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    Default Curious Yellow Warbler Male from Behind

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    Anothwer interesting pose from this curious male yellow warbler who was stretching to see who was making all of the nouse in a nearby snag.

    Nikon D300, 500VR, TC14EII, ISO 800, F7.1, 1/800, UniWB, Flat Curve, +.3 EV, SB800 with BB at -3 EV
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    Jim:

    He does look very curious. Lovely light and control of your exposure on the yellows. Your use of fill is seamless, just like I like it! I like the perch and BG, DOF. I would consider removing the one leaf that touches the bird, not the whole stalk, just the terminal leaf.

    This might also work as a vertical with just the bird and the greenery to his immediate left.

    Another beauty. That Nikon stuff seems to work OK.

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    Default Hi Randy

    A) I didn't even notice that leaf touch...it's always interesting to see what someone elses eyes pick up on :)

    B) I'll give it a try as a vertical as well.

    C) The Nikon stuff works just fine :D

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    nice one Jim. I like it a lot! nice exposure and details, and the subject really pops against the beautiful grey BG. I particularly like how everything (branch, leaves, and bird) are all in the same plane, and therefore sharp throughout.

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    Hi Jim I like this one more than the one you made a few weeks ago Almost identical but this shows the back side of the bird !!! I like it as presented .. clean simple and elegant !!!

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    Oh man, this one is really beautifull. :eek::eek: I wouldn´t change a single pixel on th eimage. Love the light, the bird pose and the FANTASTIC composition. Very good job

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    nice looking bird with beautiful pose and fantastic perch!

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    The bird REALLY pops against the gray BG! The headturn and pose is unigue and the greenery works nicely! All in all another very nice image.

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    Its a very beautiful composition, liked it as it is without any nits.
    Great Job. Congrats Jim!!

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    I like this one, too, just wish for a bit more eye contact.

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    My favorite or yours for a while, hreat look back and compo. I see you kept the 500/4 :)

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    The branch and leaves balance the bird nicely. I don't mind the leaf touching the bird at all. Great back view.

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    I like the soft light, composition, and really like that pose!

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    Love the soft light and the inquisitive pose. I did notice the leaf. If he was there for a while, one stop to the right might have avoided that merge, but then you might have missed the good head turn and other poses as well.

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    Default Hello Artie

    A) I agree that if I had been able to step to the side a hair, the angle might have been better. However, given that there was a stand of last years dead / dried stinging nettle there and I had gone to the hospital the night previously due to merely brushing against those plants, it wasn't going to happen. There are a few things I cave in to :)

    B) I agree fully relative to the gear. Whatever you're most comfortable with and works for you is absolutely the way to go...no matter who made it.

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    Love it!
    Great light and wonderful pose, perch, and background!
    Agree with Graham that having perch sharp throughout is a huge bonus.

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    IMO, perfect! Lovely soft light, exposure, BG, pose, composition, detail and colors! Big congratulations!

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    Wow, well ain't that a beauty of an image!! Congrats on such a fine photograph. I'm gonna be very picky here...but I would crop about 1/4 inch off the right to eliminate the minuscule thorn peeking into the frame at LRC. I don't know how you will be able to top anything from this species :-)

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    Hi Daniel...

    I agree with your reccomendation to crop the far right hand side. I actually might have cropped even a tad bit more than you suggested, but my concern was that prhaps folks would then find the bird too far to the right toward the edge of the frame.

    It will be fun trying to top it :)

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