Black-capped Chickadee #24
Uploaded: March 13, 2007
Photo was taken on March 12, 2007 at 5:06pm in Edmonds, Washington
Canon 400mm F/4 DO IS lens + Tamron 2x TC @ F/8, 1/250 second, ISO 1600
Cropped, cloned, shadow/highlight, +saturation, +brightness, levels, resized and sharpened in Photoshop CS
POTD at BestFoto.com on March 22, 2007
Ronald F. Fischer March 13, 2007
Very beautiful capture, Janine! The composition, color and clarity are awesome! #619879Paul E. Earl March 13, 2007
Beautiful shot, Janine! #4049011Anna Diederich March 13, 2007
Very beautiful shot Janine! Excellent clarity, color and lighting. #4049021Su Sana E. P March 13, 2007
So nice to see my favorite bird photos again, Janine!! Terrific job on this image. #4049026Evy Johansen March 13, 2007
Another very beautiful image, Janine!! Wonderful DOF and great detail!! #4049033Husain Akhtar March 13, 2007
What can I say - you are master of bird shots, Janine! The 400mm f4 canon lens is a beauty, particularly as it is IS!! #4049065Dr. Harmeet Singh March 13, 2007
very beautiful capture of this bird. #4049083Richard D. Cox March 13, 2007
It find it interesting that you chose ISO 1600. It must have been a very cloudy day in Washington. Anyway, either your camera handles noise extremely well or your processing is outstanding. In any cae, this is a magnificent capture. #4049090Dominick M. Dimacale March 13, 2007
Great capture and clarity here Janine...Dominick #4049114Raymond Pauly March 13, 2007
Beautiful capture and clarity, Janine! Lovely shot! #4049152Rakesh Syal March 13, 2007
An outstanding capture Janine! Excellent details, color and lighting!! #4049209Renee Doyle March 13, 2007
Awesome detail and composition in this magnificent bird capture Janine!Ronald Balthazor March 13, 2007
I'll second what Richard said about ISO 1600. Amazing detail and capture, Janine. #4049251Agnes Fegan March 13, 2007
Beautiful capture Janine! #4049497John Caruso March 13, 2007
Top notch work once again, Janine! #4049657Joy Rector March 13, 2007
awsome capture #4049665Anne D. Eigen March 13, 2007
Excellent in every way, Janine! #4049871Chastity Abbott March 13, 2007
SUPER work!!!! The details are simply amazing!! #4049905Datha Y. Thompson March 13, 2007
Excellent Capture Janine!!! :0) #4049928Deborah C. Lewinson March 13, 2007
Magnificent capture, Janine!!!Marta J. Baldwin March 13, 2007
Great shot Janine! I really have a new appreciation for these bird shots of yours. I tried to take some the other day and the little guys move so fast none of my pics are suitable to post! #4050027Brian Lobdell March 13, 2007
Another beauty, Janine! Just superb detail and vivid color. I love the way the bird stands out against the soft, muted background! Well done! #4050204Janine Russell March 13, 2007
Ron, Paul, Anna, SuSana, Evy, MH, Harmeet, Richard (I chose ISO 1600 because it was a dark and cloudy afternoon, getting late in the day and I had a 2x TC attached to the lens [which means I loose 2 stops of light]), Dominick, Raymond, Rakesh, Renee, Ronald, Agnes, John, Joy, Anne, Chastity, Datha, Debby, Marta and Brian, thanks very much for all of your kind and encouraging comments. #4050621Murry Grigsby March 13, 2007
Your bird photos are SOOOOO good Janine. Great for documentation as well as beauty! I love the clarity, soft light and colors here!! #4050946Candice C. Calhoun March 13, 2007
Nobody photographs birds with your incredible refinement! I am so inspired!ccc #4051483
Christy Nichols March 13, 2007
Wonderful capture, Janine!!! Great details and DOF! #4051761Michelle L. Frick March 13, 2007
Gorgeous Janine! #4051835Graeme yew Chow March 13, 2007
Another outstanding captured. Like the detail and light, Janine. #4051872Diana L. Ralph March 13, 2007
Janine, I haven't checked out your site in a while and had forgotten how I love to peruse your gallery. Your birds are SO wonderful... I try so hard to capture the birds outside in my yard, but yours are so much more awesome!!!! I love the level of sharpness in them and also amazed at the clarity for ISO of 1600!!! Keep setting the standard... I'll keep reaching for it! #4051973Janine Russell March 13, 2007
Murry, Candice, Christy, Michelle, Graeme and Diana, thanks so much for all of your wonderful comments and encouragement. #4052092Rose Bailey March 16, 2007
This is a terrific capture Janine. Excellent details. Nicely done. #4060058Janine Russell March 16, 2007
Rose, thanks very much for your kind and encouraging comments. #4061343Sherry L. Davis March 26, 2007
Gorgeous~! I love it, Janine. Great detail! I wasn't on for a while, have checked your portfolio - great images! #4100860Janine Russell March 26, 2007
Sherry, thanks very much for your kind words of encouragement. #4101128Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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