Luisiana Waterthrush.

[Karl Egressy]

A skulking Warbler species mostly found at badly lit
little ponds in the forest.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 5DM3
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS II. +1.4x III.
ISO 800
1/200 s (tripod)
f5.6

[Ivan Sjögren]

Well done getting such a clean shot of a hard to get warbler! I like the water in the bg, the perch and the details. I think the image looks a bit cold and would personally consider bringing some colour into it. Furthermore the eyebrow looks overexposed but it should be quite easy to save in ps.

[gail bisson]

Hi Karl,
This guy is indeed a skulker.Great find and nice clear shot with good POV.
I would crop from the bottom to get rid of some of the perch. I feel there is too much perch for the bird.
I would also rework it so that you do not apply NR to the log. In this image, the details of the log have been hurt by the NR.
I also see some cloning artifacts to the left and right if the birds' foot. Easy fix,
Gail

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hi Karl, the critiquers above have addressed my main concerns, and I'll add that a slightly better HA would have been bonus. Having said this, I have zero images of this species despite trying a few times so I can appreciate the difficulty in getting a clear image like this!

[David Salem]

Good job on getting close to this little guy. The crits are mentioned but still a nice capture Karl. Well done

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Karl nicely captured in the open, and a coming up from the bottom wont harm the image. I like the colours on him.

[Karl Egressy]

Thank you all. Gail, I will redo it from scratch later on or just try an other shot.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Nice clean look at this beautiful bird and I like the overall setting here Karl. Definitely worth reprocessing if you had indeed run NR on the log