Blue-winged Warbler on Wild Rose

[Bill Dix]

Here's another warbler that breeds in our area, captured in a local preserve.

D7200, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 800, 1/1600s @ f/7.1 manual, fill @ -3.0.

[gail bisson]

What a great species.
I like the "action" ie open bill extracting the bug.Tack sharp.
Love the thorns. Love the vlean view of legs and feet.
Yellows look great except a bit hot on the forehead.
Very difficult light to work with and I understand why you wanted to use fill flash but I think it cooked the yellow a bit.
I would be OK with a bit off the LHS (because I like square comps) but like this comp as well.
Gail

[William Dickson]

Another nice colourful bird Bill. I like the DOF and the colours on the bird look good against the BG. Agree with the yellows being a wee bit hot.

Will

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Great dining image, Bill. Love the open beak and all the fine details not only on the bird, but the wild rose perch too. Also think the forehead is a tad bright.


Geoffrey

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great bird indeed. Yes, the yellows look hot to me, too. Good perch and BG, and I like the foraging behaviour you got here.

[Bill Dix]

Thanks guys. We arrived at this preserve just after dawn, but by the time I got this shot it was three hours later and the sun was indeed rather harsh. The forehead was borderline cooked at 254. I thought I had addressed in post, but then made the mistake of using a little Tonal Contrast as a last step and didn't realize I had boosted the brightness again. Could have been easily corrected if I had been paying attention.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Bill, I like the feeding behaviour with the open beak, and the yellows are really striking, even though a touch hot in some areas. I like how the perch falls diagonally through the frame.

[Bill Dix]

Thanks Stu.