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Frozen Moment


Frozen Moment
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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
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Pictured Symbolic Qualities of Sun [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-02-23 9:08
Viewed: 763
Favorites: 1 [view]
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[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Taking picture is like freezing a moment in time and space... just a play on words here, I call this picture Frozen Moment as it is very cold out and this little female Common Redpoll seems "frozen" in time and space too.

In fact, right now it is beautiful and sunny outside. The February sun is shining on a blue sky and the birds are eating in frenzy at the feeders. Since we put peanut butter suet with nuts and cranberries in it, the starlings fled to the apple tree like a teenager gang over a bottle of Jack Daniels ;-)) They always come paired with the Blue Jays, I guess that likes attract likes.

If you watch carefully, you can see the Common Redpolls feeding at the same time as chickadees, dark-eyed juncos, pine siskins when they are still around, all the smaller birds.

Then, the starlings get into the picture with their flapping flight and here follow the blue jays and the doves, the bigger birds. Even though the doves are supposedly peaceful birds, I have noticed more than once that they scare the blue jays if they approach their territory. I guess it's a matter of who's the biggest.

Shortly, the American Robin will be back, preceding the many sparrows and the dark-eyed juncos that fled south, followed by all the other nesting birds coming back to us. At that time of the year, there are so many juncos in "heat", their trills fill the air like a loud buzzing sound, it's incredible. Their sounds takes over any other sound because it is loud and there are many hundreds of juncos around the backyard in the trees. It's an experiment to live and I had never witnessed such a phenomenon except for frogs at spring!

This little Redpoll is sitting by itself but it really is a "frozen moment" because life doesn't stand still, never. These birds are very rarely on their own too as they go around in flocks and soon, they will be many hundreds to come at the feeders $$$$ lots of seeds to feed them!

Hope you enjoy,

Francine

shot in raw, cropped and resized in jpeg for TN
ISO 200 at 400 mm.
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Francine,
Very nice and close with sharp details.Perfect details,exposure and POV.Very well done, indeed!!
Thanks for sharing!!
regards,
Goldy

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 307 W: 3 N: 783] (3692)
  • [2008-02-23 9:19]

hi francine,
beautiful.nice colours in the picture.i feel some noise is there in the BG.
TFS

Hallo Francine
Wonderful colours, excellent sharpness and splendid details. What a beautiful shot of this little Redpoll. It seems like a shy little bird. I often wonder how the animals and birds cope in the cold weather and how do they keep themselves warm. I also wonder if they also experience the cold in the same way we as humans do. I know it is all part of nature but I still wonder about these things. This one looks very cold and sleepy. Lovely presentation. Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards
Anna

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2130 W: 9 N: 5960] (22528)
  • [2008-02-23 9:23]

Hi Francine . they look like our little sparrow with a red hat on. he loos likehe is about to drop of to sleep. .I like the way you have used the light. nice detail and colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 958 W: 5 N: 2373] (8876)
  • [2008-02-23 9:35]

Hello Francine,
Very nice shot, lovely light and nice colours.
Good details and DOF. TFS

Hello Francine! Amazing bird. Wonderful scene. Amazing lightness and sharpness. Very nice capture. Good shot. Well done!

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1911 W: 8 N: 4976] (16095)
  • [2008-02-23 9:42]

Hi Francine,

This little Redpoll looks very cold and only half awake. Beautiful shot with lovely colors and good details. It amazes me how they get thru those cold winters. Here in Arizona, the birds get all puffed up and seek shelter when it falls below 60F and there is a breeze.

Jane

Hey Francine,
another reason why the name Frozen Moment suits the pic is the fact that even the fur on the bird is a little spiked, which sometimes signifies feeling cold and is the same for us humans as well. So even though it may not be cold there...but it sure does look like so.

Great shot.

TFS
Kirti

Hello Francine
This is just fantastic...reminds me somehow of someone nodding off whilst watching the TV!!
The sharpness is to die for as are the colours..the bg highlights this so well.
It really is a fantastic scene.
Tfs and a very good Sunday to you
Paul

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  • Zeno Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 475 W: 0 N: 926] (7979)
  • [2008-02-23 11:57]

Hi Francine,

It looks like this bird is thinking of something.I like the pose! The contrast with the blue background is wonderful.
TFS.

regards,
Zeno.

Wondering how in the world you got the angle you did with the exceptional lighting...that is terrific use of available light to highlight areas not normally done. Very nice and most thoughtful expressive notes to accompany!
Bob

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1026 W: 5 N: 2888] (10447)
  • [2008-02-23 13:40]

Hola Francine.
Exelentes detalles de esta Foto congelada en un bello momento. Me agrada la iluminacion y los colores suaves y la fina pose de este pajarillo. Tu nota muy acorde al momento logrado aqui.
Saludos Francine.
Luis52.

