Chickadee Puffball

Gallery: AvianPosted April 19, 2012131 views11 comments

Finally a change from the cranes. I lost the sun, but figured I'd try to get a few shots anyhow. I was reasonably pleased with this one, mostly for the pose.

1DIV, 500mm ISL + 1.4TC, Black Widow on RRS legs. f6.3, 1/125, iso 800, Av mode with -2/3 compensation. The flat light favored me and both the blacks and whites were well within the histogram. Cropped to 25% of the original. Normal processing in CS5.

Your comments and criticisms are most appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 19, 2012 at 11:42 PM

Delightful! Nice pose, great DOF, bright eye, and the "puffiness" is just ecellent.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 20, 2012 at 5:40 AM

A very intimate look at this Chickadee Dennis. I like the low light. You still have nice detail in the darks. Your overall comp is great too. Well done.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 20, 2012 at 8:56 AM

Dennis. I think this is a splendid image. Details and exposure make this really pop. Even with the darker part of the background right above the head, there is still nice detail and separation. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on April 20, 2012 at 9:27 AM

Great composition on shot.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 20, 2012 at 5:03 PM

Nice pose and excellent detail Dennis. You handled the exposure beautifully-the bird shows real well against the dark background.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 22, 2012 at 3:32 PM

A classic shot of this species, Dennis. Nice job on the whites and blacks.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on April 22, 2012 at 4:11 PM

Dennis this little puffed up cracker of a bird sits on that dark bg beautifully.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on April 22, 2012 at 8:09 PM

He certainly is a puffball! I love his pose, just adorable! Great exposure, Dennis!

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 23, 2012 at 8:43 PM

Sweetest pose with all that fluff i wanna hold him and put him to my cheek and kiss him Hee. I love the pose and detail but wish the oof branch was not back there. Maybe you can tone it down a little?

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Comment posted by May Haga on April 23, 2012 at 9:08 PM

Love these little guys. Well done.
May

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Comment posted by David Haynes on April 24, 2012 at 8:24 PM

Dennis,
That crop held up very well. Love the PUFFY look of this cute little guy. Great details, good head angle, pleasing background, and a good perch. The light is perfect for a shot with huge dynamic range like this one has with the whites and the blacks. Great image Dennis.

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