Black-Capped Chickadee

[Jeff Sorbie]

Taken at a feeding station at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden in Ottawa. I used some branches from the ground to setup perches for these little ones. It worked great, thanks to Alan Murphy and his great book for the idea.

D300s + Sigma 150-500mm
1/1000 @ f8
ISO560
500mm

[Sachin Saraf]

Nice setup I only wish you had taken couple of shots of perch to see what BG you are getting to avoid that big dark spot in BG...

Other than that this has fine details on feathers and in white...wonderful exposure and DOF ...the HA is not ideal but this is a fine a image..Did you use flash?

[Jeff Sorbie]

Thanks Sachin. No I did not use a flash.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Fine detail and excellent exposure work together to make a sweet image. Wish the beautiful BG was just a bit lighter.

[gail bisson]

I love the dark and moody BG. Fantastic IQ and I like this head angle with the slightly open beak. Chickadees are such happy cheery little birds and a picture of them always makes me smile,

Gail

[Jeff Sorbie]

Thanks Joe & Gail. These little ones are certainly fun to photograph and watch.

[Robert Holguin]

Real nice shot. I really like the pose and perch. It suits the bird very well. Great detail and I like the dark background.
Well done.