Nature Goldfinch and Chickadee

Goldfinch and Chickadee · 10:10 AM

Finally we got a bit of light today. I've finally got a goldfinch picture. Thy've been here for a while but the light wasn't right.

goldenarrow · 11-23-2013, 10:35 AM

Nice focusing. They don't look too happy that it is cold. Winter is here!!

NKK · 11-23-2013, 11:09 AM

Great Pictures. The second one is my favorit of the two

normhead · 11-23-2013, 11:10 AM

The colder it is, the more they hang around the feeders so, better for me. Thanks for commenting.

Originally posted by NKK

Great Pictures. The second one is my favorit of the two

Thanks, the chickadees are with us all year every year, our biggest customers.

Last edited by normhead; 11-23-2013 at 11:16 AM.

**slowpez** · 11-23-2013, 12:00 PM

Wow Norm. That snowy backdrop is just so perfect. Love them both.

**Rondec** · 11-23-2013, 12:14 PM

Love the snow with the birds. Great shots, Norm!

**patrick9** · 11-23-2013, 01:24 PM

Some times I miss the snow . The amount you have in these is about as much as we get here over an entire winter.. Nice couple of birds. I like the first one slightly better than the second. I think because of the bit more activity in the background.

**crewl1** · 11-23-2013, 01:31 PM

Those are great shots. They look like fine art. Well done.

**Billy Joe** · 11-23-2013, 01:44 PM

These are wonderful images. Could be hanging in an art gallery, or in an Audubon Book.

The second is my fave, as it flows so well.

Beautiful work

**Sailor** · 11-23-2013, 01:53 PM

Norm, these look first class to me - the second one, in particular, is striking. Did you start with RAW files and use something other than Aperture for PP and conversion?

Jer

normhead · 11-23-2013, 03:26 PM

Originally posted by slowpez

Wow Norm. That snowy backdrop is just so perfect. Love them both.

Thanks slowpez, we got 6 inches today...

Originally posted by Rondec

Love the snow with the birds. Great shots, Norm!

Thanks Rondec

Originally posted by patrick9

Some times I miss the snow . The amount you have in these is about as much as we get here over an entire winter.. Nice couple of birds. I like the first one slightly better than the second. I think because of the bit more activity in the background.

I like that he's a little further away, it makes him a little smaller in the frame.

Originally posted by crewl1

Those are great shots. They look like fine art. Well done.

Reninds me of when I worked in the pine furniture factory. We used to say "It's not fine furniture , it's Pine Furniture." For some reason we thought that was funny.

Originally posted by Billy Joe

These are wonderful images. Could be hanging in an art gallery, or in an Audubon Book.

The second is my fave, as it flows so well.

Beautiful work

Well lets not aim too high.

Originally posted by Sailor

Norm, these look first class to me - the second one, in particular, is striking. Did you start with RAW files and use something other than Aperture for PP and conversion?

Jer

Importing using Adobe DNG Converter then importing into Aperture Sailer. They'll improve once the Apple profiles for the K-3 arrives, but at 400 ISO. DNG Converter works just fine.

**daacon** · 11-24-2013, 04:05 AM

Well done Norm ! I have seen a couple of them here in the summer , however have not to date gotten a decent shot of one.

normhead · 11-24-2013, 09:54 AM

Originally posted by daacon

Well done Norm ! I have seen a couple of them here in the summer , however have not to date gotten a decent shot of one.

The small birds are very hard to photograph, the improved burst mode on the K-3 is a big help with that, but 4 times out of 5, just as I get them in frame, they fly away. You really have to be be committed to sitting with your setup until you get a few good images. It's got to the point now that when I actually get an image of them in a place that looks natural, I start wondering what the little guy is thinking, sitting still for so long. Usually it ends up being they have a seed in their mouth and they are cracking it on a tree branch.

