Chickadee in Studio

[Bob Malbon]

From the backyard "studio" - perch is clamped above the feeder with an old large Yellow Birch 10 feet behind.
1DMKIII on a 500 f4 at iso 800, manual, 1/640 at f8 - on tripod 15 1/2' from perch - no blind - lots of Sunflower seeds! Bob

[Randy Stout]

Bob:

Sharp on the eye, well exposed. I like the size and detail of the perch.

DOF a bit of an issue. Prefer it if the entire perch is sharp. In a setup, this is possible. I adjust the perch until it is parallel to the sensor, and verify with a couple of test shots.

Would also like to see the entire tail.

Backyard studios are lots of fun. As the weather perks up here, will be doing likewise.

Randy

[Danny Laredo]

Randy covered the nits well. Sweet capture and good detail and expo.

[Mike Cameron]

I really like the colors and the pose. As mentioned, I'd like to see the whole tail, and a little more DOF for the perch would be nice.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Nice setup, Bob at 15.5 feet with a 500MM you should be in nice position for a Chickadee image. I assume the tail was clipped my mistake (I have done the same) and you cropped from the right. Another option is to choose a sensor location off center - see current ABP #321 page 6 for an example.