Canada Warbler

[Bob Malbon]

From this AM in Portland - Maine that is! 1dmk3 on 500mm f4, at 400iso, AV, f6.3, 1/320 EC +2/3 hand held.
Bob

[Randy Stout]

Bob:

Very interesting image. Very painterly, esp. the leaves in the background. Did you do some post processing on the leaves?

Sharp on the eye. I wish the light angle was a bit better so the back and throat were better illuminated.

In a perfect world, I wish the OOF stick in the front right corner wasn't there.

I will look at this one again!

Randy

[Bob Malbon]

Well Randy, no on doing any work on the bottom leaves, BUT did clone out a twig that ran through the bird along with work on the upper BG to even out the light. This is one frame from a full on "burst" and there are no two the same as to head angle - speaking to the fact that Warblers do not pose they move!! Bob

[Ilija Dukovski]

Bob unfortunatelly I can clearly see the cloning job.
The light is harsh here but you have excellent eye contact.
How about tighter crop concntrated on the head?
Also you could clone the branches completely first and then crop like this.
Let me know what you think...

[Bob Malbon]

ILIJA, I like that idea! Bob

[Dave Phillips]

the pose really nice Bob....."main" problem I see is that the shade robbing
the bird of its detail enhancing light source.

Prefer the full bodied bird on this one......even a bit more room.
Nice to see you getting some little ones Bob