Yellow Warbler portrait

[John Chardine]

OK I'm cheating. The rest of the image was no good but the head and shoulders seems to portray the essence of the Yellow Warbler, so here it is. Several species of warblers have arrived here in Sackville, NB this weekend so it's going to be fun for the next few weeks! Pretty well all I did with the image is crop and sharpen.

Comments welcome as usual!

40D, 500 mm f4, 1.4 x tc
capture date: Sunday, May 18, 2008 9:00:26 AM
EXIF version: 2.2
exposure program: Aperture Priority
ISO speed: 400
shutter speed: 1/1600
aperture: f5.6
exposure bias: +1.0
metering: Pattern

[Philippe Collard]

Wow this is impressive John. Lovely light and I like the up close and personal view :) The level of detail is excellent too.

I am wandering how much of a crop this is?

Best,

Philippe.

[John Chardine]

Here's the original Philippe. Now you can see why I cropped to a portrait! The 500 F4 and 1.4 tc can really hold the detail if you get everything just right. I'm using a gimbal head on the tripod for the first time (the Mongoose 3.5) and it is really good! It gives you the flexibility to move with the stability to get a sharp image.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

It looks pretty good considering the heavy crop. Exposure control and colors look good. I find the chest a bit dark, maybe you could lighten it some.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi John,
That it amazing detail at that crop! Do agree with Axel on lightening some of the shadow a bit.

[Doug Brown]

Nice head shot with excellent detail. Agree with the others about lightening the areas in the shadows. Thanks for posting!

[Steve Canuel]

Hey John,
Nice detail in this crop. I like the polished aluminum look of the beak.
Steve