Townsends Warbler

[Keith Bauer]

These guys are migrating through New Mexico at this time of the year. Photographed in the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque. This is about 80% of the full frame.


Technicals:

Canon 50D
500mm f/4 with 1.4x TC
1/400 @ f/5.6
ISO 400
580 Flash @ -1 2/3

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the angle, soft light, sharpness and BG and only wish we could see the tail, too.

[Steve Zamek]

The brightly-colored bird against the rich green background is quite pleasing. Sharpness and exposure look spot on. I might prefer to move the bird down just a bit in the frame to so that the branch is not so prominent.

[Harshad Barve]

OMG , what a good looking species this is , :):)
wish for a tail , nevertheless this is amazing capture
TFS

[Harshad Barve]

The brightly-colored bird against the rich green background is quite pleasing. Sharpness and exposure look spot on.
Ditto here
TFS

[Kiran Poonacha]

Very beautiful looking bird, great colours, good BG and sharpness, congrats...

[Art Peslak]

beautiful bird with a nice background. Just wish the tail was visible.

[Grace Scalzo]

Funny, I didn't even miss the tail....such a nice sharp image of this beauty. I'd remove the cut nubbin on the perch in front of him, and overall, the bird feel a little crowded and large in the frame (my taste, I'm sure).

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Keith,
I didn't miss the tail either - love it as presented. Great bird and my kind of BG!!
Best,
Nicki

[arash_hazeghi]

Lovely shot Keith, BG is killer

[Ben Egbert]

Fantastic capture, does not look like a flash shot to me because there is enough natural eye reflection to overcome the single dot that I pressume to be a flash dot. I have no problem with the tail, this is how they look perched. I wish it were my image.

[Laura Pipkin]

Gorgeous colors and great details, Keith!