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.
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.
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?
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
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!
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