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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 151 - BIRDS >> Challenge151 - Eligible > A Bird in the Hand
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26-JAN-2008 Michael Shealy

A Bird in the Hand

Black Forest, CO

Mountain Chickadee
Parus gambeli

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
1/250s f/9.0 at 85.0mm iso200
w/Wireless Remote Actuator hide exif
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Date/Time26-Jan-2008 14:35:27
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length85 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/9
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge27-Jan-2008 15:35
Thanks for the kind words, y'all. One thing about living in a forest, there's lots of birds. Chickadees are the most forward of them all and I'm not surprised that it was one of them that did this. I took down the feeders, held some sunflower seeds and it wasn't more than 5 minutes before one landed on my hand. He/she actually came back for more a couple of times. I woke up the morning I took this shot thinking of this setup and hoping it would work. The wireless remote was just the ticket. Thanks again for your comments. Cheers, -mikey
Guest 27-Jan-2008 15:05
this is special- Debi
Guest 27-Jan-2008 03:49
Great job Mikey. Your little friend is a natural at this.
(So this is what a wireless remote is for. hehe)
sue anne27-Jan-2008 00:26
Excellent !
ctfchallenge26-Jan-2008 23:15
Well this is the most natural looking scene I've seen in quite sometime. Tell me you practice this all the time!!! Lovely. jano
ctfchallenge26-Jan-2008 21:29
That must have taken a great deal of patience to get the chickadee to eat out of your hand - good one Mikey! :-) CJ
ctfchallenge26-Jan-2008 21:16
Excellent. - J.V.