Yellow-rumped Warbler

Brandon,

I like the comp and pose. It looks like there was a bit of shake, but I know how a 5.6 on a cloudy day can be :(. The background is pretty clear considering it's a warbler, so overall a nice shot!

-Jeremy

I love the bird. Good pose. BG is ok. Just needs more USM. Overall I like the image.

Congrats!!!

Roy

Agree with above..... very good capture Congratulations

Yep a touch more sharpness would kick this up a notch. Remarkably clean for a warbler, a nice diagonal perch, and good pose of the bird. Well done!

I agree, overall very nice indeed!! Congrats!!

Brandon, looking at the branch, I'd say that camera movement rendered this soft. A 400 MM, handheld at 1/180 shutter would be better on a tripod. Love the comp.

I love the pose and the diagonal of the perch. I agree if it was sharper it would be even better!

Agree about the softness, but, the image content, bird poise and composition are great.

I was in Hamilton last Sunday from 8:00AM till 2:30PM it rained all that time. After meeting and chatting with Ken Newcombe for a while, I decided to give up and go home.

Also, I saw your Long Point report from OFO. I've never seen a Sandhill Crane and have visited Big Creek two weeks ago and a couple of months ago, with no luck. Someone we met the last time at Hahn's Marsh said that cranes are there every day, in the corn fields. Do you know if a few Cranes are in Big Creek year round ?

I will appreciate a private message if you see them again. I would go the next weekend to try and get a sighting and some photos.

Brandon

Looking at this photo, and judging by the bluish nuchal collar, the extensive heavy black streaking on the breast and the brightness of the flank yellow patches, it is a male. The slight amount of brownish tone in the ear coverts and the crown and what can be seen of the back would indicate that it is a young male, hatched last year.

Nice photo from a rather dreary day.