Common Yellowthroat

[Geoffrey Montagu]

My what loud calls these tiny creatures belt out. It's quite impressive from a distance, so those of you who are familiar with these characters, up close is an earful. Image captured at a local preserve a couple of days ago. C&C welcome.

D7000, 500mm + 1.4x tc, 1/500, f 7.1, ff @-3.0EV, ISO 1000, Gitzo tripod, Wimberley Gimbal head.

Few distracting leaves removed in cs6.


Geoffrey

[gail bisson]

Great singing pose. And you got him out in the open.
Good comp and IQ.
I wonder of there is a way to minimize the impact of the OOF branch to the right of the bird,
Gail

[Bill Dix]

Caught him in full voice, Geoffrey. Sometimes they get so carried away that they forget to skulk into the cover of the bushes. I like the way he stands out against the dark green, although I admit the bg might have been nicer without the light swoosh through it. If you were so inclined, you could select the dark green color with the eyedropper, then brush that area with a soft-edged, low opacity brush until you got it to look right.

[Paul Kusmin]

It's a nice shot of a beautiful bird, i might have cropped it a wee bit closer but that's just me.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Great singing pose. And you got him out in the open.
Good comp and IQ.
I wonder of there is a way to minimize the impact of the OOF branch to the right of the bird,
Gail

Thanks Gail. I might borrow a leaf from outside the frame as cover, but it might weight that area down.

Geoffrey

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Caught him in full voice, Geoffrey. Sometimes they get so carried away that they forget to skulk into the cover of the bushes. I like the way he stands out against the dark green, although I admit the bg might have been nicer without the light swoosh through it. If you were so inclined, you could select the dark green color with the eyedropper, then brush that area with a soft-edged, low opacity brush until you got it to look right.

Thanks Bill, and for your suggestion. Might give it a go.

Geoffrey

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Thanks Paul.




Geoffrey