1\/3200, f\/5.6, 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>\nWhile I was photographing a Broad-tailed Hummingbird in the Wasatch Mountainside yesterday morning this male MacGillivray’s Warbler unexpectedly landed in the same serviceberry bush. At first he was facing away from me but I fired off a quick burst just as he began an incredibly quick turn on his perch to face me and caught him in this position.<\/p>\n
If I remember correctly the somewhat unusual (for this time of year) background color is provided by an out of focus patch of dead willows.<\/p>\n
The moment I saw the photo on my big screen at home I thought it strongly resembled a typical Audubon print. I’m not saying that’s necessarily good or bad, it just is.<\/p>\n
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I’m including the next shot in the burst for no other reason than to show his position on the perch 1\/10th of a second later. It isn’t any good but it allows perspective.<\/p>\n
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Blog readers have occasionally mentioned in the past that one of my photos reminded them of an Audubon painting but I’ve never seen it as strongly as I do in the first photo above. I’m certainly no expert on Audubon’s painting style but I once had a book of all of his “The Birds of America” prints and I became quite familiar with them.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, I’m quite sure ol’ John would never have included the ‘out of focus’ leaves and berries at the bottom of my photo nor would he have placed a dead and crinkly old leaf right behind the tip of the bird’s bill.<\/p>\n
Any resemblance between my photo and his prints only goes so far.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
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I think this photo from yesterday morning resembles an Audubon painting more than any photo I’ve ever taken.<\/p>\n
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