The "Last" Kinglet

Gallery: AvianPosted November 8, 2009101 views15 comments

I have been chasing (and posting) mostly kinglet's for the past month and I promise this one will be my last for awhile. A month ago I had trouble finding one and this past week I was in Bushtit territory and who shows up but a pair of Golden-crowned Kinglets, they must have recognized the car! Personally I like this image over my other postings for birds pose, detail and the colors, hope you find it pleasing as well. Thanks for viewing, please click on the larger version.

canon 40D
canon 600mm f4.L IS USM +1.4 TC
F/13. @ 1/125
ISO 250
auto window beanbag rest

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 8, 2009 at 9:20 AM

Craig, I love this one the best out of your kinglets. I really like the painterly BG. The perch and bird are great with nice detail. I think this would be even stronger without the OOF stuff right behind the bird because the BG is so wonderful, but it is great as posted.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on November 8, 2009 at 11:47 AM

Craig,

The filtered lighting and the perch are really nice additions to this shot - the detail you captured is great and good job keeping 600 + 1.4 @ 1/125 so sharp!

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on November 8, 2009 at 11:53 AM

This is a beauty Craig. The larger version is excellent in detail, love the little brown eye! I really like the vine-like perch. Super job on a tough to capture species.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 8, 2009 at 12:10 PM

Beautiful, Craig. I like the dappled shadows and the pose. That perch is incredible-fireweed?

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Comment posted by Douglas Graham on November 8, 2009 at 2:07 PM

Solid image of an impossible subject. Nicely done Craig.

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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on November 8, 2009 at 3:37 PM

Great pose and a great perch.The colour is great

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on November 8, 2009 at 4:12 PM

Pin sharp, and I love the yellow crest. Very nice background too. I would prefer it without the OOF stem behind the neck/breast, but it isn't too dominant.

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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on November 8, 2009 at 4:47 PM

Nice one, Craig. BG color is great. The stem I'm not too fond of, but it's not critical since it is what it is. The larger version is really nice.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 8, 2009 at 5:22 PM

It's lovely, Craig. Just getting these hyperactive little buggers to hold still for a shutter click out in the open is a challenge. Fine work.

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Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on November 8, 2009 at 5:31 PM

Boy that larger image is awesome! I love the detail and alert pose along with the highly textured perch.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on November 8, 2009 at 9:27 PM

Oh, how I would love to have this shot Craig. Kinglets are tough. Very nice job. Classic Kinglet pose and very nice detail.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on November 8, 2009 at 10:21 PM

nice work Craig--it's hard to find these active kinglets through a long lens--it seems like once you lift it to the spot, they're gone! you got a nice pose, a good perch, and great sharpness for that slow shutter speed. I'm curious why you stopped down to f/13 for such a fast little bird?