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Posted by ebkw on Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:40 pm

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I was very happy to see the red-breasted nuthatches return to my feeders on Sunday. I decided I wanted close-ups today and wouldn't have tried this using film. Very overcast and raining.

10D, 500 4.5, 36mm extension tube, 1/125, f5.6, 400iso, manual focus, Flash -1. Small crop off the right.

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by whf4 on Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:50 pm
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And I'm glad to see your picture of him.

Nice classic pose and OOF BG; to repeat what others tell me :D a little USM?
 

by KK Hui on Tue Mar 30, 2004 7:51 pm
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A truly excellent shot, Eleanor! :lol:
I especially like the dark green BG that help making the subject pops. If anything, I think a little more dof will bring the tail and feet into focus. This may not be possible given that you were shooting with an extension tube already.
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by ebkw on Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:27 pm
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Thanks for the suggestions! I probably could have used less shutter speed and added more for DOF. It was a really gray day. I gave it one shot of USM at 100, .5, 0. I tried a second one and it produced too many artifacts so dropped back.
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by TSparger on Tue Mar 30, 2004 8:49 pm
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Great job Eleanor. I've been trying for the past several weeks to get these guys into range in my backyard and unfortunately have been unsuccessful. The background is excellent.
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by Bill Whala on Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:01 pm
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This is wonderful, Eleanor. The pose is classic nuthatch, the background is perfect. This works well for this week's motif theme too. :)
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by Jerry Merrell on Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:21 pm
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Eleanor, this reminds me of the nuthatches that were the first visitors to my first bird feeder. Very nice shot.
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by AlexC on Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:47 pm
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Eleanor, this is wonderful, great exposure, & colors, wonderful BG, f/8 would have given you a touch more DOF , otherwise just wonderful!!
Congrats!! 8)
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by Sandy Mossberg on Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:30 pm
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Very nice, Eleanor. You would have been hard-pressed to increase the DOF with ISO already at 400 and SS at only 1/125. Good job on this.
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by Steve Metildi on Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:20 am
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I photographed an RB Nuthatch on Sunday also but I like your photograph a lot better. You didn't have to drive 1 1/2 hours from your home to the SoCalifornia mountains to find one either.

I wouldn't sacrifice any shutter speed for DOF--especially for a quick moving bird like this one. It looks fantastic.

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by Peter Wallack on Wed Mar 31, 2004 6:50 am
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The overcast light sems to be very kind to the color saturations. Love your bird.
 

by Carol Clarke on Wed Mar 31, 2004 8:17 am
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Beautiful image Eleanor!! Love it! 8) :)
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Nice pose, BG and tree stump. I wish he was a little smaller in the frame.
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:D :D The Nuthatch stands beautifully in that BG. Very nice capture; they don't stay still for very long.
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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed Mar 31, 2004 3:19 pm
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Eleanor,

This is a very nice shot. Love the classic pose and the green background.
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by Wayne Ellis on Fri Apr 02, 2004 10:31 pm
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Lovely Eleanor, nothing else I can add.
Comments and reposts welcome

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