Black-capped Chickadee
by Dennis Plank
I went back out to the blind this morning and we actually had some sun, though not on the subject in this case. I'd put up this perch with some peanut butter on the back of the cones a few days ago hoping to get a Chestnut-backed Chickadee hanging from the cones as they are wont to do. It hasn't happened yet, but I did get a couple of series of these guys on top on their way to the sunflower feeder.
7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 252 mm, Jobu Gimbal on blind window, f/8, 1/800, iso 2000, aperture priority, pattern metering, -1/3 EV, no flash. Processed in LR & PS CC. In this case I used Neatimage for noise reduction in PS rather than going to DxO in RAW. It seems to work just about the same in terms of quality. I had to add a touch of canvas on the left and bottom and I cropped a bit off the top and right to frame the perch the way I wanted. Final size was `18 MP. Taken at 8:54 am this morning.
Your comments and critiques are always appreciated.
Thanks,
Comments
21 commentsSweet, sharp bird, bright eye, nice greens and a perfect BG. You might consider moving the whole frame down a little so less room on the bottom and more on top - a personal choice only.
Love it!
Sandy
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A Beauty
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