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Posted by Chris Kayler on Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:48 pm

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Shot this guy Friday afternoon. :D

2005:10:28 16:09:31
420mm
1/250 sec, f/5.6
Mode: Manual
Metering: Partial
ISO: 800
AF mode: One-shot AF
Drive: Continuous: frame 1
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

~70% of full frame.
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by Glenn Bartley on Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:56 pm
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Nice one. These guys sure dont sit still for long! Good job getting a nice sharp exposure.

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by dfrench200 on Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:33 pm
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Awesome Chris!!! Love the 'gold crown'!! Where did you take this?
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by Randy Mehoves on Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:40 pm
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Chris, Very sharp and nice that the crown is showing
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by satie on Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:16 pm
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Nice shot, Chris! :)
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by Kim Steininger on Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:43 pm
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I love that sassy look and what awesome detail you captured! I'd prefer this if the perch were on an angle, or if it had poison sumac berries :wink: but still think it's a great image Chris!
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by Chris Kayler on Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:52 pm
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Didn't see that one coming Kim :roll: :lol:
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by KK Hui on Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:13 pm
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Like the detail and sharpness, Chris!
Like Kim, was thinking of a better angle for the perch though ... :wink:
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by Gerald J Romanchuk on Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:37 pm
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Great kinglet Chris! Nice & sharp, clean bg, very nice.
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by Christopher Dodds on Sun Oct 30, 2005 8:07 pm
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OK folks, bring out your best kinglet shots!! For crying out loud this is killer!
Far better than I've seen here before! Who cares about the perch angle!!
These guys don't sit still for long as you know and getting something like this is extraordinary!
Sometimes the comments here amaze me!
Congratulations Chris!
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by Vince Thomas on Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:30 pm
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Glad to see your camera is back from Canon in excellent working order Chris... very cool little critter! :)
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by Royce Howland on Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:36 pm
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Chris, this is one of my photo nemesis birds. There have been some good ones posted lately but this one is like the nail in the coffin. Grrr! :) The detail is so sharp it slices (hmm... echoes of 80's Bryan Adams lyrics in the background...). You got the focal plane l-to-r, the eye, the crown, and a clean BG. Way to go!
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by mpontiff on Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:47 pm
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Outstanding shot of a hard to photograph species.

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by Mike Wilson on Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:46 pm
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Chris, you're killing me. :)
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by Doron-Hoffman on Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:47 am
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Lovely shot Chris, great colors and shapness.
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Nice details! :wink:
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Great photo! You got him to sit still and you can see his crown perfectly. I see many of them in winter, but all of my photo attempts result in portraits of empty perches :(


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by Kim Steininger on Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:38 pm
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ChrisDodds wrote:OK folks, bring out your best kinglet shots!! For crying out loud this is killer!
Far better than I've seen here before! Who cares about the perch angle!!
These guys don't sit still for long as you know and getting something like this is extraordinary!
Sometimes the comments here amaze me!
Congratulations Chris!
I guess what I should have said was that this is a killer image for a field guide but artistically I think it would be much better with the perch on an angle.
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by Mike Danzenbaker on Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:44 pm
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Well done, Chris; not many people have anything nearly this good of this species on hand.
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by Paul Fusco on Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:10 pm
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Very nice, Chris!!
The pose is great. Kinglets are tough and you've nailed this guy. Good to have the colorful crown patch visible too.

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