The Redpoll tree

Gallery: AvianPosted April 22, 2013190 views10 comments

It was 20 degrees(C) below zero on that morning and a flock of Redpolls
was going back and forth between this tree and a nearby feeder.I finally managed this capture amidst the confusion.

Taken at 1/250s,f/10, ISO 500 with 300mm on D300.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 22, 2013 at 7:00 PM

I can't remember seeing so many good looking redheads in one place before Claude

Great image, the birds stand out very well in this setting..
And all facing to the front to boot!

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on April 22, 2013 at 10:59 PM

Beautiful, Claude. I like the overall composition and the fact that they are all sharp. Not so easy to do sometimes.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on April 22, 2013 at 11:30 PM

Claude ..thats a beautiful scene, and well seen there. Nice piece of work

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Martin Dunn on April 23, 2013 at 5:16 AM

That's a beautiful image Claude. Composition and colours are wonderful and the background sets it all off perfectly.

Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 23, 2013 at 7:32 AM

A great comp. I really like the spacing of the birds.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 23, 2013 at 9:50 AM

Lovely picture with lots of wonderful birds

, well done. Only thing would be the BG that seems a little noisy to me - did you run NR ? In any case a nice shot ! Cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Fricke on April 23, 2013 at 2:22 PM

Gorgeous image Claude! They look like little ornaments in the tree. The yellow buds (?) in the tree also provide a great accent. What a great catch to get them all spaced out nicely and facing the camera. Such a nice color palette as well.

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Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on April 23, 2013 at 4:42 PM

Thanks for the comment Scott, this is a Beech tree sapling. These trees grow to 40+ feet and often keep their dried up leaves throughout the winter.

Registered on April 10, 2013, 56 Posts, 571 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on April 23, 2013 at 10:52 PM

I really like your composition, Claude. The background makes the redpolls pop. The difference between the males and females is remarkable.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on April 23, 2013 at 11:09 PM

Claude,
I cannot add any technical input that the others posting before me have not. The only thing I can say is I really like the shot and they remind me of Christmas ornaments. That is a good thing.

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