Boreal Chickadee + repost

Gallery: AvianPosted March 4, 2012158 views16 comments

Yesterday I went on a trip to the boreal forest with our local birding group. I was pleased to find a Boreal Chickadee.

Nikon D300s, 300 lens, f7.1 1/200.

Thanks for looking and critiques appreciated. Thanks also for all the nice comments on my redpolls.

May

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Jim Hansen on March 4, 2012 at 8:21 PM

May, the pose and detail are excellent. The background is very complimentary and the bird stands out well against it. A wonderful capture of a species I will probably never see.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 4, 2012 at 8:57 PM

May, a beautiful bird in a great pose - very fine detail, nice eye, soft colours, and a very complimentary BG.
Well done!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 4, 2012 at 9:10 PM

Lovely bird and setting. Nice sharpness. I wish it had a little more light on it to make it brighter.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on March 5, 2012 at 3:10 AM

May that's a beautiful little bird,pin sharp on a very nice bg,excellent.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on March 5, 2012 at 7:39 AM

Beautiful image, I really like the nice pastel colors.

Ray

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 5, 2012 at 8:06 AM

great detail in the larger version, May, and a nice wintery setting. seems a bit dark to me, I might try brightening everything somewhat.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 5, 2012 at 1:17 PM

He's a beauty May!!! Nice pose and excellent sharpness. Sweet Portrait!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on March 5, 2012 at 1:21 PM

Awesome image! Nice clean BG, great pose on the bird, suttle catch light in the eye, and stunning detail. Nicely done. Plus I'm envious having never gotten a shot of one of these guys. Seen them, but never captured.

Registered on March 9, 2011, 69 Posts, 501 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on March 5, 2012 at 1:37 PM

Hello Maya

SWEET... Excellent Capture. Sharp & Detailed where it counts. I enjoy your choice of Exposure & Softness around the bird. If brightened I feel the Mood would change too harsh...

Enjoy how you have softened the feet area & branches surrounding the perch ? The Eye area is very Dark , but you have brought out the Details Beautifully & the Catchlight too.

What is your Crop ?

A very nice Capture... As is is presented !!!!

Thanks for Sharing.

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 5, 2012 at 2:42 PM

Very nicely detailed and sharp image ! It looks a bit dark on my screen, so I would suggest lighting it just a little - other than that it's simply great ! Greetings, Hans

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Comment posted by KC Choo on March 5, 2012 at 3:01 PM

I like the soft light here. It's a Chickadee I need better images of.

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on March 5, 2012 at 8:08 PM

May , this is really nice but do believe that if you lighten the image a little it will help.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 6, 2012 at 12:40 AM

Lovely detail in the larger version here May

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Comment posted by Doug Backlund on March 6, 2012 at 4:19 PM

Saw and photographed some this morning north of Roseau MN, but I got nothing this good!!! I agree with some others that it could be brightened up a bit, but I'm looking at it on my laptop, so who knows?

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 6, 2012 at 5:22 PM

Great detail in the larger image May, love the subdued tones

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Comment posted by May Haga on March 6, 2012 at 7:03 PM

Thanks for all your nice comments about this chickadee. Very minor crop. The bird was tucked in a bush and that is why there is blurring around the feet. It is out-of-focus branches. I have lightened it somewhat. Is it better?
May

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