Chickadee Another Try
This image drove me crazy. I think I flash burned the local Chickadee population. I shot inumerable images of them coming to my knothole feeder this morning. There was a brief lull when a hawk came by but both the chickadees and I were busy.
Canon 10D
Canon 100-400 IS @ 400
TV mode @ 1/1,000 sec
Canon 550 EX flash set to H
Canon shutter release
Bogen heavy duty ballhead
Manfrotto Tripod
All comments appreciated
God's blessings to all,
Chris
Look like the little guy is taking a break Chris!!!
Would frame different sliding the bird down so the extra space is up top Good detail for both shadows and highlights Sharp and the angle is not steep, just a little more of a head turn for me btw alternate would have been the bird looking into the nest !!!! Excellent !!!
Good capture Chris,
The word here is patience, need to wait for your subject to move around for a better angle, you do have god details and vibrant colors...I like it...:cool:
Agree with the above. The colors and contrast of this one seem to be better than your first one.
If I may ask, do you know what chickadee is this one?
Believe it is a Black Capped Chickadee Desmond.
That's what I thought. But look at the top of the head, it's not black. It's brown.Originally Posted by Jackie Schuknecht
Hi Chris - Patience is the magic word - looks like you are on the right track. :)
Desmond,
Here on the Pacific coast we have the "Chestnut Backed Chickadee" and also the "Boreal Chickadee"
Desmond,
I forgot to state that this one is a Chestnut Backed. In winter we also get Mountain Chickadee and if the winter is extreme we will also get Black Capped.
Chris
Thanks for clarifying.
At first I thought you were photographing a black-capped chickadee. Then I noticed the color of the crown doesn't look right. I checked my bird book and suspected it's a chestnut backed chickadee. And you confirmed my suspicion. Where I'm I've seen only black-capped chickadee. So thanks for sharing your photo of a chestnut-backed one :)
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