First Post "Black Capped Chickadee"

Posted by Pixel Hawk on Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:37 pm

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Hello,

In an effort to learn more about bird photography I decided to post a picture here.
This is a photo of a Black Capped Chickadee that is quite tame and not hard to get close to.
Only a small bit of cropping.

Nikon D70 F/5.6 400mm Sigma OS 1/500s

Thanks!

Pixel Hawk (Rick)

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by Dan Wolin on Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:42 pm

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Nice first post there. A couple of suggestions (you are allowed 650 on the longest side as an fyi). I might have left a bit more room in front of the bird but nice feather detail. A bit hot on the whites but nicely done. Welcome

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by Pixel Hawk on Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:18 pm

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Dan,

Fixed the image size and I was getting the hot spot below the eye on most of the images. I can not blame the lighting because it was very good. I will have to check this next time. Chickadees are great practice birds. Thanks for your feedback and by the way your eagle photo is very impressive.

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by Gerald J Romanchuk on Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:24 pm

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Nice Chickadee shot Rick, welcome to NSN, it's a great place to learn.

The bird is bit tight in the frame for my tastes - if there was more room to the left of the bird for it to "look" into, it would improve the image.

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by KK Hui on Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:48 pm

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Welcome to NSN, Rick!
A nice first post and I like the pose captured ...

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by Vince Thomas on Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:14 pm

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Welcome Rick! This is a nice image that could be improved with a little more room for the bird to look into and with more detail in the whites. The hot whites may be improved with some PS work (shadows & Highlights) or about a -2/3 exposure compensation. A subject in this kind of light (fairly harsh, overhead) can also be improved with some fill flash + less ambient exposure.