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Winter Birds - Tufted Titmouse

© Bill K. Ko

Winter Birds - Tufted Titmouse

Uploaded: December 04, 2005

Description

This shot was extremely difficult to come by because the dark bird was contrasted against an almost white sky. I guessed +1 EV and *still* had to do some lightening up in the RAW editor. I think it was well worth the trouble...

Taken with my new lens, the Sigma 70-200 EX (with 1.4x teleconverter): 1/400s f/5.6 at 280.0mm iso400.

Comments

Robyn Mackenzie December 04, 2005

Very pretty, Bill! Great clarity and composition. I agree that it was well worth the trouble! :o) Robyn #354278

Lisa Clark December 04, 2005

Beautifully done. Excellent lighting and composition. #2152013

Tonya R. Boles December 04, 2005

Well worth it Bill. Great shot. #2152062

Janine Russell level-deluxe December 04, 2005

Bill, well done considering the difficult conditions; nice clarity and detail and exposure. #2152283

Bill K. Ko December 04, 2005

Thanks, Robyn. Post-processing rescued this shot. :)

Lisa: I appreciate your comments. I try my best to make my photos interesting. :)

Tonya: I'm glad you like it. I thought it was way cute. :)

Thanks, Janine: I see you can appreciate the effort it takes to take a picture under this kind of adverse conditions. :) #2152369

Sherry Stricklin Boles level-classic December 04, 2005

Great capture, wonderful composition! #2152515

Karen Slagle December 05, 2005

This is very nice. I love the soft brown tones and the bird is really pretty and soft. I've never been successful taking pix of birds, I can't sit still long enough, and can totally appreciate this image. #2153972

Nicole Kessel December 05, 2005

Nice work, Bill! #2155903

Bill K. Ko December 05, 2005

Thanks, Sherry and Nicole!

Karen - the snow really lights them in wonderful ways. Someone (not here) said that I would have been better off using a fill flash, and ordinarily I'd say "yes," but I think it would have erased the soft glow coming from the ground...

Bill #2156907


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