For about 8 wonderful weeks each year warblers are on territory and singing here in Minnesota including the Cape May. Hope to see one in early June when I get out.
I went down to the Texas Gulf for 10 days this April and this one was flying around some wildflowers in Port Aransas.
Nikon Z9, Nikkor Z 600mm f4/TC VR S, 840mm, 1/1250, f/5.6, ISO 500.
Love the bird and most of the original post. The sharpness on the face is astounding. Was that a dead leaf on its left middle toe, the light grey thing? I did not that or the white halo bottom center or the white fluff on the perch. At the very least, a crop from the bottom would eliminate most of that. As I have been on the phone for almost six hours trying to get get blog post notifications done, I did an extensive repost -- added canvas left and above, cropped from the bottom, eliminated the dead leaf, rebuilt the middle toe on the near foot using a selection of the middle toe on the far foot. Eliminated what looked like a spider web, but left the spider. Lastly, lightened the face.
With love, artie
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Hi Artie, thanks for the feedback. Couldn't tell if it was a dead leaf or not - will have to look closer. Appreciate the crop suggestion too. Thanks for the tweeks.
You are most welcome, Paul. My pleasure. I amazed myself with the Foot Doctor work.
with love, artie
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