Bay-breasted Warbler

[Bill Dix]

From Magee Marsh in May. I know this is somewhat of a belly shot, and I hesitated to post it. But it is only the second time I've seen this species -- my first image of one -- and I wanted to continue the warbler series. I'm curious to know what folks think of it.

D7000, 700mm, ISO 800, 1/40s @ f/6.3 manual, fill @ -1/3. Tripod

[Ilija Dukovski]

Yes, the angle is not the best, wish the leafs in the front were not there, but this is not a bird we often see photographed.
Good detail and nice colors.

Cheers,
Ilija

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Bill, congrats on your first image of this species, and lucky to get him fairly open amongst the foliage. Hope you get to see him again. I may be wrong, but feel there is a slight yellow cast in the image.

[Jeannean Ryman]

Congrats on the Bay. I've been lucky to catch two during their migration. They're always hoping about in the trees, so it's hard to get a clear shot of one. I think you did pretty well. Agree with Stuart about the yellow cast. Should be an easy fix.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Yes, as you point out the angle is steep, but who can resist photographing such a beauty regardless of how high it is! Had the head been cocked down towards us that would have minimized the effect. The setting, although quite busy, works well IMO. I would add some contrast and saturation to the right part of the perch to make it match the rest of it though...did you need to desaturate some FG stuff there?

[Bill Dix]

Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I've made some adjustment to the yellow cast. Daniel, there was an oof leaf over the RH part of the frame. I had already tried to boost the contrast in that area to make it look less cloudy, but obviously not enough. This may be a little better, but will never be perfect. Admittedly not one of my finest images, but I was pleased to get him.

[Satish Ranadive]

Beautiful image of warbler nicely framed by leaves.Seeing this fro the first time.TFS.

Regards,
Satish.