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Little Beauty


Little Beauty
Photo Information
Copyright: Francine Malo (NinaM) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 655 W: 0 N: 1623] (5300)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-12-17
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 40 D, Canon 100-400mm IS USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-02-01 8:04
Viewed: 623
Points: 68
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I am back from a trip at my brother's place where I went babysitting my lovely little 2 year-old nephew. This little chickadee is a reminder of childhood to me, in a way. It evokes the beauty and the innocence, the way children and animals are totally immersed in life and its pleasures, treasures and pain. Little children are totally here and now, feeling pain, love, joy, whatever is at the menu at the present moment.

Birds and wildlife just do the same. I look at the birds coming at the feeders and they are upon the command of survival, eating eating eating and keep warm in winter... freshen up in summer. Life is a big dance of love, reproduction and eating one another, love being a sort of cement to hold all this dance together.

Hope you enjoy the picture. I will be back later today to write my comments for your wonderful pictures. I missed a lot of them and I am glad to be back among you at TN. I certainly missed you and your pictures. Bye bye!

Francine

Shot in jpeg resized and cropped for TN
ISO 200 at 340mm.
Light adjustments in Lightroom

jusninasirun, JoseMiguel, Alex99, Jamesp, fiyo, earthtraveler, ellis49, nglen, Pentaxfriend, Islander_, CeltickRanger, eqshannon, MMM, Juyona, EOSF1, jeanpaul, Adanac, hester, claudine has marked this note useful
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ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To marhowie: YOU DID IT!NinaM 1 02-02 11:02
To earthtraveler: Sharpening is an art unknown to me ;-)NinaM 1 02-01 18:17
To jusninasirun: WorkshopNinaM 1 02-01 18:13
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Hello Francine,

This is so gorgeous. Thanks for sharing this with us.

So close and in vivid details of the plumage and the head area. Very well perched against the clear sky. I like it and very well done.

Have a wonderful weekend ahead.

Regards,
Jusni

Hi Francine,
Beautiful capture of this little beauty!
I like a lot the close approach and candid pose/expression got.
Nice lighting and got clear details on its plumage.
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3174 W: 154 N: 4796] (15481)
  • [2008-02-01 8:15]

Hi Francine.
Charming bird and excellent close-up bird picture at hole. I like its impressive diagonal composition, perfect details, nice colours and superb smooth BG. Well done and TFS.
Alexei.

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1305 W: 0 N: 5107] (15234)
  • [2008-02-01 8:30]

Hi Francine

You have captured this little chickadee in an excellent pose with great detail and colour. The eye is superb.

James

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 958 W: 5 N: 2373] (8876)
  • [2008-02-01 8:34]

Hello Francine,
Fine details and good DOF.
I like the lovely colours too.TFS

Nice pose from the bird, some good colours and detail. I like it.

Hi Francine, Lovely close up of this Chickadee. Super detail of his breast feathers. Sweet pose and composition. TFS
Richard
PS:I did a work shop as I thought the bird could benifit from a bit of sharpening and added a small amount of contrast while I was at it. Hope you like it.

Hi Francine,
the pose and the POV are fine.
Nice colours and well composed. It maybe could be a bit sharper.
Pity about the branch in the BG, I'm not a friend of cloning in the BG but in this case I don't know ..
Well done.

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2130 W: 9 N: 5960] (22528)
  • [2008-02-01 9:32]

Hi Francine. This is a very good close up of the chickadee . You have captured it with fine detail and natural colours. a nice pov/dof. you have used the light so well.
Nick..

Hi Francine,

Beautiful frame filling compo
Excellent sharp details
lovely catchlight

TFS Thijs

Bonjour Francine,

Belle photo aves couleurs magnifiques, plumage bien détaillé (dommage pour le blanc de la tête), arrière plan flou et neutre, diagonale agréable, point de vue impeccable! Cadrage un peu trop serré à mon goût, mais cela ne nuit pas à l'image. Merci,

Eugène

bonjour Francine

très belle photographie, d'abord un superbe POV
que je pourrais dire en contre-plongé,
ensuite c'est surtout cette douceur de ces plumes
que j'aimes beaucoup, on a presque envie
de le prendre dans nos mains et le carésser, TFS

Asbed

One of my favorite birds of course you remember and one of your better posts as well..This one is like you have been watching Nick and Mario...and copying some of their good technique...I like it much Francine...
bob

Coucou Francine, elle est bien jolie cette petite mésange noire, très bien photographiée avec un excellent focus et de très belles couleurs, la composition est bien balancée et la branche en oblique est un plus,
bravo,
amicalement,
Pat

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 787 W: 0 N: 1581] (7260)
  • [2008-02-01 14:03]

Salut Francine
Tres belle composition.Bon PDV et image bien en focus avec de beau détails.J'aime bien la lumiere dans l'oeil et la pause du sujet.
Merci Michel

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  • lizzie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 214 W: 0 N: 635] (2847)
  • [2008-02-01 14:04]

Bonjour Francine,

Un très beau close-up de cette mésange. De jolies couleurs naturelles avec de bons détails dans le plumage et une belle lumière dans son oeil Bien fait!

