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[Ed Vatza]

Yellow-rumped Warbler from Sandy Hook (NJ). There were precious few shorebirds around this morning but there were somewhere around a bazillion Yellow-rumpeds around.

Canon 30D and 300mm f/2.8L IS w/ 2x TC tripod-mounted

1/1250 sec @ f/7.1; ISO 400; 0 EV; FL 600mm

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very nice light and details. I only find the OOF plant left of the beak a bit distracting.

[Ed Cordes]

Hi Ed. Nice light and wonderful sharpness. I agree about the OOF plant on the left, but it does add realism.

[James Salywoda]

Beautiful bird and setting I like the fact the bill did not blend into the OOF leaves in the bg it saved the shot..... Well Done!!!!

[Aidan Briggs]

I love the lighting and setting. The OOF plant is a little distracting but it doesn't bother me that much.

[Ed Vatza]

Axel, Ed, James, Aiden,

Thanks you all for your critiques. As always, much appreciated. I was wondering what others would think about that oof branch. As Ed said, it does add realism. (And besides, its too big to try to clone out - at least by me. :))