First this season

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Folks:

Like it when this small Orange Crowned Warbler returns each year and brightens up our garden with his antics, especially
diving and coming up below the Hummingbird feeder to steal the nectar on the fly.

You might notice the sig I put on my photo with one click of the brush tool for any size or colour. This was my first test, and
will be working on others. If you are curious how I did it, you can find out here. But then you probably know already.
http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ad.php?t=22628

CC's welcome and always appreciated.

Uncle Gus

Olympus E-520 IS, Zuiko 70-300 ED (140-600 mm equiv)
Aperture Priority: F/5.6, 1/2000s
ISO 400
-0.30ev
Auto WB
360 mm focal length

[denise ippolito]

Hi Gus, Just read your tutorial and copied it so I could play around w/ it after work. Thanks for the step by step!!
Love your Orange Crowned Warbler- I've never seen one. The BG is a unique color what is it? Also like your Raven Logo- I think it suits you fine.

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Denise:

Thanks for your kind CC. The BG is the sparse branches and leaves of the tree (Arizona Ash) with sky showing through.

Uncle Gus

[Lisa Williams]

Superb image, Gus. Would love to catch an Orange crowned in the open. I like his inquisitive look and the background suits him to a tee.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Like your capture Uncle Gus. Nice head angle and background. Like you tutorial also, will give it a try later.
Regards,

[Glenn Romain]

Good Capture Uncle Gus , good sharpness and detail also like your signature .I will have to try your tutorial.

[Lance Peters]

gorgeous BG with the adde bonus of a contrasting colour to that of your main subject.
Like the HA and pose - single catchlight in the eye and exposure looke good.
Well done Uncle GUS :) :) :) :)

[Alfred Forns]

Very pleasing all around Gus !!! Excellent pose with great eye contact and a good bg !!! Just fine !!!

[Phil Ertel]

Very nice, I like it. The blues and yellows really compliment each other. Thanks for posting tutorial.

Phil

[Gus Cobos]

Good composition Uncle Gus,
Love the colors and the details on your bird. Perfect head angle...good show...:cool:

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Beautiful Gus!