Mountain Chickadee

Gallery: AvianPosted September 11, 201090 views13 comments

Here is a Mountain Chickadee on a set up perch. I do not have any more room to the right, but do have a bit more on top and bottom. As it is, this is a little tighter than I'd prefer, but seems to be the best solution for what I've got. I reduced the brightness on the brightest part of the perch. A little more DOF would have been nice. I need to start shooting more shots at f/10 or f/11.

Your comments and critiques are appreciated. Please view the larger version if possible.

Canon 7D, 500mm +1.4x TC, tripod, set up perch.

1/250, f/8, ISO 250, natural light.

Crop to 73% (13.2 of 18MP)

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 11, 2010 at 4:15 PM

Brian, I like this a lot. I think the comp is fine for this bird. The bird's head, body, and near foot are nice and sharp. Those are the important parts to me. I see just the slightest hint of color banding in the larger image in the gradation from ULHC down towards the bird's back. Very nice as posted.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on September 11, 2010 at 6:44 PM

Very nice work on the exposure Brian, the blacks & whites of the head, neck and body have lots of nice detail. I like the comp you used, the nice head tilt, eye contact and I find the worm ridden texture of the branch very interesting. Appealing image as posted.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 11, 2010 at 7:07 PM

Your comp works just fine for me Brian and I don't find the bird too tight. Sharpness looks good on most of the bird and the detail there is excellent. I like the contemplative pose.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on September 11, 2010 at 8:56 PM

Nice shote of the chickadee. Looks nice and sharp. I find the perch overpowering in the image for such a small bird.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 11, 2010 at 9:27 PM

Stunning detaail; excellent exposure; neat bird and perch.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on September 11, 2010 at 10:44 PM

I'm fine with the comp, Brian. Also, you took advantage of what DOF you had very well. I also like the interesting perch. Interesting blend of green and brown in the background too.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on September 12, 2010 at 12:58 AM

Your mention of Dof for the tail is the only thing I see wrong with an otherwise wonderful photo. Great detail and bg. Sharon

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 12, 2010 at 3:29 AM

Brian, I think the comp is just fine.
Excellent detail, perch and pose.
You're right that a bit more DOF would have brought the tail into focus as well.
But just FINE as is!

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 12, 2010 at 8:14 AM

Wonderful detail. I wonder what it would be like with a slightly finer perch in your set up ?

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 12, 2010 at 9:18 AM

Everything looks very nice Brian, no nits here.
Well done!

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on September 12, 2010 at 9:19 AM

Terrific! That perch is great, love the details in it, as well as the pose and details in the bird.

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Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 12, 2010 at 9:48 AM

If I may boldly suggest to change that perch! It looks terrible with that broken part. The bird looks fabulous, but the perch spoils it mate. If this were natural then I couldn't see an issue, but setting up I recommend being a little more careful with the selection of perches.

well done on the birdie!

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on September 13, 2010 at 4:54 AM

Excellent pose, detail and exposure control Brian.

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