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Black Cap Chickadee
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Black Cap Chickadee

by David Schoen

Gallery: AvianPosted July 8, 201814,620 views5 comments
Taken yesterday morning while there is still some decent light.  A different kind of crop and look; I know many of you prefer space in front rather than behind.  

Iso-1600, 200-500 at 500 mm, F7 .1, 640th, D 500, tripod, no flash, Adobe camera raw 10.3, Topaz adjust, TK sharpening action at 30%

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 8, 2018 at 7:39 PM
Tack-sharp, sweet pose, and I like the out-of-the-box crop - very effective - showing off that great moss.
Well-done!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 8, 2018 at 9:30 PM
Very good, David.  By keeping the bird small in the frame, the space in frontis adequate for my taste and the compositionis nicely balanced by the perch, which is gorgeous.
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Allen Brooks on July 8, 2018 at 10:22 PM
I like the perch and background.  Looks as if you had good light.  I think the slight head turn "allows" the bird to be positioned as it is  and your composition works well.  Nicely done.
Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on July 9, 2018 at 5:46 PM
Hi David,

Young chickadees are quite scruffy at this time of year.  Comp looks fine and its good to try something different.  You could also use less sharpening on this one as there's quite a bit of contrast in the feathers  Otherwise, I'm glad that you left the mossy portion of the  branch in the comp..........Jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by David Schoen on July 9, 2018 at 6:31 PM
Yes Jim.  Fear of over sharpening is one of my biggest concerns and I typically use the TK sharpening action at 40 to 50%.  So I was aware that this was an issue with this image hence setting the sharpening action to 30%.  Probably eliminating the TK sharpening altogether wouldn't have made a whole lot of change in this image. 
Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments