Male Yellow-rumped Warbler during Spring – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1600, ISO 640, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
I’ve had a like – dislike relationship with this male Yellow-rumped Warbler photo since I took it during migration last spring. I love the simplicity of it and that there is a nice smooth background behind the bird plus I really like his pose, head angle and the great eye contact I had with the warbler. What I don’t like about it is that the warbler is a little darker than I would like for him to be.
The Yellow-rumped Warbler was perched under a branch that had leaves that shaded him and the background was lit up by the sun. Even though I increased my exposure compensation to +0.7 to lighten the bird up it wasn’t quite enough for my tastes. I could lighten up the warbler more in post processing but when I tried that it introduced noise that I found less than acceptable. Perhaps if I had used +1.0 or +1.3 as my exposure compensation setting at the time I photographed this male Yellow-rumped Warbler the exposure would have satisfied me more but the background would have been very bright.
Warblers like this Yellow-rumped can be very flighty and there are times I wish I could have an immediate do over before they take flight and disappear. I know that I wish I could have a do over with this guy.
Life is good.
Mia
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Definitely on my list for this spring, especially to capture it “in good light.”
How does something so strikingly simple at first glance, become so intricate as you study it? For me this pic did just that. Wonderful shot Mia…thanks.
This is a classic…such a beautiful image, I don’t have words for it!!
I love it the way it is. I think if you had lightened up the Yellow-rumped Warbler you wouldn’t see the fine detail of the feathers as much.
Actually, I love this image! I am attempting to improve my drawing skills (which are not very good), and this one would be great for me to practice on. Is that OK with you? Trust me, I am not very good, but attempting to reproduce this image in pen and ink would be a fun exercise for me. If it’s not OK with you, I understand, but I really like this image…in part because of its simplicity.