Carolina_feeding Chicks

Gallery: AvianPosted June 1, 20181,394 views9 comments

On an afternoon visit to the park we saw a Wren landing fairly close to the trails edge. As we continued to watch the bird, we noticed she was bringing food to a nest which was made in the hollow of a cedar tree just a few feet off the main trail. Happy as we were to find this nest it immediately presented problems. With my 500mm and the nest just off the trail I had a bit too much lens. Moving off the trail to adequately frame the scene was problematic because of Park policy. So I knelt down with the rig on my monopod just at the edge of the path, stopped down on the aperture, and bumped up my ISO to grab as much DOF and speed as I could. In light of all my efforts I still clipped the wren's tail.

If you've read the narrative to this point I thank you for your patience, and for viewing the image.

Carolina Wren, Point Pelee National Park, Ontario Canada

D500
500mm f/4
1/250s @ f/16
ISO 4000
Gitzo monopod w/ RRS monopod head

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 1, 2018 at 10:07 PM

Excellent detail, Chuck. Good job figuring out how to get to a decent distance and making the image. The clipped tail isn't an issue for me with the eye going back and forth between the adult and chicks.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on June 2, 2018 at 8:14 AM

Very nice work on getting this Carolina wren family. The tail is a minor nit, but the rest of the image is quite good. The Bg is nice and I like the vertical lines and texture of the cedar. Well done............................Jim

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 2, 2018 at 9:48 AM

Probably wouldn't have noticed the missing tail without your explanation given the open mouths and the feeding parent. Excellent detail and well composed.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on June 2, 2018 at 11:51 AM

Very cool! You were able to document feeding behavior quite nicely. I really like the composition and I'm not bothered by the missing tip of the tail. That said, you could always add some canvas at the top and do some very careful cloning. But I'm fine with it the way it is.

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on June 2, 2018 at 12:49 PM

Great find and capture, Charles. I think you did an outstanding job managing the situation.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 2, 2018 at 2:56 PM

That's really cool Chuck, nice job getting the shot and with the difficult techs. I am missing the tail but the comp is great with the 2 chicks at the bottom and the adult top left. devil

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Comment posted by Norma Tareila Matl on June 2, 2018 at 8:25 PM

Charles, very nice image of Wren family.

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Comment posted by Stephanie Murphy on June 3, 2018 at 6:20 PM

Wonderful image! I enjoy closely inspecting it. Really appreciate the efforts you made to get this shot.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on June 3, 2018 at 6:24 PM

Tough condition Chuck. Great shot in spite of the close cramped quarters. I love the action here.

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