Bring seeds, they swarm. We'd had a bit of snow that I wanted to leave on the perch. The RAW was a bit underexposed, so apart from pulling up the curve, I did some lightening work on the head and eye area. Also had to remove a blue/cyan colour cast that resulted from the underexposure. Very slight crop for composition.
7D mkII, 500mm f/4 IS
1/640 @ f/7.1, ISO 800
ACR/Photoshop
I like the pose, details, sharpness and composition. I would tone down the snow on the upper part of the perch and if this branch is part of a setup I would use a smaller diameter for the Chickadees. Great job on getting this image because I know they don't stay put for long.
Here's a reprocess with +2 black added to the whites in a selective colour layer, then masked off to apply the change only to the snow on the perch. Also did a small burn on the brightest patch of snow at top left. Any better?
One of my favorite birds and nicely captured. I like the snowy perch and high key look. I do wish the perch was just a bit smaller. The RP adds for me. TFS
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