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    Camera Model: Canon EOS 30D
    Date/Time: 2010:11:06 126:35
    Shutter speed: 1/40 sec
    Aperture: 8
    Exposure mode: Manual
    Flash: Off
    Metering mode: Spot
    Drive mode: Single frame shooting
    ISO: 1600
    Lens: EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM +1.4x
    Focal length: 252mm

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    Nice pose, maybe the image is a bit dark. The pose is nice and a little NR would not go astray. Would love to know how you get to shoot such little bird with a macro + TC. care to share? :)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ákos Lumnitzer View Post
    Nice pose, maybe the image is a bit dark. The pose is nice and a little NR would not go astray. Would love to know how you get to shoot such little bird with a macro + TC. care to share? :)
    This is how I get close. It is easy this way.

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    That's great man! Thanks for the info. :)

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    Backyard birding at its best. Nice shot of the chickadee, and a very instructive photo of your backyard world.

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    I like the pose and photo of your set-up situation. Can you get a darker BG?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Crosswell View Post
    I like the pose and photo of your set-up situation. Can you get a darker BG?
    This is in the back of the apartment I am in. It is in the shaded side. So I am working in shade on blue sky days. That is why I am using such extreme camera settings such as I posted. I have always had a problem trying to photograph these birds while trying to keep the black parts of their heads from being lost against the background (if the background is too dark). Its a real balancing act. I am living out of an apartment right now on a temp contract job in Austin Tx. I live in Dallas Texas so I have minimal control. There are all kinds of background problems (kid toys, potted plants, barbeques, dogs and cats running around etc of my neighbors.) But there is a nearby forested area and all kinds of cool birds that come to my backyard water drip. What a tease this is.

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    Beautiful perch, great BG, and a cooperative bird...good mix! I realize your lighting predicament but find your bird and perch dark...some fill flash could be an option for you. I also find the subject a bit tight in the frame, I'd prefer it smaller with more room in front. Still, with what you have to work with this is pretty darn good:cool:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daniel Cadieux View Post
    Beautiful perch, great BG, and a cooperative bird...good mix! I realize your lighting predicament but find your bird and perch dark...some fill flash could be an option for you. I also find the subject a bit tight in the frame, I'd prefer it smaller with more room in front. Still, with what you have to work with this is pretty darn good:cool:
    After I made the shot, I shot additional frames all around the bird so that I could stitch together the extra frames and create a less tight photo later. When I have time I will repost that result.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Christopher Marek View Post
    After I made the shot, I shot additional frames all around the bird so that I could stitch together the extra frames and create a less tight photo later. When I have time I will repost that result.
    Here I added some pieces from other photos I took immediately after the prime shot. (the corners are missing)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Christopher Marek View Post
    Here I added some pieces from other photos I took immediately after the prime shot. (the corners are missing)
    Then I tried filling in the missing corners. Then I tried to sharpen and lighten the image. But I am at the limit of my photoshop powers here. Wish I could have just made the shot in good light to begin with.

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