Chestnut-sided Warbler

[Bill Dix]

From a local preserve in 2017. Removed a tangle of multi-flora rose in the lower right corner. Also removed just a bit of the audio speaker that was dangling from a thorn and that he had come to investigate.

D500, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 640, 1/1600s @ f/7.1 manual, SB-700 @ -2.3.

[Daniel Cadieux]

A fun warbler, always a pleasure to see and photograph. Nice light, good BG. Perfect head turn. I like the perch, but I would remove the curled piece in front of the bird as well as the two imperfections on the stem at lower edge, just to make it "cleaner".

[dankearl]

Very attractive Warbler...nice HA, nice BG.

[John Mack]

Looks spot on. Like that thorn perch and the pose. Nice background as well.

[David Roach]

Lovely look back from this beauty. All else has been said. TFS

[Brian Sump]

Bill, a really nice frame here.

To me, the eye looks touched a bit too much compared to the head of the bird which lacks a tad of IQ. How big a crop?

Also, there is a vertical clone line or stamp remnant coming straight up out of the bird's head that needs a touch of blending.

TFS

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Very nice capture, Bill. Colors look spot on, like the wings angled down, and excellent eye contact.


Geoffrey




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[Bill Dix]

Thank you all. I've addressed several of your helpful suggestions. Yes, Brian, it is a fairly large crop.

[Brian Sump]

Very positive improvement on the repost Bill!