Chickadee on Sumac

[Dan Busby]

Sumac is a great source of seed food for a lot of birds, especially in late fall when other sources are not so plentiful. I set up at this sumac and waited until this repeat visiter Black-capped Chickadee returned. I asked it to put its tail on the other side of the branch but to no avail. All C&C welcome and appreciated.

Canon 1D Mark IV, 500mm f/4L +1.4x, ISO:800, f/7.1@1/1000, EC: +0.7, AP, AI Servo AF, center-weighted average metering, Gitzo 3530LS, leveling head, Jobu HDII gimbal. PP: Cropped from horizontal frame, levels, curves, S&H, sharpening with Topaz and Ps5. Cloned out stray twig on right.

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

Dan, you have captured a very nice posture beautifully. Though the tail gets partially hidden, it works for me.
TFS!

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent pose details and a nice perch

[Sachin Saraf]

Wow Dan this is wonderful image of this cute little bird...nice exposure and details on this one.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Dan, nice shot. You selected a very nice perch and BG. exposure seems perfect...pose and angle are also very good. IQ, sharpness....its all there.

I can see some space cropped from the left side and some more canvas added above.

[Nancy Bell]

This is bright and clean like a shiny new penny! Excellent feather and sumac details. I love how the sumac curves over the chickadee and the great bkgd of blurred color.

[Dave Leroy]

Lovely shot and the planning and execution worked out great. I really like the perch and bg selection.

[Rod Warnock]

Magic image, Dan !! So well balanced coupled with detail in feathers and also the sumac. In all a command performance !
TKS
Best regards
Rod Warnock

[Bill Dix]

Great chickadee shot. Love his little right foot clenched on the sumac. Great detail, beautiful perch. Just wish for a little more room at top.

[Dan Busby]

For those who liked a bit less room on left and a little more canvas on top ... thanks for input!

[Bill Dix]

I like this crop much better. TFS.

[Arthur Morris]

Excellente! From the repost I would suggest a bit off the right and the left to get to true 2X3. Love, love, love the soft light, the sumac itself, the SH, and that front foot.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Dan! I like the perch, pose, sharpness, lighting and sweet BG. Repost works for me.

[Dan Busby]

Thanks Artie - I don't pay enough attention to crop proportions. This one is very close to 2 x 3.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, lovely setting overall, and just love how the little guy is holding on. The light is tops. Comp wise, I would go with your version in pane #10 with a little off the LHS. :w3

[Ofer Levy]

Lovely perch and pose. Light looks a bit harsh to me though.

[ramesh anantharaman]

I love this . the perch is magical with the focus perfect on the bird. i just dont mind the crops all are fine.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Dan,
Terrific capture. Excellent IQ with lovely perch, pose, Background & light. I prefer comp. on the 3rd repost.