Colour is nice, Gizzo. Yellows are clipped a bit so knocking back the saturation a little would be an option. Plenty of good advice in educational resources on managing yellows. I would be tempted to burn in the bright areas of the nest and surrounding vegetation to focus in on the bird. Posting more technical info on camera, lens, exposure etc will maximize constructive feedback. Important to exercise caution when working near nesting birds to avoid stressing them and risking abandoning the nest - the bird gives a very alert appearance and seems aware of your presence rather than comfortably settled on the nest which raises some anxiety about this image.
Ditto Tony on all points. I wonder what it would have looked like had you raised your camera up a bit more... I usually find these guys' nests deeper in the thick stuff and not worth photographing, you were lucky to see one so open!
Thanks Tony. I was hidden behind a tree at least 20 feet away getting eaten alive by mosquitos. The Warbler was in the process of building the nest. Back and forth with materials and padding. Didn't seem at all concerned if it noticed my presence. Actually, I returned yesterday for the first time in a while and the couple is snuggly nestled in, safe and sound. :)
Thanks for the extra info, Gizzo. Glad to hear the birds are settled and were building rather than sitting as it explains the posture.
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Burning in is an old darkroom term from allowing more light to reach certain parts of the paper when printing a negative causing that area of the print to be darker. In photoshop choose the "burn" tool , select highlights and use a low percentage and then paint over the bright areas to darken them a little - ideally working on a separate layer.