MOTIF: Yellow warbler

Posted by matt kuchta on Mon Mar 15, 2004 3:55 pm

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warbler migration is just a few weeks away... here's one from last year (some of you may recognize it from the PPLS).

10D, 1-4IS, f5.6, ISO 200, nearly full frame - trimmed a slice of the bottom and right, levels and saturation adjustments - is it too contrasty?

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by TSparger on Mon Mar 15, 2004 4:24 pm

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I do like this shot and the lighting actually. I do think it would benefit by cropping some off the left side to eliminate some of the distracting bright reeds.

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by Rob Palmer on Mon Mar 15, 2004 5:03 pm

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I like this one alot. A very good motif shot. Extremely sharp where it needs to be.

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by Bill Whala on Mon Mar 15, 2004 5:50 pm

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Excellent motif shot. I love the head turn.

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by taylorm on Mon Mar 15, 2004 6:27 pm

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The bright yellow bird really catches your attention in this photograph.

Suggestions:

Wait for the bird to look to the left so he/she is looking into the photograph
Crop the image on the top and the left

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by Cliff Beittel on Mon Mar 15, 2004 7:27 pm

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Very nice, wouldn't crop a thing. I like the bird in the corner office.

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by JODYGRIGG on Mon Mar 15, 2004 7:33 pm

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Nice contrast of colors, I like the low angle of the shot.

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by Alan Murphy on Mon Mar 15, 2004 10:40 pm

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Great motif shot Matt. They started arriving on the Upper Texas coast yesterday.

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by Wayne Nicholas on Mon Mar 15, 2004 11:08 pm

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Very nice shot, Matt. No problem finding the subject here. The head turn really adds to the shot.

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by Peter Wallack on Tue Mar 16, 2004 7:56 pm

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The bird is so detailed and colorful the small size makes it even make a greater impact than if it were bigger in frame. The complimentary and contrasting aspects of the BG make this composition very fine indeed.

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