Black-throated Green Warbler

[Bill Dix]

Warbler #6 from Magee Marsh. Because of the dim light much of the time, I shot many of my warbler images at f6.3, even though I usually default at 7.1. On reviewing my images later, I found myself wishing I had stopped down to my normal setting. But here I was pleased that the bird and branch were nicely parallel to the sensor plane. Cloned out some branches above.

D7200, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 2000, 1/800s @ f/6.3 manual; fill @ -2.0.

[Arthur Morris]

With the bird relatively small in the frame, this did not suffer at all from f/6.3. Had it been large in the frame you might have had some d-o-f problems. I find it quite lovely with the leaves and the soft light. Love the BKGR too. a

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great bird, neat perch. I'm thinking the very brightest yellows above the eye could be toned down, but overall a very satisfying warbler image.

[dankearl]

I think the head could go just a tad sharper...
Nice Warbler image with about perfect DOF.

[keith mitchell]

Another very nice Warbler shot Bill,bird itself looks fine to me with good colour and detail,perch and BG all add to a good composition.

[Lorant Voros]

Love the combiantion between bird and BG colors and the bright green leaves. Very nice image. TFS.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Another streamlined beauty displaying his unique feather design, Bill. Like his perch and super BG.


Geoffrey

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all.

[Michael Thompson]

Lovely Warbler, I like the natural light and composition, nice detail and color! The warbler migration was kind of lame in Minnesota this year, so I will just have to enjoy others images.

[Bill Dix]

Lovely Warbler, I like the natural light and composition, nice detail and color! The warbler migration was kind of lame in Minnesota this year, so I will just have to enjoy others images.

Thanks Michael. I was lucky, for once, to have scheduled my trip to Magee to coincide with an amazing fallout. And there's always next year.