BlackCapped Chickadee

Gallery: AvianPosted October 10, 2010161 views15 comments

Taken in the same session as my previous post of the Chestnut Backed Chickadee. I liked the pose here but which the head tilt had been enough to get a little better catchlight. The crop gave me some problems in this one, but this seemed like the best compromise. I took a bit off the bottom and the top and a fair amount off the right.

7D, 500mm F4 + 1.4TC, Black Widow on Gitzo legs, f5.6 @ 1/125, iso 500, Av mode with -1/3 compensation. Taken at 6:05 pm on October 2nd. Normal processing in CS4, cropped to 69% of the original image.

I always appreciate your comments and criticisms.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on October 10, 2010 at 12:50 PM

Dennis,
I like your comp a lot. Great pose, detail and background.

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on October 10, 2010 at 1:14 PM

I like your comp and details are very good Dennis. I love that one strand on the back of the head with a water drop on it.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on October 10, 2010 at 3:41 PM

Great details, wonderful shot!

D&L

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 10, 2010 at 5:08 PM

Sweet pose and excellent detail! I like the errant feather especially.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 10, 2010 at 7:31 PM

Dennis, Funny how a little thing can do so much for an image sometimes. That sticky-up feather with the water drop makes the shot for me.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 10, 2010 at 10:56 PM

Very good detail of a classic Black-capped pose. The feather shaft with the tiny water drop caps the shot.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on October 11, 2010 at 4:27 AM

Wonderful capture of this beautiful little bird!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 11, 2010 at 6:02 AM

Great detail Dennis and i like the evn lighting and background

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on October 11, 2010 at 4:41 PM

Very nice one Dennis.I think you did well with the crop.

Dan

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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on October 11, 2010 at 6:19 PM

Hi Dennis,
Very nice pose and good feather details. The smooth background works well in this shot.
I wish that OOF branch were not there but it is what it is and not a deal killer.
Ronnie

Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 11, 2010 at 7:15 PM

Dennis,

I love the perky pose of the chickadee and that feather sticking out with the water droplet truly adds a lot of charm and whimsy. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on October 11, 2010 at 8:39 PM

Wonderful feather detail, lighting and BG, Dennis. Nice one.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on October 11, 2010 at 10:16 PM

Nice pose and detail Dennis.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 12, 2010 at 12:18 AM

Really nice detail and exposure Dennis, quite a "crest" he's got!

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 12, 2010 at 1:44 PM

Nicely done, very nice plumage detail in this little guy, and good job on both the whites and the blacks.

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