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15-MAY-2005 Kevin J. Nisen

Recycling *

Tower, MN, USA

The chickadees were diving down the middle of this rotting birch stump to get material for, I assume, their nest. The second one arrived just as I took the exposure, which made the shot considerably better.

1/125s f/5.6 at 700.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time15-May-2005 11:40:06
MakeCanon
ModelEOS D60
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length700 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias0.50
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Tom Tom28-Jan-2006 23:09
nice shot, nice colours
arminb25-Jan-2006 09:03
Lovely!
Guest 24-Jan-2006 12:37
I like the 2nd bird being out of focus...it turns my attention to the other bird!
Nice Colours...
~Canoneer
Kevin24-Jan-2006 04:32
Thanks for the comments. I like the second bird slighly out of focus, less distracting from the primary subject. Unfortunately, the D60/500/1.4T.C. combo at 20 feet has only a 0.543" depth of field (seehttp://www2.liquidsculpture.com/DOF/DOF.htm). Needed the wide aperature to get a sufficient shutter speed; didn't want to up the ASA (noise?). Always a compromise! This shot was handheld with Image Stabilization.
-Kevin
CJ in CA24-Jan-2006 03:52
This is a really cute shot! I love the colors, background, composition, and the chickadee with the beak full of wood - very unusual event. I agree with Mary Anne about having the other bird in focus - maybe next time - great shot though :-) CJ
ctfchallenge24-Jan-2006 02:57
Nice shot, Kevin. The colors are well saturated. Too bad the second bird is not in better focus, but I think you're right in saying that it adds to the photo.
--Mary Anne