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<\/p>\nDespite the unconventional pose I love the intimacy of this image.<\/p>\n
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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n I liked 80 of the photos I took of Yellow Warblers twelve days ago in the mountains of Morgan County well enough to keep them and a keeper rate that high is quite unusual for this bird photographer. Generally I like to see most of the body of my subjects and that can’t be done with this shot but the more I look at it the more I like it. I think it’s the almost coquettish pose combined with the intimacy of looking into the eye of\u00a0this shy and flitty little\u00a0bird up close that appeals to me most. I almost feel as if the warbler is looking into my very soul (and perhaps learning some deep dark secret lurking there…).<\/p>\n But I couldn’t decide how to crop\u00a0the image for presentation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This was the other possibility I considered – a horizontal crop rather than a vertical one. In the end there was one version I preferred but ever so slightly\u00a0and I’m still waffling a bit.<\/p>\n If any of my readers have a preference I’d love to know\u00a0which it is and why (or any other compositional suggestions you may have).\u00a0I think my\u00a0aesthetic sense in such matters has improved over the years\u00a0(at least in part due to\u00a0feedback from my readers) but my journey is far from complete.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Despite the unconventional pose I love the intimacy of this image.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/yellow-warbler-8583b-horizontal-crop-ron-dudley.jpg\" "\\"yellow-warbler-8583b-horizontal-crop-ron-dudley\\"")
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