Northern Parula

[Bill Dix]

Captured two days ago in Northern New Jersey. Maybe it's because it was an unusually hot day, but I thought this had a certain tropical feel to it.

D500, 500f4 +1.4 TC, ISO 1600, 1/2000s @ f/7.1 manual; fill @ -2.0. Gitzo and Mongoose. 83% of full width.

[John Mack]

Nice environmental image, like the perch, wish the bird was more to the left.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Bill I feel there is a little bit of magic here, I really like the shot very much indeed. I appreciate colours will be rich but I am just wondering if it looks a tad heavy, perhaps a tad less contrast and or a little less saturation??

[Michael Thompson]

Another nemisis bird for me, nice job with the subtle fill flash bringing out the details and color. like the sumac leaf frame

[Alex Becker]

Nice work capturing this guy with a nice pose and a catchlight to boot. IQ looks great to me. I agree with John on putting the bird more to the left if possible. That Friday was an absolute scorcher of a day. TFS

[Isaac Grant]

I love the colors and the way the foliage framed the bird here. Details look great and against a beautiful background. I only wish you had better eye contact/head angle.

[Daniel Cadieux]

This is awesome! It does look tropical indeed. I'm OK with the centered placement of the parula due to the wicked framing with vegetation all around. I do wish the head was not tilted back as much though, but this is a high impact image!

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Like this image a lot, Bill. The tropical feel is great given it's Northern New Jersey. Very nice perched position. Well done.

Geoffrey




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[David Salem]

I don't mind the head angle too much because the framing and the colors in this frame are what make it special. Exposure and details look great too. Actually, Not much I don't like. Nice frame Bill

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all. I do have a frame with a BPN-approved head angle, but he is looking the other way. I rather liked the wistful look toward the open space, that I thought balanced the image better. I agree that if he had looked slightly downward it might be better. A move to the left is an idea I could support.