Gallery: AvianPosted April 22, 2014152 views18 comments
Nashville Warbler from Easter Sunday..
F/8, 1/640th, ISO 640, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 + 2x ext.
Low light/cloudy conditions @ 12:03pm with rain later that day.
Redbud Tree perch.
Comments
18 comments
Comment posted by Rick Turner on April 22, 2014 at 5:35 PM
A real beauty Howard.
I might suggest a crop of leaves in rf and from bottom to angle of branch coming in in lf.
Stunning background complementing the bird.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 22, 2014 at 5:51 PM
For better or worse I've intentionally composed with the leaves in Rick.
I don't need to remind ya of the very high price of real estate
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 22, 2014 at 6:40 PM
A nice yard bird. Good detail and nice pose.
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Comment posted by Rick Turner on April 22, 2014 at 7:12 PM
You are the man
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Comment posted by May Haga on April 22, 2014 at 10:40 PM
Excellent work Howard.
May
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Comment posted by Jason Jablonski on April 22, 2014 at 10:47 PM
Great capture! Hoping to find a Nashville this year here in Indiana.
Registered on March 1, 2014, 24 Posts, 43 Comments
Comment posted by Allen Brooks on April 22, 2014 at 11:02 PM
Another beautiful shot. Nicely composed. One thing I've learned being an NPN member is how important the background is in a bird photo and this one is perfect for this bird. While the eye is drawn a bit to the leaves, I like them. It adds a bit more interest to the photo.
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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on April 23, 2014 at 9:34 AM
Sweet Howard,
I like the additional interest in this image.
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Comment posted by Scott Frye on April 23, 2014 at 4:00 PM
My first instinct would be to clone the cut off leaf -- but I like the color as it ties to top of the warblers head -- rules are made to be broken -- nice capture
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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 23, 2014 at 7:08 PM
Really nice Howard. An interesting choice to leave the leaves in. Normally something on the edge would bother me, but I find that they balance the warbler for me. The BG is super as usual. Well done.
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Comment posted by John Neukirch on April 23, 2014 at 7:55 PM
Absolutely top shelf, no nits from me. Wonderful BG, compliments the subject beautifully.
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Comment posted by David Haynes on April 23, 2014 at 9:35 PM
Howard,
The the crop you've chosen here. Keeping the leaves in this image makes it more powerful IMO. Great detail in the larger version and the colors just pop. What a nice evenly blurred out background. Just super in every way!!
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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 23, 2014 at 11:18 PM
Sweet capture of this beauty Howard I like the soft light and the complimentary background. I like the leaves, but I find myself wishing the leaf was not cut off, not a big deal though.
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Comment posted by Greg Oakley on April 23, 2014 at 11:21 PM
Very sweet image Howard!
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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 24, 2014 at 2:20 PM
Lovely species and the color of the crest matches the leaf on the right very well. Could do without the closest of the vertical branches, but it's not easy to clone out and it was there when you took the shot . Beautiful overall image Howard , hans
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 25, 2014 at 10:32 AM
Another very fine image Howard. I like the crop and the decisions you made here. nice work!
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 25, 2014 at 12:40 PM
Nice pose and excellent image quality, Howard. I like the two leaves in front.
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 25, 2014 at 7:31 PM
Nice one Howard, I really like the setting, particularly the two leaves
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Comments
18 commentsI might suggest a crop of leaves in rf and from bottom to angle of branch coming in in lf.
Stunning background complementing the bird.
I don't need to remind ya of the very high price of real estate
May
I like the additional interest in this image.
The the crop you've chosen here. Keeping the leaves in this image makes it more powerful IMO. Great detail in the larger version and the colors just pop. What a nice evenly blurred out background. Just super in every way!!