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Carolina Chickadee


Carolina Chickadee
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Copyright: Gregory Lazzaro (glazzaro) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 473 W: 108 N: 1293] (4605)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-01-15
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D2X, Nikkor 70-200mm f:2.8 D VR, Digital RAW
Exposure: f/8, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Vanderschelden's favourites [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-01-18 12:33
Viewed: 4529
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Afternoon All

Not much to talk about just got back from a business trip late last night. The weather has turned for the worse so it looks like the wife and I will be home bound; there is even some chance for significant snow this week and next.

With that said here is a shot a took several days ago, I am pleased with this shot as it appears to me anyways that I am getting better at getting the whites in on this bird. It is so easy to blow the exposure on just that one section above his breast. There is definitely a need to under expose in some cases, and have been doing this by adjusting the Shutter and Aperture to take in less light. Once this is accomplished I can make adjustments in the RAW editor that picks the detail back out and lets me control the contrast. Ok, back to work, see you all out on the site!


Greg

Description:

4-5" (10-13 cm). Similar to more northern Black-capped Chickadee, but feathers of folded wing usually show less white edging; lower edge of black bib more sharply defined than that of Black-capped. Best identified by voice and range.

Habitat:

Deciduous woodlands and residential areas.

Nesting:

6-8 white eggs, lightly speckled with brown, placed in a cavity in a rotten stub or birdhouse lined with feathers, grass, and plant down.

Range:

Resident from southeastern Kansas and central New Jersey south to Texas, Gulf Coast, and central Florida.

Voice:

A buzzy chickadee-dee-dee-dee, higher pitched and faster than that of the Black-capped Chickadee; song has 4 whistled notes, see-dee, see-dee, with a downward inflection, rather than the 2- or 3-noted song of the Black-capped.

Camera Settings:

Location: Middletown, Delaware (LUMS state park)
Special Equipment: none
Processing: Saturation, contrast and levels.
Weather: Early Afternoon
Tripod : Yes, window mounted
Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens : Nikon 70-200mm with 1.7x TC
Focal Len : 340mm
Flash : No
Exposure Mode : Manual Mode
Metering Mode : Multi Pattern
Exposure : 0
Shutter : 1/200
F Stop : F 8
ISO : 200
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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5038 W: 260 N: 15594] (50626)
  • [2007-01-18 12:57]

Nice one again, Greg!
Fine diagonal comp and great sharpness and BG. Unusual reflection gives the eye of this Carolina Chickadee almost a glazed appearance, otherwise perfect!
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

Hi Greg,
Who am I to critique this kind of imagineress..
Wonderful! No further misspelled or other words for this..
TFS
Annick

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4072 W: 133 N: 7096] (23735)
  • [2007-01-18 13:05]

Hi Gregory.
Next your brilliant bird picture with amazing diagonal composition and beautiful photo model. POV and DOF are really outstanding: sharpness and details of the bird and twig are perfect as well as the blurriness and colour tone of the BG. Lighting is delicate and impressive at high level. Cropping and framing are done skillfully. Bravo, perfect done and TFS.
Alexei.

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  • shal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 256 W: 64 N: 481] (2140)
  • [2007-01-18 13:44]

Hi Gregory,
lovely post yet again,
great composition, pose and details :)
Cheers :D

Absolutely beautiful! Nice soft green background and crisp details with very nice natural colors. Well done Greg! :)

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1538 W: 5 N: 2240] (12636)
  • [2007-01-18 14:10]

Excellente photo,j'aime bien la pose de l'oiseau et les belles couleurs. Bravo pour l'éclairage et les détails.
Merci!
Joseph

hi gregory!
very good with fine sharpness
and nicely exposed
fine dof and pov

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  • JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 618 W: 158 N: 896] (2904)
  • [2007-01-18 17:59]

Hi Greg, very nice composition with excellent detail and colour. Your exposure is bang on. I love the way you've captured that catch light.

Thanks, John

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1053 W: 5 N: 3475] (15161)
  • [2007-01-18 18:07]

Hello Gregory,
Fantastic shot , superb composition.
Superb detail,very sharp and clear.
Thanks for posting.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2454 W: 10 N: 8044] (25460)
  • [2007-01-18 22:49]

Hi Greg,

Picture perfect!! The bird is beautiful - the pose is beautiful - the background is beautiful. Couldn't be better.

Jane

Hola Gregory,
La composición es magnífica, la luz y nitidez son extraordinarias, enhorabuena. Saludos

Hello Greg,
I like the way you compose your shots -- giving a lot of thought to the placement of the subject.
This is yet another beautiful bird image from you.
The simplicity of your frames also contributes a great deal in highlighting the subjects.
Thanks and with warm regards,
Ram

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3053 W: 3 N: 8715] (40574)
  • [2007-01-19 8:17]

Hi Gregory,
Very well composed and balanced composition on a beautifully blurred background. The little chickadee is just too cute, the way it looks lets hearts melt.
Best regards
Anne

Hi Gregory,
As pleasant as always to look at your work.
I like this composition, with the wider side of the branch at the top of the picture, but the position of the bird compensates the balance of the overall elements on it.
Details, exposure and focus on the bird are the right ones.
Congratulations, thanks for share and kind regards,
JM

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4432 W: 248 N: 4028] (13270)
  • [2007-01-19 15:14]

Hello Gregory,
Excellent capture.POV,colors,BG,clear details,framing and composition are wonderful.
TFS..:-)

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2234 W: 188 N: 1912] (8073)
  • [2007-01-19 17:40]

Hello Gregory,
Excellent shot. Very good composition and colors. Amazing sharpness, the OOF BG does show of this composition so well without any distractions.
TFS..Sky

All I can say is WOW ! The chickadee against that beautiful, unbusy, soft background is fantastic; even the shade of green compliments the bird's color.

Lovely work of art. You work at getting these shots and it shows, can I come to your house for lessons?

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