Theme: Ovenbird

[Karl Egressy]

I was at Pinery P.P. shooting nesting Pileated Woodpecker all afternoon.
When I was about to leave and putting my gear away, I heard an Ovenbird calling very close.
I played the song and it popped up in no time.
I clicked a few shots and came away with shots of this bird's picture beside the Pileated, to complete a wonderful day.
(I removed an OOF branch from behind the bird.
Thanks for looking.


Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Tv 1/200
Av 6.3
ISO Speed 800
EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Flash Exposure Compensation -2 2/3

[Joe Senzatimore]

Nice end to what sounds like a great day.

[Randy Stout]

Karl:

Nice soft light, good pose, nice exposure,good job in post.

Look forward to your pileated shots as well.

Cheers

Randy

[RAM MALLYA]

Awesome BG and perch love the calling pose of the bird

[Rachel Hollander]

Karl - nicely exposed and good detail with pleasing bg. Nice job on the pp too.

TFS,
Rachel

[Michael Rominger Jr]

Nice work Karl! Like the positioning in the frame. Good job with the exposure and fill flash. Also good work with the PP as it is not noticeable at least to me. Looking forward to the pileated shots as well. Still trying to track down some of our local ones myself to get some glass on!

[jack williamson]

I am glad you had a good day. This is a great image of this bird, nice and sharp with a nice BG.

Jack

[Bill Dix]

Stunning shot of a difficult bird, Karl. Exposure and use of flash are great, PP work looks fine, pose is terrific. I hear these guys in the woods constantly, and can hardly ever get a good look at them, much less a clear shot. Very well done.

[Lorant Voros]

Nice bird, pose and IQ. Good PP job. I like the little green vegetation on the sides of the frame. Well done.

[christopher galeski]

loverly image Carl,nice light,nice pose and detail.thanks.

[Grace Scalzo]

Lovely. Pretty and clean with a great singing pose. Love the lichens on the perch. I believe that the whitewash could go.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Very nice shot, the fact that the bird is singing makes all the difference. Although I do not think the image is overexposed I would be tempted to lower the highlights a little bit, I think it will improve detail.