Perpetual Motion

Gallery: AvianPosted November 9, 2011143 views5 comments

I spent a frustrating hour or so trying to capture this little cutey...they never hold still! This Ruby-crowned Kinglet is one of a few I got with the bird sharp. I also saw one with the ruby crest (first time for me), but I couldn't get him out of the bushes.

50D, 500mm, ISO 200, 1/60th, F4 Please see LARGER version if you can. Thanks for your critique/comments.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on November 9, 2011 at 9:58 PM

Love the colors and the habitat. Great catch of a very fast little bird!

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on November 9, 2011 at 10:04 PM

yikes--I can't even imagine trying to catch a kinglet at 1/60--sounds like the embodiment of frustration! I like the way the pose fits in between the two diagonal branches, and the way they all work together, along with the leaves in the urc, for the composition.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Schiebelbein on November 9, 2011 at 11:49 PM

I have been doing the same thing with a Golden-crown and I know how you feel. It is a lot of fun though and you did well to get this one.

Registered on November 8, 2008, 55 Posts, 393 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 10, 2011 at 7:44 AM

These are very small, quick, and fast little birds - And they're always flickin' their darn tails too..
Great job getting this one Sharon, well done

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 10, 2011 at 8:15 PM

Nice job, with great colors in the habitat.

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