Cape May Wabler (My First!).

[Daniel Cadieux]

I got my first images of Cape May Warbler last week, and although it is not in the striking breeding plumage this individual is sweet indeed. There were two of them (and some Yellow-rumps) feeding on and off of this mullein plant providing some good opportunities. In this image it was the first pass it made after I got there, and I was lucky it perched horizontally as this is a full-frame image. Most of the time they would perch vertically so after this pass I had to back up to fit them in (plus some room around).

Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC, manual exposure, evaluative metring, 1/640s., f/7.1, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, FF, sponge tool used to desaturate the yellows on the chest, low-opacity soft brush clone tool used to soften the edges of the pinkish streak in the BG, darkened pupil (burn tool), and lightened iris (dodge tool).

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Brilliant image Dan. The IQ, the light, the HA everything is just too good.

[gail bisson]

Full Frame?!! WOW!!
Love the complimentary yellows and greens.
I like the horizontal/vertical lines in this image.
Perfect DOF as well.
I like the little visible claws and love the soft light,
Gail

[Rachel Hollander]

Congrats Daniel, a beautiful image. Lovely colors, details and sharpness. It all works for me.

TFS,
Rachel

[Doug Brown]

Well done Daniel! You made the most of your first encounter, and your PP information is both thorough and very helpful.

[Karl Egressy]

Beautiful image, Daniel. The background is a beauty. The IQ , pose and eye contact are all great.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great IQ, details, perch, pose, eye contact, BG and composition. Outstanding!

[Diane Miller]

Gorgeous as always! But I wish the flower on the top weren't cut off. I'd crop or clone to simplify that top edge and keep the focus on the gorgeous bird.

[Shawn Zierman]

I think this is an uber cool perch to photograph this species on, and you nailed a gorgeous full frame composition. The color of the flowering mullein echoes the colors of the bird's plumage nicely. Eye level and a beauty sir.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Very nice Daniel. The detail and colors are awesome

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent Dan! love this one. wish the nice perch was sharp too but you didn't have much room to close down.

Great work on the first encounter

[jack williamson]

Complimentary colors all over this frame, the pose and beauty of this bird and the smooth bg make for another beauty from you Daniel.

Jack

[Markus Jais]

This is wonderful. Great perch and wonderful angle of view. Perfect IQ, as always.
You really are the "master of the 7D" :-)

Markus

[Petros Petrou]

This is a very nice image. Perfect composition especially for a full frame image. Great sharpness detail and eye contact. TFS

[Girish Prahalad]

superb image! great pose, perch, IQ , BG & colors

[Evan Cain]

Congrats on the lifer! Love this shot. Only critique I have was like Arash already stated; wish the perch was in focus.

[mohammad reza shahab]

Great IQ, details, perch, pose, eye contact, BG and composition.