American Redstart

Gallery: AvianPosted October 5, 2012192 views14 comments

It's been a few since I last posted-a combination of work and various other distractions that have kept my from shooting. But last weekend I had an opportunity to join a group of birders on Monhegan Island, Maine in hopes of capturing the Fall migration. The weather was absolutely deplorable, but the birds were abundant-here an American Redstart.

Thanks for looking.

D3s
500mm f/4
TC-14E II
1/250s @ f/5.6
ISO 1250
2/3 EC
-1.7 FEC
SB-900
Gitzo w/Wimberley Head

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 5, 2012 at 9:34 AM

Nice attitude from this bird and the perch is quite nice

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Comment posted by Jim Nall on October 5, 2012 at 9:39 AM

Nice crisp image Chuck. Very nice dof, any tighter and it would probably show. Lighting is optimal and the plain background works.

That was a rather high ISO choice and I believe I am seeing noise. I'm one of those types that noise doesn't bother too much.

Over all, a good image and you have my congratulations!

Registered on October 5, 2012, 45 Posts, 168 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 5, 2012 at 9:48 AM

Hey Chuck, interesting pose with the tail-spread and I like how well isolated the bird is from the branches. I also like your composition. Yes, there's some noise but I don't think you could have pulled off this shot this well without the ISO you used.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 5, 2012 at 11:12 AM

The pose couldn't be any better - well taken advantage of the moment ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 5, 2012 at 11:41 AM

Very nice pose and composition. This is a typical view of the species with the tail spread to show the color. I'm not bothered by the bit of noise showing, either - it was necessary to shoot this at high ISO and the noise is an acceptable tradeoof to get the shot IMO.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on October 5, 2012 at 12:02 PM

Nice pose and beautiful colors. Excellent detail and I like the water drops on the head.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 5, 2012 at 1:19 PM

Very nice capture of classic Redstart behavior in difficult conditions. The noise is minimal for the conditions, and the tiny water drops in the cobweb more than balance it.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 5, 2012 at 9:50 PM

Great pose, Chuck. A bit of noise evident in the larger version, but given the circumstances, not bad at all.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 6, 2012 at 5:27 PM

I like the pose and look from the Redstart. The background add a nice touch to the composition, way to go.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 7, 2012 at 1:48 PM

Nice job on this. Great pose by a good subject and an interesting perch. Sharon

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Comment posted by May Haga on October 8, 2012 at 2:01 PM

Love image Charles. I love these little guys.
May

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 9, 2012 at 3:29 AM

Lovely detail and fanned tail Charles

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 11, 2012 at 3:04 AM

Nice image. I like the spread tail giving a great look at the end plumage on the bird. Perch is interesting. The colors are good against the muted background. Maybe some overall brightening and I would work on the background noise.

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on October 17, 2012 at 1:48 PM

This is a ornito classic with pose, perch, composition and BG. And the web adds value. TFS.

Registered on February 16, 2012, 118 Posts, 767 Comments