Pigmy Nuthatch

Gallery: AvianPosted March 1, 201096 views10 comments

This is a shot of one of my favorite little birds, the Pigmy Nuthatch. I find them very hard to capture as they are so small and never sit still for long. Taken with a Canon 50D.

Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/400
Av( Aperture Value )
8.0
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
400

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 1, 2010 at 5:03 PM

Clayton, a really nice bird. I like the comp and the bird looks sharp in the small image with a nice look at the face. I love the BG. Well done.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 1, 2010 at 5:45 PM

Very nice shot of a pretty little bird. My only suggestiom would be to crop some of the top off. There's a lot of empty space there that IMO does not contribute much.

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Comment posted by Durwood Edwards on March 1, 2010 at 8:08 PM

Excellent light and a very good comp.

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Comment posted by Ravee Wattanatanak on March 2, 2010 at 12:10 PM

Cute tiny bird.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 2, 2010 at 3:20 PM

Clayton,
beautiful pose, composition and background. Really nice!

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 2, 2010 at 8:51 PM

I love the colors in the darker background Clayton. Nice pose and light on the bird. This is one of those shots where I have difficulty judging IQ at 720 pixels and I'm wondering if it's a large crop.

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Comment posted by Clayton Musgrove on March 3, 2010 at 12:39 PM

Thanks everyone for your comments. Yes Ron, it was a fairly large crop.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 4, 2010 at 7:14 AM

Clayton,

I like the pose of the Pygmy Nuthatch you have presented, it looks as if it is trying to make up its mind whether to stay or take flight. I also like the tones of the background and how well the pygmy nuthatch stands out from it.

The bird looks a bit soft, that may be partially due to the larger crop you mention and the shutter spped was perhaps a bit slow for this bird, as I recall they move fairly fast. I might have gone to f6.3 to increase shutter speed which should have gotten this small bird all in focus, but the branch would have been more out of focus, so it would be a trade off. Since the bird's are the primary focus though in avian photography, I would sacrifice the branch being more OOF.

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Comment posted by Clayton Musgrove on March 4, 2010 at 9:26 AM

Thanks Mia. I will try that. I will also try bumping up my ISO. That would help.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 4, 2010 at 9:50 AM

My pleasure Clayton

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