After Bathing

Gallery: AvianPosted May 13, 2012122 views8 comments

With the arrival of a few warblers over the weekend, I spotted this wet Chestnut-sided as he had just come up from a small stream and alighted on a branch about 4 meters away. You'd think he would have been happy for the cleansing, but he looks almost a little put off to me.

Mt. Mansfield Range, VT

Fill Flash. Not baited, called, or staged.

D3s
500mm f/4 VR-II
TC-14E II
SB-900
1/800s @ f/6.3
ISO 200
- .3 EC
-1.3 FEC
Matrix Metered
Gitzo w/ Wimberley II

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on May 14, 2012 at 12:51 AM

Cool image! The detail looks awesome! The only nit I can think of is that the out of focus leaves to the left of him are slightly distracting to me. Still an awesome image!

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on May 14, 2012 at 6:56 AM

Chuck, I agree with Jenya about the leaf on the left. I like the the exposure which handles what seems to be a tough lighting situation. Great capture.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 14, 2012 at 10:48 AM

Detail and comp superb..

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 14, 2012 at 12:58 PM

Nice capture, Chuck. Some serious preening ahead for this little songster.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 14, 2012 at 1:55 PM

Nice job with the flash Charles. Perfect amount for fill IMO. I don't mind the OOF leaves, they don't bother me in the slightest.

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 14, 2012 at 3:19 PM

Lovely image Chuck. An excellent capture for such a difficult subject.
May

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 14, 2012 at 7:46 PM

Very nice - the wet look makes this different from the usual warbler shot. Nice exposure and sharpness.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 14, 2012 at 10:15 PM

Funny little one! Love the wet feathers. He surely does NOT look happy.
The bright and OOF leaves also distract me a little, and I'd personally get rid of them and their stem.
Nice image!
Sandy

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