Cerulean warbler

[Jeff Nadler]

watching these beauties in the treetops, I was stunned to find one feeding on insects low in a shrub. I've waited a long time to get one in the open like this!

Shutter speed: 1/80 sec
Aperture: 7.1
Exposure mode: Av
Flash: On
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: 500mm
Focal length: 700mm

[Daniel Cadieux]

Don't you love surprises like this! Good job with the low shutter speed...and nice of the warbler to pause just enough to prevent subject motion blur :-) Not super crazy about the dark area on the perch (I like the rest of it), but we don't always get to choose. Great pose you got too.

[Randy Stout]

Jeff:

Lovely fellow. Daniel hit the high points. I tried a couple quick fixes for the black spot in perch, wasn't happy with any of them.

I have yet to ever see one of these beauties, good catch!

Randy

[Ramon M. Casares]

Wonderfull bird, great soft light, nice BG, lovely pose, amazing detail, colors and comp. Congratulatinos!

[Stu Bowie]

Super pose, and I like the softer colours on the warbler. You did very well considering your ss.

[Arsdel Fluesmeier]

Nice sharpness, color and background. Well done.

[Chris Kotze]

Lovely colours and great detail captured.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Lovely warbler!

Very nice compo and colors.

[Arthur Morris]

Wonderful capture; I wish only that his head were parallel to his body.