Results 1 to 14 of 14

Thread: Hooded Warbler

  1. #1
    Gayle Clement
    Guest

    Default Hooded Warbler

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    I spent much of six weeks on a Louisiana barrier island following bird migration this spring. This hooded warbler is from a day of chasing a fallout of this species around the island. The birds land in one of three small sanctuaries, mostly dense coastal oak habitat, thick with ancient poison ivy vines.

    Nikon D700
    Nikon 500mm f/4
    Nikkor 14TC-EII
    Aperture Priority
    ISO 1600
    Focal Length 700mm

    Comments and critique welcome and appreciated.

  2. #2
    Avian Moderator Randy Stout's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    SW Michigan
    Posts
    14,112
    Threads
    820
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Gayle:

    Lovely, soft colors, sharp, good HA.

    There is some noise in the background, I wish there was a bit more room in front, and might consider blurring the dark branch in the RUC.

    Thanks for sharing. Hope to see more of this adventure.

    Randy

  3. #3
    Lifetime Member Doug Brown's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Albuquerque, NM
    Posts
    11,879
    Threads
    917
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Good looking bird; I really like the pose. Nice feather detail for ISO 1600 on the D700. I agree with Randy about the branch in the RUC and about adding a little canvas up front. I might try to pull a little more detail out of the blacks.
    Upcoming Workshops: Bosque del Apache 2019, Ecuador 2020 (details coming soon)
    Website -
    Facebook - 500px

  4. #4
    Super Moderator Daniel Cadieux's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Ottawa, Canada
    Posts
    26,266
    Threads
    3,976
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Ditto the above comments. Excellent pose with a great view of the back and wings.

  5. #5
    BPN Member Tony Whitehead's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    New Zealand
    Posts
    3,972
    Threads
    142
    Thank You Posts
    Blog Entries
    3

    Default

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    Agree with all the above comments - I know it is a yellow/green bird in a green environment but the image looks very green to me - is this version unrealistic?
    Tony Whitehead
    Visit my blog at WildLight Photography for latest news and images.

  6. #6
    Gayle Clement
    Guest

    Default

    Hi everyone. Just exactly what I needed. I agree with the bit of noise and giving him a bit more room. Played with the image a bit and the blacks are hard to brighten well but I'll try. That branch in the upper right is a pain and I haven't been able to satisfactorily blur it yet.

    Tony, the bird is actually yellow green and I think your version added a bit too much magenta. The color is very true in the original. Thanks for trying and for responding.

    I'll work it this a bit more and then do a report.
    Gayle

  7. #7
    Gayle Clement
    Guest

    Default Hooded Warbler Repost

    A re-do with noise addressed, more room in front and blurred branch.

  8. #8
    Gayle Clement
    Guest

    Default Hooded Warbler Re-post

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    A re-do with noise addressed, more room in front and blurred branch.

  9. #9
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    Southern California
    Posts
    2,173
    Threads
    219
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Lovely bird. I hope to see these guys one day. The techs have been covered. The most recent repost is best IMO.

  10. #10
    BPN Viewer
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Argentina
    Posts
    4,234
    Threads
    215
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Third repost looks better IMO, I love this image, great backside view, pose, and light, I am not sure about the leaves in the BG, but I don't really dislike them at all :)
    Congratulations!

  11. #11
    Axel Hildebrandt
    Guest

    Default

    Great find and the repost looks much better. If anything, I might lighten the eye a bit more.

  12. #12
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    Costa Rica
    Posts
    4,547
    Threads
    253
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    This is indeed the best Hooded-warbler image I have seen at BPN.

    Love everything about it, I did a few changes on PS. Hope you don't mind. Sorry I coudn't save your signature.

  13. #13
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Savannah, GA
    Posts
    146
    Threads
    28
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Gayle,
    Lots of good work by a number of people, but they had a terrific image to start with. The colors in your original, and the final repost, look the best to me. Thanks for sharing.
    Dick

  14. #14
    Lifetime Member Stu Bowie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Centurion, South Africa
    Posts
    21,360
    Threads
    1,435
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Gayle, lovely pose, and you have captured excellent feather detail in this. Your repost with more room works well.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics