Common Yellowthroat

Gallery: AvianPosted June 21, 2011146 views16 comments

I had some fun today photographing these little warblers.

Although I managed some feeding/calling shots, I liked this one the most as I think it shows the beauty of this species so well. What it doesn't show is how tiny and flighty these birds are.

Nikon D300; Nikon 300/4; f9@1/500th; ISO 320; approx. 80%FF; HH.

All comments and suggestions most welcome.

Edit: Lens info. added.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 21, 2011 at 3:37 PM

Terrific! Excellent detail and exposure. Wonderful pose. Nice perch. Nice background.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 21, 2011 at 3:48 PM

Lovely image showing off the details of the bird and the DOF works quite well here

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on June 21, 2011 at 5:37 PM

Sweet shot Tom. Love the sharpness and detail on the bird. Nice choice of aperture and SS. Exposure looks spot on and the comp is great. Would love to have this in my files.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 21, 2011 at 6:29 PM

I couldn't ask for better of the bird. The perch is nice, if somewhat outweighing the bird. But it is what it is. Fine work!

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Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on June 21, 2011 at 8:36 PM

Truly beautiful image, Tom. These guys can be very tough to catch in the open and the bgs are often very distracting. This has a great pose, perch, bg and wonderful detail.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 21, 2011 at 8:49 PM

Excellent catch of this elusive, shy species.
Great perch, really fine detail, and nice BG -

Sandy

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 21, 2011 at 9:58 PM

Excellent, Tom. Wonderful detail and pose and I like the curve of the perch. In the larger image, the Yellowthroat looks just a touch oversharpened to my eye.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on June 21, 2011 at 10:23 PM

I love these beautiful little birds and you have captured this one wonderfully! Great job!

Peter

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Comment posted by David Williams on June 21, 2011 at 10:41 PM

Really beautiful, Tom. Not the normal pose for these little guys, and he seems to be sitting in his own little spotlight, making him stand out from the darker BG......love it.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 22, 2011 at 12:19 AM

Excellent shot of a difficult species. No nits from me.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 22, 2011 at 7:17 PM

Lovely detail in the larger image Tom. Great pose; suits the shape of the perch

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on June 23, 2011 at 4:22 AM

Great catch of this beauty Tom

Love thee perch and unusually clean view.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 23, 2011 at 7:24 PM

This is a beauty Tom. Nice to get the bird out in the open. I love the curve of the bird and the curve of the perch.
May

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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on June 23, 2011 at 10:31 PM

Excellent! Love the pose and the background and perch make the perfect setting to show off his colors. Congrats.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on June 23, 2011 at 10:58 PM

REALLY great image. Fantastic detail in the bird and the curve of the perch opposite the bird is very nice.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on June 24, 2011 at 7:36 PM

Super image! Exposure is perfect...whites look great. Nice dof and sharpness. All around perfect! Sharon

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