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Black-capped chickadee
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Black-capped chickadee

by John Neukirch

Gallery: AvianPosted January 10, 2013154 views9 comments
Caught this little chickadee at a local nature center last weekend.

D300s
Nikkor 300mm f4, 1.4 TC
ISO 640
1/1250 @ f/5.6
HH

C & C welcome.

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Elizabeth Arellano on January 10, 2013 at 9:03 PM
Sweet. I love this shot.
Registered on February 18, 2008, 35 Posts, 302 Comments
Comment posted by David E Lester on January 10, 2013 at 9:14 PM
Nice, great catch light in the eye!!
Registered on March 24, 2010, 155 Posts, 793 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on January 10, 2013 at 10:36 PM
Nice one John. I like that you have detail in the whites and blacks. These guys are one of my favorite winter subjects. thanks for sharing.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 10, 2013 at 10:43 PM
Cute little birds. Looks like critical focus was on the lower part of the body, rather than the eye. There is a noticeable halo around the head in both the smaller and larger versions.
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 10, 2013 at 10:46 PM
Sweet pose, John. You might do a bit of noise reduction on the bg. I'll also echo Keith's comments on focus and the purple fringe.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Tjie Poo on January 10, 2013 at 11:09 PM
Cute little fella. Like the catch light of the eye.
Registered on December 4, 2012, 51 Posts, 511 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 11, 2013 at 5:15 PM
Nice capture and exposure John. Keith has some good suggestions (as he normally does), but still nice capture overall.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 11, 2013 at 5:56 PM
Nice exposure on the blacks and whites, and I like the jewelry. Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 3, 2013 at 2:06 PM
Cute pose as the bird looks back, I like this John.
Nice catch-light & details, great exposure :wavey:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments