Uploaded: August 19, 2007
This chestnut-backed chickadee reminds me of the evil character from the movie "Gremlins"
Photo was taken on August 13, 2007 at 4:55pm in Edmonds, Washington
Canon 400mm F/4 DO IS lens + Tamron 1.4x TC @ F/4, 1/320 second ISO 200
Rotated, cropped, curves, shadow/highlight, cloned, +saturation, +brightness, resized and sharpened in Photoshop CS3
Su Sana E. P August 19, 2007
LOL at your description, Janine. This little girl is very cute and the details are just AWESOME!! #718490Mike D. Perez August 19, 2007
Great clarity and details, Janine! #4671264Jim D. Keever August 20, 2007
What a cute little guy!!Dr Silly August 20, 2007
Hahaha, super capture. :O)Nikki McDonald August 20, 2007
Nice sharp capture, Janine, and I really like the line of the bar (chair back? feeder support?) he's perched on. #4671944Joy Rector August 20, 2007
awesome detail #4672221Kimi A. Phillips August 20, 2007
A face only a mother could love? Great shot! #4672704Jillian Danielson August 20, 2007
awww Janine,adorable!!! #4672849Chris Budny August 20, 2007
Wow, this is really something... the metal arc as a perch, along with all the similar tones---bird, metal, background blur. Very nice! #4673074Michelle L. Frick August 20, 2007
He does look like a bit of a naughty bird! Excellent clarity and DOF Janine! #4673528anonymous August 20, 2007
Hi Janine, I see the resemblance! LOL Great capture! B- #4674797Paul Michko August 20, 2007
Wonderful capture, Janine. #4675200Peggy J. Maguire August 20, 2007
Janine,adorable!!! #4675327Sherri Gorman August 21, 2007
Awesome details, lighting and composition!!!! Excellent capture!!! #4677485Karen Engelbreth August 21, 2007
cute capture and a great title, Janine! #4678179Janine Russell August 21, 2007
SuSana, Mike, Jim, Doc, Nikki, Joy, Kimi, Jillian, Chris, Michelle, Barbara, Paul, Peggy, Sherri and Karen, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #4678256Colleen Farrell August 21, 2007
Was he wet? Looks like he just emerged from the bird bath! Fabulous capture of this little guy, Janine--the detail and clarity are amazing. And you picked the perfect title, too! #4678861Janine Russell August 21, 2007
Colleen, thanks so much for your encouragement; yes, he was wet. #4678898Dot K. August 21, 2007
Fantastic capture! Can tell this one is a fledgling by the yellow in it's beak. #4681222Janine Russell August 21, 2007
Dot, thanks very much for your encouraging comments. #4681343Indrajit Hajra August 24, 2007
Excellent capture Janine..Lovely composition and exposure control. Magnificient work done. I love this photo.Simply Aweome... #4692513Janine Russell August 24, 2007
Indrajit, thanks very much for your encouragement. #4692638Bob D. Hall August 27, 2007
Congrats on your EFP, Janine!!! Great photo! #4703311Janine Russell August 27, 2007
Bob, thanks very much for your congratulations and encouragement. #4704254Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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