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#138 Creatures, Great and Small
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1st - mbbin2: The Meeting Pipe
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3rd - SteveBee: Draft Horse Pulling Competition
4th - Edward: Elephant Seals
5th - rjsquire: Grace
6th - ysal: White Crowned Sparrow
7th - pm32: Yellow Bug
8th - Old Finn:
8th - gealexander: Small Creature -- Great Color
10th - tvsometime: Curious
11th - ehume: Misha -- Corgi puppy
11th - Peanut : Lizard
13th - babysister: Not even a half giraffe!
14th - davep56: Rocking Robin
15th - LaRee: The Falcon's Duck Dinner
16th - Lo: Proud Heritage
17th - Mepo: Chickadee
18th - forkcandles : LOOK OUT
19th - simken: Move over Darling!
20th - Ginny: Mavis
21st - cookiejar: Whoo are you looking at?
22nd - mrsawyer: Sorry to Bother You!
23rd - vonjon: Busy Bees
24th - dougster: Treed
25th - Una: Hi there!
Chickadee
©2014 Mepo
Panasonic DMC-FZ30
17th
place,
49
points
1/125s
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f4.5
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ISO 80
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?
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Aperture Priority
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Pattern
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no flash
Post-Processing:
Adjusted contrast, usm.
Extra Info:
Many of these small birds stay with us all winter along a local nature trail. Cross country skiers and other visitors keep them well fed. It's around minus 28 C in the morning but spring should be here soon to give them some respite.
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Jade O.
Feb 18, 2014
It is always that way! I have so many great images that never made it onto the card!
Mepo
Feb 18, 2014
Thanks for the comments. I went back the next day to try and get a better shot but the SD card failed when I got it home with some fabulous shots on it ( the one that got away comes to mind) so I froze my butt for zilch LOL
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Lo
Feb 17, 2014
Love the fact that you've caught him with the seed in his mouth. The soft background really makes him stand out
Old Finn
Feb 17, 2014
Beautiful picture, good sharpness and nice colors. Pitty, that the tip of the tail is missing.
davep56
Feb 16, 2014
Nice capture shame the tail was cut off
mrsawyer
Feb 15, 2014
Nice subject! The focus is a bit soft. The white balance seems to be a little out of kilter. I like the composition (with the exception of the clipped tail). Very attractive background.
Edited on Feb 15, 2014
ysal
Feb 15, 2014
This shot would have been really wonderful if the bird was facing a little bit more this way.....
Jade O.
Feb 15, 2014
Yes I wish the whole tail was there and that you could capture that without losing too much of the full frame effect. But I'm really happy with this shot and that great eye which makes everything else look that much better. Top 5.
Edited on Feb 15, 2014
LaRee
Feb 13, 2014
Ah my little Chickadee....Cute fuzzy bird. Minus 28 C ? Brrrr. I like the blue background in this image. Without that blue it'd be hard to get the winter feel. It sets off your bird nicely.
forkcandles
Feb 13, 2014
shame the tail end is missing. like the capture with the bird food in the beak
looking at the seeds, in the winter it helps to warm them in water to break the husks and this is also speeds digestion
your reference to the ease in temperatures is that for the walkers benefit or the birds???
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