**Bob Harris** · 11-24-2013, 10:01 AM

beautiful photos, poor birds are freezing.

normhead · 11-24-2013, 10:06 AM

Originally posted by Bob Harris

beautiful photos, poor birds are freezing.

The birds seem fine Bob, but in the colder weather they eat more, so more opportunity for me to photograph them.

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11-23-2013, 10:35 AM	#2
goldenarrow Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago Suburbs. Photos: Gallery Posts: 501	winter Nice focusing. They don't look too happy that it is cold. Winter is here!!

11-23-2013, 01:44 PM	#9
Billy Joe Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 372	Love These are wonderful images. Could be hanging in an art gallery, or in an Audubon Book. The second is my fave, as it flows so well. Beautiful work

11-23-2013, 03:26 PM	#11
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 37,210 Original Poster	Originally posted by slowpez Wow Norm. That snowy backdrop is just so perfect. Love them both. Thanks slowpez, we got 6 inches today... Originally posted by Rondec Love the snow with the birds. Great shots, Norm! Thanks Rondec Originally posted by patrick9 Some times I miss the snow . The amount you have in these is about as much as we get here over an entire winter.. Nice couple of birds. I like the first one slightly better than the second. I think because of the bit more activity in the background. I like that he's a little further away, it makes him a little smaller in the frame. Originally posted by crewl1 Those are great shots. They look like fine art. Well done. Reninds me of when I worked in the pine furniture factory. We used to say "It's not fine furniture , it's Pine Furniture." For some reason we thought that was funny. Originally posted by Billy Joe These are wonderful images. Could be hanging in an art gallery, or in an Audubon Book. The second is my fave, as it flows so well. Beautiful work Well lets not aim too high. Originally posted by Sailor Norm, these look first class to me - the second one, in particular, is striking. Did you start with RAW files and use something other than Aperture for PP and conversion? Jer Importing using Adobe DNG Converter then importing into Aperture Sailer. They'll improve once the Apple profiles for the K-3 arrives, but at 400 ISO. DNG Converter works just fine. Last edited by normhead; 11-24-2013 at 10:05 AM.

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normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 37,210 Original Poster	The colder it is, the more they hang around the feeders so, better for me. Thanks for commenting. Originally posted by NKK Great Pictures. The second one is my favorit of the two Thanks, the chickadees are with us all year every year, our biggest customers. Last edited by normhead; 11-23-2013 at 11:16 AM.

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patrick9 Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Murfreesboro Tennessee Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,457	Some times I miss the snow . The amount you have in these is about as much as we get here over an entire winter.. Nice couple of birds. I like the first one slightly better than the second. I think because of the bit more activity in the background.

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crewl1 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,804	Those are great shots. They look like fine art. Well done.

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Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 23,095	Norm, these look first class to me - the second one, in particular, is striking. Did you start with RAW files and use something other than Aperture for PP and conversion? Jer

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daacon Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,915	Well done Norm ! I have seen a couple of them here in the summer , however have not to date gotten a decent shot of one.

11-24-2013, 09:54 AM	#13
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 37,210 Original Poster	Originally posted by daacon Well done Norm ! I have seen a couple of them here in the summer , however have not to date gotten a decent shot of one. The small birds are very hard to photograph, the improved burst mode on the K-3 is a big help with that, but 4 times out of 5, just as I get them in frame, they fly away. You really have to be be committed to sitting with your setup until you get a few good images. It's got to the point now that when I actually get an image of them in a place that looks natural, I start wondering what the little guy is thinking, sitting still for so long. Usually it ends up being they have a seed in their mouth and they are cracking it on a tree branch.

11-24-2013, 10:01 AM	#14
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	beautiful photos, poor birds are freezing.

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11-24-2013, 10:06 AM	#15
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 37,210 Original Poster	Originally posted by Bob Harris beautiful photos, poor birds are freezing. The birds seem fine Bob, but in the colder weather they eat more, so more opportunity for me to photograph them.