Prothonotary Warbler

[Tim Vidrine]

Captured this prothonotary warble in the Atchafalaya NWR. I was able to get this warbler in close using an iPod with the BirdJam software. However, I was using a norther parula's song when he came in. Seems he was a bit territorial because he would drive away the parulas.

I reworked this image based on the feedback I received from other images I posted as well as the feedback posted on other photographers' images. C&C's welcome.


Canon 20D
Canon 500mm f/4L with 1.4 converter
1/100s f/5.6 iso400
Av mode with evaluative metering
April 4, 2007 @ 7:24 am

[Fabs Forns]

One sweet looking bird, Tim :)

I would go back on the saturation a bit. Congrats, nice composition!

And if it's OK with your ethics, get rid of the dry leaves on the lower right.

[Tim McIntyre]

Fantastic comp Tim!

[Glenn Bartley]

Very nice image. I agree about pulling back on the saturation and would also try to lighten up the overall image. Great capture!

[Tim Vidrine]

Here is the image with the recommended changes except for the dead leaves. I'll have to work on it later. Do I need more desaturation? I'm not very good on judging saturation.

[Jim Johnson]

Great shot Tim, cant wait till the spring when they come back.

Jim

[joel quenneville]

This is a fantastic photo! I would be very proud to have one like it. I love the way the branch frames the bird. The second version does looks more natural. Good work on keeping the bird sharp at 1/100 sec.