Yellow-rumped Warbler
Last October there was an abundance of these characters in a local wildlife preserve. I planted myself in front of a fallen tree and they became very comfortable with me to the point of settling on perches within a few feet. C&C welcome.
Nikon D3s, Nikon 700mm, 1/320, f6.3, ISO 800, Series 5 Gitzo Tripod, Wimberley Gimbal Head.
Geoffrey
Geoffrey:
Sharp, well exposed, nice pose,good catchlight. Soft browns in bg go well with his coloration.
What lens were you using? 500 with 1.4?
Cheers
Randy
Thanks Randy. Yes I was using 500 with 1.4x.
Geoffrey
Love the IQ on this one. Just wish the oof branch in the BG wasn't there. Nice soft BG.
I guess that might be better but I'm not sure. I'm still trying to come to terms with the aesthetics of requiring a perfectly out-of-focus background.Originally Posted by Joe Senzatimore
This looks "real" to me and does not scream "setup."
Perhaps if the background branch were softened by using a localized reduction in contrast and a slight reduction in brightness.
Lovely warbler image. I treasure images of warblers during the long cold winter months. I like the earthtones throughout the frame. Bird looks great, another subtle round of sharpening around the head is worth considering. Looks like there are a few cloned areas that could be cleaned up, softened, and diffused out to be less obvious...particularly to the right of the bird on the perch that it's on....maybe an errant twig or something?
Nice one, Geoffrey. (Joanne likes it too.) I also like the earth tones, and good angle, and good detail. Sure, it would be better without the oof branch, but the fact that it's largely behind the perch branch and below the bird makes it not much of an issue IMHO.
Thanks everyone for your C&C.
Geoffrey
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