common yellowthroat

[Enrique Patino]

taken today at a wetland near the ocean - Near Westport, WA



7D, 500mm@f/4, 1/250, ISO 800, crop from horizontal, monopod, audio used, cloned out a distracting element behind the bird.

Comments welcome

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Enrique, lovely soft light, and you managed a super pose with a good HA. Great that the bird is nicely in the open, and I like the hint of dew on the foliage. If this were mine, I would remove the two 'stray' leaves coming in from the right half way up the frame.

[christopher galeski]

nice image,like the pose and soft light.I agree on removing the two leaves on the right,as Stuart say's,

[Jonathan Ashton]

Enrique, I too would suggest removing those leaves otherwise and excellent image.

[Daniel Cadieux]

These guys can be tough, even with audio, so getting one in the open at eye level is always bonus. I like the water on the perch. I'm not sold on the comp, but I'm OK with those two leaves. Is this full height top to bottom?

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the pose and the water drops on the delicate perch this little fellow is hanging on to. I wish the tail was not blocked by the leaves. a tighter crop would work better here IMO

TFS

[Bill Dix]

Lovely pose and habitat, especially the water drops. I'd crop a bit from the right, but not so much as to interfere with the arching blade of grass, and evict the two leaves.

[Holger Leyrer]

Nice habitat shot. Lovely light, pose and perch.
I agree with Arash. A tighter crop would work better here.

[Enrique Patino]

These guys can be tough, even with audio, so getting one in the open at eye level is always bonus. I like the water on the perch. I'm not sold on the comp, but I'm OK with those two leaves. Is this full height top to bottom?

Thanks Daniel. No, I have some more room on top. Maybe more on top to de-center the subject? Thanks for the suggestion

[Enrique Patino]

I like the pose and the water drops on the delicate perch this little fellow is hanging on to. I wish the tail was not blocked by the leaves. a tighter crop would work better here IMO

TFS

Thanks Arash, but not enough "pixels" as it is already a crop from horizontal. I should have used by 1.4TC