Another Clark's Nutcracker in winter shot, eh?

Posted by Dick Ginkowski on Thu Jan 22, 2004 12:57 am

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Icefields Parkway, Banff NP, Alberta (Bow Lake turnoff)

Make Canon
Model EOS D60
Flash Used Yes
Focal Length 320 mm (100-400L)
Exposure Time 1/200 sec
Aperture f/8
ISO Equivalent 200

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by Peterh on Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:27 am

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Very nice shot!

I like the way you handled the flash. I can't see it. Excellent. The high BG is nice as it transits from the grey to bright white, which works very well.

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by KK Hui on Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:17 am

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Excellent work, Dick!

Almost monochrome high key stuff ...

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by DC on Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:19 am

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A grey ball of fluff...with a very sharp beak...

Sweet shot.

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:38 am

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These are wonderful images you are posting of this little bird. Exposure spot on!

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by Alan Melle on Thu Jan 22, 2004 6:09 am

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Just excellent! Great job with the exposure and getting a nice head turn by the bird.

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by Bill Whala on Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:55 am

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Interesting shot. I wonder if a slight head turn toward the camera would have eliminated the glare on the eye caused by the overcast condition?
Just thinking out loud. Nice shot!!

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by Alan Murphy on Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:18 am

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Another nice shot.

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by Harvey Edelman on Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:21 am

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You did it again

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by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:47 pm

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Dick, though I'm not a fan of high-key images, I like the wonderful detail in the bird. Is the nictitating membrane covering the eye? If not, maybe my membrane is closed.

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by AlexC on Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:50 pm

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It's the little Chicken from Cracker Barrel!!!
It's a toy!!!
Wonderful capture, Dick!!
Love it!!

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Jan 22, 2004 3:29 pm

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I love that fuzzy plumage - well done!

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by Dick Ginkowski on Thu Jan 22, 2004 7:20 pm

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Sandy Mossberg wrote:Dick, though I'm not a fan of high-key images, I like the wonderful detail in the bird. Is the nictitating membrane covering the eye? If not, maybe my membrane is closed.

Welcome back, Sandy.

As for the eye...actually, there was almost no catchlight in the eye but for the flash that didn't seem very flattering. I used the magic wand tool and then brightened it up, perhaps a bit too much.

I think I only got six shots of this bird that I encountered -- literally -- when it flew onto the left outside mirror as I was pulling into the turnout.

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by christoforos on Thu Jan 22, 2004 7:53 pm

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Excellent detail and what a beak..!!

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by Cliff Beittel on Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:30 pm

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I'm with Sandy in almost never liking a white background. But this works for me too (though I think a frame might help separate the image from the nearly white NSN background). The eye looks fine to me--that is the catchlight on an overcast day--though a slight head turn would make a good shot even better. I saw exactly one of these in RMNP, and didn't get a single shot. The ripe cones must have been elsewhere.

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