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Black-capped Chickadee
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Black-capped Chickadee

by Dennis Plank

Gallery: AvianPosted January 3, 2014113 views7 comments
From late this afternoon (at least in terms of sun time). The feeding station I set up gets late afternoon sun at a glancing angle from my left when I'm in the blind. There's a group of Douglas Firs there, but the bottom limbs have been trimmed high enough to let winter sun sneak through in places. I really liked what the sun did to the colors of this Chickadee.

1Div, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, Black Widow head mounted to blind windowsill, f9, 1/320, Av mode with - 1 stop compensation, iso 1000. Processed in LR5 & CS6 (still working on the balance I like best, since I'm not familiar with LR5 yet). Cropped to 7.95MP. Taken this afternoon at 3:46 pm (sunset here is theoretically 4:36, but the range of hills to the west chops it off about 4:00).

Your comments and criticisms are greatly appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 3, 2014 at 8:35 PM
The color and light are wonderful Dennis, I love the texture of the perch. Details on the bird are outstanding, beautiful shot.

Ray
Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 3, 2014 at 9:29 PM
I'm lichen it! Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 4, 2014 at 7:55 AM
Great pose in sweet light Dennis :cool: Nice details and I am liking the lichen too.
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 4, 2014 at 11:36 AM
These little guys always give me fits.. very hard to expose right as you know.
I think you did an excellent job with this late light from the side Dennis..
Great pose & eye contact, well done! :toast:
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 4, 2014 at 12:56 PM
Beautiful lighting and great inquisitive pose here Dennis, I would prefer a little less space on the left and more on the right. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 4, 2014 at 1:51 PM
Very nice feather detail in the larger version and I like the head turn for eye contact. Maybe just a little more room at the bottom for a more vertical to display some of that nice background color above and below but a very nice shot as is, way to go Dennis.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on January 5, 2014 at 10:28 AM
Beautiful Dennis. I never get tired of these little guys. The inquisitive pose, the lovely light and the setting make this one special.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments