High-key Chickadee

Gallery: AvianPosted January 19, 2011164 views11 comments

Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200 + TC 1.7 @320mm. F/6.3, 1/400, ISO 400. EC + 1.3.

I will try to post more often, if I can capture some interesting birds. This week I was surrounded with Chickadees, hope you enjoy this little beauty. Comments appreciated.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 19, 2011 at 10:10 PM

Nice job on the exposure and detail looks excellent, Albert.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 19, 2011 at 10:20 PM

Just beautiful! Great little bird, great detail, bright eye, very interesting perch, and good BG.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on January 19, 2011 at 11:19 PM

Good job in what appears to have been tough light. Perhaps tease a bit more detail out of the black cap?

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on January 20, 2011 at 3:18 AM

Very good shot, Albert. Great control of the exposure. Nice perch. I love this image a lot.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 20, 2011 at 8:19 AM

Nice pose and exposure for the light you appeared to have Albert, love the light in the eye. I'd see if I could work on getting a little more detail in the blacks if this were mine.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on January 20, 2011 at 9:17 AM

Cute little guy. I like the pose and perch, and the exposure. It's hard to tell without a larger version, but looks to me there's plenty of detail in the blacks.

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on January 20, 2011 at 5:27 PM

This is lovely, the eye is great as is the perch

I agree about trying to get more detail in the black cap.
A great image, well done.

Geoff.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 20, 2011 at 11:09 PM

Nice comp and I like the perch and the overall image is lovely. The best detail here seems to be in the feet and claws. If wish there was more DOF because some definition between the left half of the bird and the background seems to be missing.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 22, 2011 at 5:31 AM

Just wonderful, Albert! No doubt who is the center of attention, the bird fills the frame nicely. High key works well on this. Good going!

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on January 22, 2011 at 7:52 AM

Beautifully posed chickadee, Albert. Interesting perch. Nice catchlight in the eye. The high-key look does work here. However, I do believe that that there is likely room for a little more post processing to try to reveal more detail and to increase vibrance. You might be able to make this little bird pop off the page even more than it does now.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 24, 2011 at 8:53 AM

Great exposure & detail, like this perch as well Albert.
The eye looks clear & bright, well done!

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