Mountain Chickadee

[Dan Sorochan]

Canon 7D, EF500mm, F10, 1/640, ISO 400, 47% FF, Tripod with gimbal head
Taken at Crowsnest Pass, Alberta last week.


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[Ivan Sjögren]

Nice eye contact, pose and sharpnes. Some whites look a little to hot in the face and on the branch.
I also wich for some more action.
But good image, keep them coming.

[Phil Ertel]

HI Dan, I think this is a nice pose that displays the bird nicely. The whites on the bird looked OK to me as the values I see in Photoshop are all in mid 240s or lower. The perch does seem bright to me and might be worth toning down some. For my taste the bird is a little tight in frame. Perhaps adding a little room in front would help move the eye closer to the upper left rule of thirds. The perch is a bit big for this size of bird but you photograph them were they land. I like the background and the head turn towards us is just about right. Nice capture and thanks for sharing.