Black-and-white Warbler à la Nuthatch.

[Daniel Cadieux]

For a while now I've wanted an image of this species depicting its trunk clinging "nuthatch-style" habit. I had a "traditional" songbird perch all set-up for this little guy, but he one-upped me by giving me this pose instead I was pretty happy with it.

Canon 7D + 100-400L @400mm, aperture priority, evaluative metering, 1/400s., f/6.3, ISO 800, -0.7 EC, natural light, handheld, slight crop to strenghten the comp. The brightest area of the BG, near the head, was much too bright and neon lime-yellow - thus tweaked via burn tool, sponge tool, and selective colour. Dodged part of the belly as it was a tad dark for my taste. Audio + blind used.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the pose, love the bird, love the background, love those toes! Is the 7D new?

[gail bisson]

What a great shot Daniel. I love all the PP techniques you used. I love the pose and would be thrilled to call this my own!
Gail

[Tom Rambaut]

Very cool daniel - caught in the act. These birds must be very strong to extend out from the tree like this. I better pick my game up now that I can see what is possible with the 7d.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Love the pose, love the bird, love the background, love those toes! Is the 7D new?

Yes, brand spanking new!! To finally replace the 40D that died while helping you on your Florida IPT

[noelle zaleski]

I like his pose as well..... cute little bugger!

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Daniel! I like the pose, exposure, sharpness and BG.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Very nice pose, exposure and bg! Love this warbler. The sharpness is just perfect.
Congrats on the new toy Daniel.

[Troy Lim]

Great pose Daniel. Love it. TFS.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Daniel, congrats on the 7D. Very nice first post. Pose, exp, comp, sharpness is all excellent...but what I like the most is the bokeh. The 40D club is shrinking :-)

[Arthur Morris]

Good luck with the 7D. I did love mine. Shoot Jim an e-mail at the office and have him send you a complimentary copy of the 7D User's Guide.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Will do. Thank you very much Artie.