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1812 W: 29 N: 5246] (17188)
  • [2008-02-23 14:06]

Hi Francine,
Wonderful shot of this cute little Redpoll in the snow. Very impressive sharpness and colours with perfect lighting, exposure and DOF. Very elegant composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Bonsoir Francine,
j'aime bien cette compo, elle est simple avec un joli background, de belles couleurs et un excellent focus
bravo
amitiés,
Pat

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  • lizzie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 214 W: 0 N: 635] (2847)
  • [2008-02-23 15:18]

Bonjour Francine,

Quelle belle présentation, j'aime bien la façon dont tu as cadré la photo. De belles couleurs bien saturées avec de bons détails dans le plumage et un background qui permet au sizerin d'être tout en valeur! Bravo!

Lise

bonjour Francine

très belle photographie avec une jolie pose de l'oiseau,
excellent POV et cadrage, excellent DOF, excellent détails
du plumage, le cacth-light à l'oeil un peu plus prononcé
aurait transformé la photo, superbe composition, TFS

Asbed

Bonjour Francine,
Compliment to this fine image!
very beautiful lighting dispalyed on this shot with perfect sharpness, awesome colouration and details
a pleasing composition with a good notes
merci
Tony

Hello Francine,
Beautiful capture, very good composition and point of view, fantastic sharpness and depth of field, superb colors and details.
Angela

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1305 W: 0 N: 5107] (15234)
  • [2008-02-23 23:18]

Hi Francine

Lovely POV with excellent exposure and colour.

James

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1888 W: 245 N: 6180] (22002)
  • [2008-02-24 3:43]

Gorgeous shot of this little Redpoll.
It looks very contented somehow :-)
Great composition placing the subject in the top-right quarter.
The DOF is perfect and blurs the BG very well.
Nice colours and lovely lighting which is very unusual seeing as it's coming from below rather than above. Presumably because the sun's light is being reflected back up by the snow. Unless you have a garden light or something :-)
Impeccable image quality.
Excellent notes.
Very well done Francine,
Joe

Hello Francine,

Wonderful perspective in this composition. Thanks for sharing this beautiful shot.

The small branch which the bird sits on balances well with the tree trunk on the right. The light is good exposing the vividness of this beautiful colors and plumage. The perch is perfect and simply wonderful against the blurry blue background. Excellent composition and very well done.

Regards,
Jusni

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1427 W: 128 N: 5252] (23221)
  • [2008-02-24 5:09]

Quelle jolie petite femelle, bravo Francine pour cette belle image! Détails bien nets, belle lumière et superbe background! Bien vu, merci !

Mario

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2585 W: 170 N: 7879] (24911)
  • [2008-02-24 5:21]

Hello Francine,
Lovely capture of the little Redpoll against a beautiful background. I like its pose here showing the sharp beak and the red hat very nicely! A fine composition although personally I would have cropped it more on the right. Good note too!
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

Bonjour Francine,
Comme elle est mignonne cette dame sizerin, les détials sont excellenets et les couleurs suaa mais la composition est particulièrement belle avec ce beau BG qui la met si bien en valeur.
Merci
Marie

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  • Karin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 418 W: 5 N: 268] (2089)
  • [2008-02-24 9:24]

Hi Francine,
Really super, it has a very dreamy mood, with the blue background and the bird looking down. Great details and light.
TFS

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  • Ena Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 61 N: 570] (2343)
  • [2008-02-25 0:46]

Hello Francine,
Great capture!
Beautiful colors!
TFS
Ena

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  • RP1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 169 W: 1 N: 124] (2104)
  • [2008-02-25 17:53]

Salut Francine,
Super ce roselin. Les couleurs sont vraiment très belles. J'aime particulièrement la composition.
Merci,
Roger

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  • sray Silver Star Critiquer [C: 24 W: 0 N: 0] (242)
  • [2008-02-28 9:42]

Salut Francine
Belle prise . On dirait qu'il boude ! Merci pour le partage .
Serge

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-03-01 20:27]

Hello Francine

A beautiful capture of this redpoll.
The focus is sharp with lovely detail.
Wonderful placement in the frame.
The lighting is superb.
Very well exposed.
TFS

Rob

Very beautiful

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1335 W: 79 N: 929] (8620)
  • [2008-03-09 12:40]

hello Francine
good capture of this cute model under the difficult light and environment condition
i like composition, point of view, background, lighting and colours
thanks for sharing
regards
izler

Hello Francine,
Lovely small bird!
I love the composition so much here and the colours. The cool colours of the bg go very well with the warm colours of the fg.
The focus, the DOF and the sharpness are also perfect!
TFS!
Best wishes,
Marci

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