Myrtle Warbler

Gallery: AvianPosted May 31, 2011123 views8 comments

A few weeks ago these "Myrtle" Warblers (Yellow-rumped) were quite easy to spot but of course photographing them presented another challenge.

Nikon D300 300 f4 + 1.7X TC HH
f/6.7
1/320s
ISO 1000
-.67 EC

Cropped to 65%, sharpened using smart sharpen and USM, noise reduction on the background, very minor clone in ULC all in CS5 on 27" iMac

- Luke

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Steve Canuel on May 31, 2011 at 10:08 PM

Nice color patterns on this bird and they don't look like they make it easy to get a clean shot. I like the color of the BG. Might only lighten the branch directly behind the beak to lessen the merge.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 31, 2011 at 11:59 PM

Nice to see the eastern form in the open again.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 1, 2011 at 6:22 AM

Good job composing in this environment Luke, techs look great..
This little bird stands out well with its very distinctive colors/markings in any setting.
Well done

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on June 1, 2011 at 8:29 PM

Beautiful bird. Well captured in a busy environment.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on June 1, 2011 at 9:14 PM

These are common birds in my area, but I have very few frames with them in the open. Good work getting an open shot. Good job exposing the yellows too.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 1, 2011 at 10:35 PM

Hi Luke

Great results on composing this difficult shot of this beautiful bird in its natural habitat

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 1, 2011 at 11:07 PM

A solid shot of this beautiful warbler Luke. The exposure and details look great. The large branch above the bird's head is kind of dominant in the image but nothing you could do about that.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on June 3, 2011 at 7:50 AM

I think you've done well with this Luke - good look at the bird in typical habitat, the yellows and whites look good, as does sharpness. I'm fine with the cluttered but appropriate setting.

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