Black-capped Chickadee on Frosted Perch.

[Daniel Cadieux]

My first bird image of 2017, it's been slow going to start the year! When I saw hoar frost forming on the surrounding trees and shrubs I immediately setup up a food offering for the local feeder birds in hopes to get them perching among the beautifully frosted branches. This one is my favorite from the session...

Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1250s, f/8, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, cropped for comp (about 80% FF), darkened the pupil.

[John Whaley]

Beautiful. Looks perfectly exposed and focused with fine feather detail. Great light, a pleasing image.

[Sharon Hallowell]

What a beautiful little bright spot you captured on what appears to be a very frigid day! Excellent lighting and details, and I like this composition.

[Jonathan Spool]

What a sweet photo Daniel! Perfect blend of crystal and fluff!

[Mike Hitchen]

Very nice, Daniel. The composition is excellent with the frosty branches framing the bird.

[keith mitchell]

Beautiful job Dan ,don't think I can add anything more the comments above cover my thoughts .

[Alex Becker]

Awesome shot -- from the colors to the setting to the detail -- I'm envious

[William Dickson]

I love the softness of the bird against the frost. The perch speaks for itself. I also like the pose and HA. You have captured a common bird and made it look amazing.

Well done Dan

Will

[Ryan von Linden]

Great shot of a wonderful little bird. I never get tired of watching these guys, they always seem to be one of the boldest and most inquisitive birds in the yard. I wish the dark branch in the background wasn't running directly into the tail (better if it was gone altogether), but sometimes you can't do much about that sort of thing.

[Glenn Conlan]

You nailed this one Daniel, really gives a feel for the cold environment