Black-throated Blue Warbler

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken at a conservation area down the street from the house in May last year. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 1D MK IV
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 800
f9
1/250s
Tripod

[Norm Dulak]

Nice, Jim. Great subject with an interesting pose, good background and perch, and excellent color, sharpness and feather definition throughout the tonal range.

[David Salem]

Great looking frame Jim. The pose is really nice as it looks up to the sky and the BG sets him off perfectly. The feather detail and exposure look sweet too and I like that we can see the eye well. Very nice.

[Lyle Gruby]

Love the perch, bird, and BG. I might try to get just a little bit more detail out of those blacks on the face and left breast.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I like the vertical comp with lots of space for it to look into. Nice fluffed up pose. Perch and BG look good too. I'm still waiting for my first photo of this species, although one did perch two feet from me while I was taking a break in the woods one time...with camera on the ground.

[dankearl]

Your collection of species is second to none here I believe....
Another I have never seen and well done at that.
Perfect exposure...

[keith mitchell]

Jim that smashing plumped up pose, nice b/g and the exposure of black and white all perfect to these eyes of mine.

Keith.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Very nice pose, beautiful colors, nice details, BG, and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[gail bisson]

Nicest pic of a black-throated blue that I have seen in a long time.
Well done,
Gail

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent exposure and details. Perfect DOF and bird placement. Not easy getting such nice poses on these twitchy little birds!
Very nicely done Jim

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments and suggestions.

[Binu John]

Excellent shot, Jim! Love the vertical composition, exposure, details and that pose. TFS