Black-capped Chickadee w/Fall Colors

[Paul Merritt]

Taken this fall. One of the most common birds in my area. Even they are scarce right now, as we are having a very tough Winter.

20D Av Mode ISO 400 1/250 sec f/5.6 w/400 f/5.6

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h33/Airedale1/BCC9-1.jpg

[Caroline Darmo]

I love Chickadees, very cool colors in the background. The blacks are a little blocked, maybe a bit more S/H.

[Arthur Morris]

Ditto on the BKGR colors. It looks as if the sharpest focus is on the wing feathes not on the eye... Selectively sharpening the head with a contrast mask (15/65/0) would help. Then I would do SH/H as the contrast mask tends to make the selected area a bit dark.

later and love, artie

[Fabs Forns]

Love the background too!

Good advise by Maestro :)