Boreal Chickadee

Gallery: AvianPosted November 6, 2011547 views15 comments

This isn't a species I've seen many images of here so thought I'd post this one. From the northern part of Alaska on the Denali Highway last March.

This about 90% of the full frame.
NR applied to the background and cloned out a couple of bright spots that bothered me.

Techs:

Canon 50D
500mm f/4 with 1.4x TC
1/500 @ f/5.6 ISO 400

Larger version included which shows much more detail in the plumage.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 6, 2011 at 6:45 PM

Terrific! The soft light and setting are so appropriate for this species.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on November 6, 2011 at 7:46 PM

Looks like a real bird sitting right there on that twig! I like the color palette and the bird is nice and sharp throughout. Sharon

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 6, 2011 at 8:30 PM

This couldn't be much better IMO. Natural setting that's not distracting, nice exposure and incredible detail. Very attractive subject too. Very impressive Keith.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on November 7, 2011 at 12:54 PM

Keith, good work w/ this! Nice detail and colors.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 7, 2011 at 2:18 PM

The detail in the large version is awesome. The soft light works well in this portrait. I like how it's perch fades into the background tree trunk. Sweet Photo Kieth

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on November 7, 2011 at 8:59 PM

Plumage is in very nice condition, fluffed up too. You captured an excellent pose and unobstructed view. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mark Schiebelbein on November 7, 2011 at 10:02 PM

Great detail. The position of the bird on the perch gives a real sense of depth to the photo.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on November 8, 2011 at 8:32 AM

Wonderful colors and detail, a beautiful setting.

Ray

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 8, 2011 at 10:17 PM

Really nice image with excellent detail in the bird. The background perfectly matches. Well done.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 9, 2011 at 1:05 PM

Great image. Yo have a frame filling shot, yet also managed to include some habitat. It is not just a bird sitting on a stick. The color, detail and dof of the bird are very good.

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on November 9, 2011 at 3:59 PM

What a gorgeous little bird, and the setting is perfect too. Good work, Keith.

Andy...

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 10, 2011 at 7:37 AM

I especially like the soft even exposure and great color, sharp detail Keith.
Great post processing on this one, well done!

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Comment posted by May Haga on November 10, 2011 at 8:29 PM

Perfect capture Keith. We have these in our Boreal Forest about 100 km from here so I am hoping to get up there this winter and perhaps find some. I would be thrilled to get a shot as good as this one.
May

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on November 11, 2011 at 5:43 PM

Beautiful capture. The colors. dof and detail are right on.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on November 13, 2011 at 9:21 AM

Excellent image Keith- I'd love to capture a shot of these guys- I've been looking for going on several weeks now up in the 'Northeast Kingdom' of Vermont with no joy.

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