Pine Warbler

Gallery: AvianPosted September 22, 2011131 views13 comments

Taken this spring in Ohio. This was my first photo oportunity with this species. Not the most flashy Warbler, but still a handsome bird. These was a tricky lighting situation because it was shaded and the bird was pretty fast so I need the speed. I should have increased the f-stop to get more DOF to get the tail. It is was it is I guess.

Canon 1D Mk4
Canon 600mm f/4
ISO 640, 1/250@f/4
AV Mode, +1/3 Eval.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 22, 2011 at 2:03 AM

Delightful! Great pose and head-turn.
I like the branch with the sparse leaves, but I'd suggest considering cloning out the left 2 that are cut off.
Are you really in Danville, now?
I'm in Alamo!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on September 22, 2011 at 9:48 AM

Bryan, I know from your website that you are a perfectionist, but the soft tail does not bother me a bit. I like this image because of the colors of the background and the leaves of the perch which compliment the colors of the Warbler. Pretty little bird.

Skip Harris

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by John Blumenkamp on September 22, 2011 at 11:08 AM

Very nice image Bryan... I like your comp/crop and placement of both the subject and inclusion of the various vegetation.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on September 22, 2011 at 1:46 PM

Excellent overall composition with the branches, background and the head turn showing eye contact, well seen and well done.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 22, 2011 at 4:14 PM

Awesome colors on the bird and in the remainder of the frame. Good complsiiton iwth a nice perch and decent DOF.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on September 22, 2011 at 7:43 PM

I like it Bryan nice colors and head turn. I would prefer a slightly tighter crop.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 22, 2011 at 8:42 PM

Excellent. Lovely color, nice light, strong composition.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on September 22, 2011 at 9:06 PM

Bryan,
The OOF tail doesn't really bother me. Would prefer to have it focus but no big deal. Perfect composition, pose/head turn, and catchlight in the eye. Very nice job Bryan.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 22, 2011 at 9:42 PM

Love this comp Bryan. I am so glad the leaves were sparse like they were. Nice head turn. In a perfect world just a bit more depth of field for the tail. With the 1DM4 I would have been tempted to bump the ISO up to 1000 and closed down the aperture for a bit more DOF. Unless this is a very large crop, and I don't think it is, the higher ISO would not have hurt IQ at all. Just a suggestion on a very nice image.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on September 22, 2011 at 9:58 PM

Nice look at this warbler, Bryan. Nice perch and very pleasing background. I do wish for a bit more DOF to get the tail in focus. Very nice image as posted.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 22, 2011 at 11:25 PM

Beautiful composition, Bryan and a very nice head turn. I don't mind tails being out of focus most of the time-it's very difficult to get much dof when photographing a small bird if you want ti to be a decent size in the frame.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 23, 2011 at 10:21 PM

Bryan, the colors and comp in this are superb. Love it as posted and wouldn't change a thing! Nice work.

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 26, 2011 at 2:47 PM

Very nice Bryan.
May

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