Yellow-rumped Warbler taken in my backyard this afternoon. It was a great opportunity as I had a mini migration fallout in my backyard after the rain and fog had cleared up. Taken with Canon 40D, 100-400mm, Manual, ISO 640, f/5.6, 1/640th s. I tried sharpening the head a little as I got some motion artifact and should have had my shutter speed up a bit more. But I like the colors and position of the bird.
You have really captured the richness of the Yellow-rump's plumage. I like the rock as the perch and background. I know it isn't always possible, but getting lower on this bird might have helped to lighten the belly (maybe) and possibly eliminated the brushy jumble to the rear? Not sure where the point of focus was - that might be why you had trouble getting the head and eye as sharp as you wanted.
Lots to like in this image.
Cheers
Gail
Hi Debbie. The harsh sunlight did not help you here, it really makes it difficult to get details in either the shadows or the highlights. This image has values of 0 and 255, which means that details are lost in both areas. Softer light would help a lot. Thanks for sharing!
Agree with all of the above - turn your over exposure blinkies on and check your histogram to confirm your exposure as it is here you could have dialled in a - exposure compensation which would have saved the whites - but made the blacks even blacker - only solution was softer light or fill flash. Gail is correct I would say the point of focus was on the back/breast just behind the head.
Hi Debbie Can add a different angle would help Try making images of these guys at eye level ... might want to get them on a tree but here flat on the ground would work just fine !!!
Thanks again for the comments, I keep them in mind when I go out to shoot. I shot this from my kitchen window and the birds were very skittish. It was unfortunate that they showed up at high noon.
Al, I told you that you can change my user name. I couldn't figure out how to do it myself.
Hi Debbie,
A very nice capture indeed...I agree with the techs. and advise given, I would like to see a lower capture angle...looking forward to your next one...:cool:
Yellow-rumped Warbler in the garden
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