very nice

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on May 20, 2011 at 11:19 AM

Good job catching him singing, Ron. I hear them often, but rarely see them in open. Super pose and background. Top notch techs and light as usual. I wonder how this will look as a vertical comp.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on May 20, 2011 at 12:01 PM

Wow, great image, Ron. Perfect singing pose, great perch and wonderfully understated oof habitat in the bg. It may be my monitor (I'm at work) but it looks like it might benefit from a very slight bump in brightness and contrast.

Registered on February 13, 2006, 166 Posts, 1818 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 20, 2011 at 5:29 PM

A wonderful singing pose in some nice light. Everything works on this, pose, perch, feather detail and background, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on May 20, 2011 at 5:37 PM

Super shot - great bg and detail

Oscar

Registered on August 6, 2009, 85 Posts, 502 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Holguin on May 20, 2011 at 6:35 PM

Superb shot!! Love the singing pose, great perch, and the detail is great. Well done.

Registered on January 25, 2011, 44 Posts, 294 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on May 20, 2011 at 8:19 PM

Cool Ron! The pose is wonderful, as is that fluffy perch.

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

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 20, 2011 at 8:55 PM

Lovely shot Ron - great pose and the cattail perch and background really set it up

cheers
Rob

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

Comment posted by David Haynes on May 20, 2011 at 9:16 PM

Ron,
The detail, exposure and sharpness are all top notch. I really love the perch and the open beak plus the fact that in the larger version you can see feather detail on the far side of the open beak. Superb Ron!

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 20, 2011 at 9:34 PM

Superb, Ron. Great singing pose and perch, and the dof covers the entire bird.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on May 21, 2011 at 9:54 AM

This is outstanding Ron. I tried to capture these guys when I was in Vancouver but they were always in bad light. Love the calling pose and I especially love the perch.
May

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

Comment posted by KC Choo on May 21, 2011 at 10:06 AM

Very nicely done! Time I got out to get some more frames of this guy.

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

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 21, 2011 at 10:43 AM

Ron, this is gorgeous in every way. I think these wrens, if they could, would love this beautiful image.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on May 23, 2011 at 12:23 PM

Beautiful work Ron, I love everything about this one!!!

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Carlos Escamilla on May 24, 2011 at 3:57 PM

Ron, I commend you on the way you captured such a beautiful image of this marsh wren. I am utterly impressed with the clarity of the grays, browns and whites around the neck and facial region. Kind regards.

Registered on September 20, 2010, 18 Posts, 14 Comments