Prairie Warbler #2

[Geoffrey Montagu]

How lucky we are to have several of these beauties recently move into a local wildlife preserve to start their new families. C&C welcome.

D500, Nikon 500mm f4/G + 1.4 TC, 1/800s, f 8.0, ff @ -3.0, ISO 500, Gitzo, Wimberley Gimbal head.




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[Bill Dix]

Nice alert pose, hint of background vegetation.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Lucky you indeed to have these around. I like the alert pose and the perch. I'd likely have photographed at a wide open aperture to blur the BG vegetation a bit more. A bit more frontal lighting to splash the belly would have been nice, but the face is nicely lit.

[Isaac Grant]

I really like this. A different pose than the classic shot of a bird on a perch but I find it very interesting. I really like the vegetation. Going with what Daniel said maybe you could lift the exposure a little on the bird. Background is nice as well but I see his point about shooting at a lower aperture. Could always select the background and lower the contrast a little to create a tiny bit more blur if so inclined. I'd love a shot like this for my portfolio.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Thanks Bill, Daniel, and Isaac.

Geoffrey




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