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Description
I was hoping for some takers for a new perch today but only got these busy little guys, with an average hang time of about 0.001 ms. This one gave me a little more time but no head turn, just as the sun came out from behind the trees.
Specific Feedback
All comments welcome!
Technical Details
Shadows, Highlights and a little Clarity in LR. Into PS for denoise and some crop, to maybe about 50% of the full frame. Slight dodging and burning.
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Hi Diane, the Tufted Titmouse we have down here in Tennessee are fast as lightning and I find them really hard to catch with a camera. So kudos to catch a image of this guy of the Oak variety. Details, BG, and exposure look spot on. The head turn isn’t ideal but as you say it’s not like they have any interest in posing. We still have a decent look at the eye in this shot.
Diane, ANY capture of these little lighning suckers is a great achievment! Not the greatestpose, but a nice perch, fine detail, and sweet BG.
Great catch!
Nice look at this quick little bird. You must have a really nice set up to attract so many different birds. I wish I had more space here at our house. I really like the eye and the upward gaze of this one. It must be looking for something to eat, or someone?
Thanks, @Allen_Sparks, @SandyR-B and @Ed_Williams! This one was absolutely catatonic for at least half a second. What I love about it (and didn’t enhance at all) is that the lighter part of its face is against a darker area of BG shadow – a classic portrait technique. It almost looks like some sort of bounce light on the face. Maybe the sun just starting to peek through the trees behind me had illuminated the ground just below it. That dappled light is what gave the darker shapes in the BG, which is our summer native dry grass mowed for fire protection – a west coast summer ritual.
