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CB Chickadee
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CB Chickadee

by David Schoen

Gallery: AvianPosted April 9, 201817,940 views6 comments
We had a little sun this morning so I took advantage of the light and caught this Chestnut Backed Chickadee with some filtered sidelight.  I don't think I've ever seen a Chickadee call before so I was quite surprised to see this behavior.

Iso-500, 200-500 at 500 mm, F7 .1, 800th, D 500, tripod, -0.7 EV, fill flash at -0.3, essentially full frame, Adobe camera raw 10.3, Topaz adjust, TK sharpening action at 20%

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 9, 2018 at 5:49 PM
Great pose, and another awesome perch, David.
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Kellermeyer on April 9, 2018 at 5:55 PM
Ditto  great pose. What a peaceful setting. The background is great.
 
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 9, 2018 at 10:02 PM
It's a great pose and a great perch David.  Before reading your techs I was thinking the fill flash looked a little strong and at just -0.3 I think it is.  With that much light in the eye already I would probably remove the pin point from the flash.  devil
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 10, 2018 at 1:52 PM
Lovely perch and background you found this guy on David. I would agree with Nate that -.3 FEC is a bit much here,  and I would also work on repairing the eye. 
Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments
Comment posted by Craig Moreau on April 11, 2018 at 12:21 PM
I love the calling pose here, David. Great perch, great background. I'm not much of a bird photographer, but nothing looks off to me about the eye.
Registered on April 21, 2015, 64 Posts, 584 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Thompson on April 11, 2018 at 2:31 PM
Very nice David. Your comp, background and perch are great. The calling pose of the Chickadee is sweet. I can't really comment on the fill flash. But it looks good to me!
Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments