Chick Landing

Gallery: AvianPosted December 5, 2010884 views28 comments

Another image from the park outside the city. I don't know if this chickadee is concentrating on his landing or the food. At any rate I thought it was a fun shot.

Nikon D300s, 300 lens, tripod, f 6.3, 1/1600, ISO 320

Thanks for looking and critiques appreciated.

May

Comments

28 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 5, 2010 at 7:15 PM

Neat! You caught a great moment here.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 5, 2010 at 7:34 PM

Love the blurr in this action shot May. Great movement, I can feel it. Nice comp and sharpness where it matters. Really cool!

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on December 5, 2010 at 8:31 PM

A very fun shot! It looks like It's dancing.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 5, 2010 at 8:40 PM

Dynamic shot... looks like you would have needed to bump the ISO to really get it tack sharp.

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Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on December 5, 2010 at 9:35 PM

A very cool action shot, May. Nicely captured!

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on December 5, 2010 at 9:40 PM

There's just a pleasing amount of blur in this image, May. These little guys are so fast and irregular in their flight. It's quite an accomplishment to obtain as nice a shot as this one.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 6, 2010 at 12:41 AM

Love the image. Sharp at the head and eye-just where you need it, but nice motion blue. Look like he's jumping for joy.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 6, 2010 at 5:59 AM

Wow!!! Great catch May!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on December 6, 2010 at 9:47 AM

Very well captured, May. I love the pose and the hiny of movement in the shot, nice one.

Andy...

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 6, 2010 at 11:48 AM

Very nice action shot, May. Great timing.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 6, 2010 at 12:42 PM

Very cool, May. The head is very crisp.

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 6, 2010 at 2:28 PM

A lovely action shot

Well done.

Geoff.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 6, 2010 at 3:24 PM

I'd say this Chickadee is a dancer. Cool image, May.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 6, 2010 at 4:45 PM

Darn cute catch May - I really enjoy this.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on December 7, 2010 at 8:10 AM

Fun indeed and a really nice image. I think it is my favorite Chickadee shot.

Two thumbs up!

Dan

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 7, 2010 at 11:35 AM

May, this is a fun shot, the bird sure looks like it is concentrating on something of interest!

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on December 15, 2010 at 10:54 AM

WOW !
Excellent timing n great catch !
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 15, 2010 at 2:41 PM

LOL!
Great catch - and fine image. Nice detail, bright eye, and good perch -
Congrats on another excellent EP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 15, 2010 at 3:10 PM

Congrats on EP, May.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 15, 2010 at 5:01 PM

Perfect timing! A worthy EP.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on December 16, 2010 at 12:55 AM

What an amazing shot! Love the amount of motion blur and the sense of complete suspense so evident to me in this image. I know it's going to touch down safely because the branch and the feets are right there where they should be, but criminy, it's that split second of doubt… Killer shot!

for the Pick.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 16, 2010 at 1:26 AM

This very sharp photo really gives a feel for the flighty nature of this species, never resting too long in one spot. Excellent perch and background to go along with the Chicadee. Congratulations on the the EP!!!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 16, 2010 at 7:13 PM

Congrats May!

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on December 16, 2010 at 10:52 PM

Congrats on the EP. This is a wonderful image with super action. Chickadees are kind of the ADHD of the avian world. This image shows this characteristic.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on December 17, 2010 at 1:27 PM

Congrats on the EP...well deserved! Sharon

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 20, 2010 at 10:53 AM

Hi May

Congrats on capturing a great moment . and congrats on the E.P.

Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by KC Choo on December 20, 2010 at 8:45 PM

Congrats on the EP! Well deserved!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 18, 2011 at 4:11 PM

He sure has his eye on SOMEthing!
Nice detail in the head and eye, and the blur of the legs and claws gives a nice sense of motion. Nice perch, perfect comp and BG.
Sandy

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