Ball of Feathers

Gallery: AvianPosted January 5, 2013277 views8 comments

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) from the archives and reprocessed. It's puffed up to insulate against the cold and is probably one of the most round Chickadees I have seen. You know it's cold when frost forms on your whiskers. Trees and snow as BG.

7D, Sigma 150-500 at 500 mm, f/8.0, ISO 400, 1/320 sec, HH, natural light, PP in LR4. Cropped to 60 % of original.

All your comments are much appreciated. Thanks for your comments on my other photos. Roger.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by David E Lester on January 5, 2013 at 1:37 PM

Lovely shot, color, detail and comp..well done!!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 5, 2013 at 2:22 PM

Really nice image! Great pose, nuce perch, and cute little chickadee.
The large image is a tiny bit soft, so some added sharpening (or better yet, viveza's structure) would improve this fine image further.

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 5, 2013 at 5:03 PM

Nice, Roger. Good job handling the snowy bg and the whites in the cheeks. Excellent job of hand holding at that temperature.

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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on January 5, 2013 at 7:48 PM

Another backyard favorite. Great position in the frame and the background is perfect for him. I don't know how you guys hand hold anything bigger than a 200.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 142 Posts, 862 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on January 5, 2013 at 10:39 PM

Thanks all. I'll download the Viveza 2 demo and see if get can get more sharpness.

Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on January 6, 2013 at 3:43 PM

Like the shot. The expiation for the puff is helpful.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on January 13, 2013 at 8:57 PM

Thanks all. I've downloaded the demo of Viveza 2 and am impressed with the capabilities. Thanks, Sandy, for pointing out this software. The embedded image has increased structure on the head and chest. I'm right at the start of my learning curve.

Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Roberts on January 13, 2013 at 11:37 PM

That little guy is definately fluffed up. Good detail and nice clean BG. Well done.

Registered on March 9, 2011, 69 Posts, 501 Comments