Lise

Bonita toma Francine, con buena visión de las plumas del pecho aunque algo justa de enfoque en la cabeza. Buen fondo y excelente encuadre.
Saludos y buen fin de semana: J. Ignasi

Francine,

Thanks for coming back with such a lovely image,
Glad you had a good trip,
Beautiful image of the chickadee,
Great job,
TFS

fototab

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 515 W: 8 N: 1135] (4182)
  • [2008-02-01 22:22]

Hello Francine,
it's late and I only have time to mark your photo
Congratulations and well done..

Everton

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2108 W: 6 N: 2116] (13589)
  • [2008-02-02 0:55]

Hola Francine,
espléndida captura,
hermoso pov y excelente plumaje...
colores naturales,
saludos

Hello Francine,
What a beauty. Great sharp details and pose. Beautiful light with natural colours. Maybe it can use a bit of contrast, but the photo is very good so. Fantastic composition and POV.
Regards,
Peter

Bonjour Francine,
Little beauty alright!
excellent captured of this little cutie in such a wonderful pose in perfect sharpness, vivid colour and details in it
well done and TFS
merci
Tony

Hi Francine,
Well composed, great POV & pose you have here..
Nice colors and details also. The white part of the birds cheek is slightly over, not much though. They are difficult birds with those B&W head feathers.
Well done,
Howard

Bonjour Francine,
Magnifique cette mésange, le seul workshop qui est beau est celui qui enlève la branche, cette phot est superbe,la pose de l'oiseau est extra, tout est parfait.
Bravo
Marie

Hi Francine! You have a perfect shot here! Perfect focus from his beak to his feet. His feathers look so soft!! I agree that this shot resembles childhood...many of the birds I see at home are like that too. My 2 year old son gets so excited to see them at the feeder or bath - and when they get to chattering, he laughs so hard! You can come babysit for me anytime, by the way (hee hee). Great photo - just gorgeous. Penny

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1427 W: 128 N: 5252] (23221)
  • [2008-02-02 8:43]

Bravo Francine, une de tes meilleures photos à ce jour, superbe pose, belle lumière, excellente exposition, détails très nets et background impeccable, en plus, ton texte est superbement écrit et très touchant, bravo et merci !

Mario

Bonjour Francine

Une bonne prise de vue de cet oiseau, la photo a une bonne composition, netteté et de belles couleurs.
Bonne journée et merci....JP

Hello Francine
This is truly stunning...the pose is just spot on...but what really makes it special for me is that the lovely chickadee is sharp..but yet theres a perfect sense of softness to him...makes him almost cuddly..its tender eye on the viewfinder and a gentle finger on the shutter here!!
Have a good sunday Francine
Paul

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1111 W: 1 N: 4518] (15132)
  • [2008-02-02 11:49]

Hello Francine,
What a fantastic close up of this tiny cutey, your camera work presents us with this image with marvelous details and colors. Your notes are so true and that is why I am drawn to animals and children so much they are so much in the NOW.
Rick

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1482 W: 18 N: 3044] (11160)
  • [2008-02-02 13:30]

Hi Francine

That is lovely. Such a close up and detailed shot. The light is wonderful and I can see every fluffy feather.

TFS

Karan

Hi Francine,
Aww this is so sweet, love this cute little chick a dee and the diagonal limb, and oof background, beautiufl shot! TFS
Donna:o)

Salut Francine,
J'ai manqué ce petit chef-d'oeuvre. Tu étais vraiment proche! Les détails, la prise de vue et la luminosité sont superbes! On dirait que l'on pourrait presque flatter sa petite bédaine :) Très joli! Merci,
Claudine

Hi Nina,
Excellent capture. Good details and eye contact.
TFS
Ashok

Hello Francine,
I like the simple composition of this shot. The chickadee is beautifully illuminated and the background is nicely soft.

Regards,
Greg

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