Wilson's Warbler

Gallery: AvianPosted June 8, 2011112 views13 comments

Photo taken April 20, 2011 at Patagonia, AZ.
Cropped to 63% of full frame.
Sharpening, other minor adjustments in LR3.
D300, 500mm f/4 + 1.4x tc, 1/160s, f/6.3, ISO 250, tripod
Comments and suggestions most welcome.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on June 8, 2011 at 12:11 PM

Nice to get one in the open like this. Sharp as can be, too.

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Comment posted by Jeff Wiles on June 8, 2011 at 12:33 PM

Very poignant bird study. I admire the warbler set against the pastel colored background- excellent lighting and composition.

Registered on January 22, 2011, 43 Posts, 46 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on June 8, 2011 at 2:28 PM

Beautiful image, David. Excellent detail and sharpness. This particular yellow can be so difficult to tame and you have done an excellent job of it.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on June 8, 2011 at 3:40 PM

David,
great detail and pose. Beautiful yellow guy very well captured.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on June 8, 2011 at 4:54 PM

A fine capture of a lovely bird. Exposure is spot-on and I like the plumage detail evident in the larger image.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on June 8, 2011 at 7:37 PM

Beautiful colors and great detail, lovely background also.

ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 8, 2011 at 8:22 PM

Excellent! Nice detail and perfect exposure; nice pose and setting.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 8, 2011 at 11:16 PM

Gorgeous detail and great eye contact, David. It looks like there is some resizing effect in the bg.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 9, 2011 at 7:46 AM

Very pretty bird and setting David

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 9, 2011 at 3:19 PM

Excellent shot David, great feather detail on the larger image and that background really adds to the image. I need to start paying attention to that area, super shot and well done, way to go.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on June 9, 2011 at 4:08 PM

This is beautiful David, Love the BG

Peter

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 9, 2011 at 7:32 PM

Excellent, David. Good work finding one in the open, and fine use of the opportunity. Cool background, too.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 9, 2011 at 11:05 PM

You've certainly brought out the very best of this Warbler's beautiful colours David, as well as capturing excellent detail in the feathers and eye, very striking and a pleasure to look at :^)

Unless there were some serious distractions you wanted to leave out of the frame, I think you could have afforded to make less of a crop, perhaps adding a little more space on the RH side.

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments