Northern Parula female

[Bill Dix]

Another warbler from Magee Marsh.

D500, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 2500, 1/1000s @ f/7.1 manual.

[gail bisson]

You did really well at Magee Marsh ,Bill. Warbler photography is sooo...hard. Almost impossible to get them in the clear.
Great close-up view. The feathers on the side of the body seem a bit crunchy to me.
I am sure you debated about cloning out the branch intersecting with the parula's back and I say "go for it!"
Overall, a very good picture.
Gail

[William Dickson]

You got some lovely colours here Bill. Nice feather detail and a lovely pose. Another vote for cloning out the branch.

Will

[Bill Dix]

Thanks Gail and William. I assume you're referring to the oof branch behind the bird, and not the in focus vertical branch behind the bird. In the repost I've taken out the former but left the latter. I'm not seeing much if any crunchiness in the OP, but in the repost I may have sharpened a bit less, so maybe its taken care of here.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Another tough to capture under the conditions, Bill. Lovely light, and good post work.

Geoffrey




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