A lot of these warblers have been going through here the past two weeks. This pic was taken under the shade of the canopy.
MKIV, 500 plus 1.4x, ISO 1600, f/5.6. 1/400
Hey Rick! I love the subdued lighting and the ruby area behind the tail. Awesome sharpness as presented, the eye is crystal clear. Neat perch, but I wish it wasn't so straight! There is a very faint line parallel to the far leg that may suggest a bit of PP work done in that area...if not, it still would be worth patching it out just to appease those who scrutinize those types of things (like me!):cool:
We haven't crossed paths since early in the summer (did those Shovelers images turn out nice?)...hopefully we'll bump into each other soon enough!
That's a sweet little bird you captured. Sharpness is excellent. I like how the bird stands out against the dark background, but I find the red spot to be a bit distracting. I absolutely love the pose.
I like how the bird stand out against the BG. I also like the pose and sharpness. Maybe my monitor calibration is off, but it seems to me that the bird itself could be lightened a bit more maybe with some fill light? Overall I really like this, great job.:)
Sweet image. Beautiful pose and sharpness, glowing against the dark bg. I was lucky enough to see one of these beautiful little fellows on a hike yesterday along the Appalachian Trail, but he flitted from branch to branch so quickly that by the time I tried to lock my AF on him he was gone. I would have been thrilled to get a sharp, well-lit image like this one.
I love the image and the patch of red and am nominating this for IOTW.
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