This is a portrait of one of our North American warblers (family Parulidae). The Common Yellowthroat skulks around in wet wooded areas but is very vocal and is heard more often than seen. I was lucky to have this guy come out right in front of me. I would like to have been closer. This was about a 50% crop but the lens and teleconverter seemed to hold up.
I removed a thin branch from the left hand side of the image and a small leaf from the right. I'd like help with the crop because right now the axis of the bird runs along the centre line of the image.
Hi John,
Nice sharpness, color, and BG. I like the angle of the perch and subject.
Steve
07-12-2008, 09:23 AM
Julie Kenward
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John, I shaved a bit off the bottom and a smidge off the left. I also thought it looked a bit overexposed so I toned it down a bit. See what you think.
07-12-2008, 03:05 PM
Mike Lentz
The darkening Julie placed on the image works for me. Good job guys!
07-12-2008, 06:50 PM
John Chardine
I like it Julie. Thanks much. Amazing how you can't see these things yourself. Like you are too close to it!