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    Nikon D200
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    focal length 240mm
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    Wow! Looks like a painting. Great perch. Great pose. Great look back. Just great.

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    Very nice Caroline. Looks like a sample from an old birding guide.
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    I agree with the above comments, very appealing image.

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    Simply stunning!!

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    Really great image!
    Love it!

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    Great image. My only nit is that the edges of the beak look pixelated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Maxson View Post
    Great image. My only nit is that the edges of the beak look pixelated.
    Hi Steve, the bird has a fine coating of snow on it's beak, I think that's why it looks pixelated when sharpened.

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    Gorgeous!!!!!!

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    Superb, simply superb!!!

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    Excellent!

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    This is absolutely awesome.

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    Caroline,

    Which sharpening program are you using? I'm on the threshold of purchasing a plug-in and curious what did such a nice job.
    Thanks, Doug

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    Your Chickadee image is amazing and one that I'm sure many of us wish we had !

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    Greetings--as my first real post on this forum, I just have to join in and say that this is a very beautiful image -- outstanding not just for the great quality of the bird itself, but also the details of the pine cone and the 3 "rosettes" extending out of the branch. For me, those help elevate this particular image to the realm of "art."

    If Artie ever created a "Birds As Art Award" for exceptionally artistic images posted on this forum, I'd nominate this one.

    Concerning the observation of pixellation on the beak's edges: I see it if I stare at it hard enough, but isn't that just a result of having to "down-rez" the image to fit the forum's posting limitations? It would only bother me if I could still see it in a final print at full resolution.

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    WOW....This is simply wonderful. Congratulations...pat

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    One of the finest "fine art" bird photos I have seen. Well done!

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    I have photographed many Chickadees and have never seen any better than yours. It is just brilliant. Wish it were mine. Mike Tobin,,,,,Ontario, Canada
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    Did you convert the BG to white in PhotoShop ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by doug herrick View Post
    Caroline,

    Which sharpening program are you using? I'm on the threshold of purchasing a plug-in and curious what did such a nice job.
    Thanks, Doug
    Hi Doug, I used the USM filter in PS7. One round of 150/0.2/0 and 3 or 4 passes at 100/0.2/0. Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gary Sargent View Post
    Did you convert the BG to white in PhotoShop ?
    Hi Gary, I used levels and curves on the image, a slight SAT boost & some sharpening. The background is a distant snow bank. Thanks.

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    I love everything, esp. the color echo of the fir buds and cone and chickadee's flanks. But am I the only one bothered by the location of the big cone? I keep picturing a large egg being laid. I'd like to see this large picture element elsewhere in the frame to balance the subject. Given how easy it is to direct a chickadee to a precise landing point...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Caroline Darmo View Post
    Nikon D200
    Nikon 70-200 2.8 + tc 1.7
    focal length 240mm
    f/7.1 1/160
    ISO 400
    ev + 0.7
    Fantastic!!

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