Nature Black- Capped Chicadee - a cold one

Black- Capped Chicadee - a cold one · 09:39 AM

Very cold clear day here in Waterloo. Took the M 400/5.6 out to see if any of the birds survied the night. While not frozen to the branch this Chickadee was all puffed up trying to stay warm.

Actually he was probably warmer than I was. Damn it was cold.

Tom G

PentX Girl · 02-07-2010, 02:28 PM

Picture perfect capture Tom!

mel · 02-07-2010, 03:57 PM

Ooooooh poor baby. Beautiful shot too. I still can't manage to shoot birds.

8540tomg · 02-07-2010, 04:17 PM

Thanks for looking Jan and Mel.

Tom G

goddo31 · 02-07-2010, 07:06 PM

I think you are getting close to the 'national geographic' stage here mate.

Did you use a tripod, and roughly how far away were you?

8540tomg · 02-07-2010, 08:45 PM

Thanks Jason.

Not quite ready for National Geographic but I appreciate the comment. Those Carnaby’s Black Cockatoos you’ve been shooting of late might make the cut though. Well done.

Actually, I seldom use a tripod even with the 400mm. I use my carbon fibre monopod with a Gitzo G1178M ball head. I find this rig works well enough with the shake reduction on the K10. I can just toss it over my shoulder and I'm off. I was able to use a shutter speed of 1/160 sec as I recall which gave me a little depth of field at f11 or so.

How close was I? Close enough I had to back up to the minimum focusing distance of 15ft.

You know the old maxim - Get a big lens and get close.

Tom G

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PentX Girl Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,700	Picture perfect capture Tom!

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mel Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,531	Ooooooh poor baby. Beautiful shot too. I still can't manage to shoot birds.

02-07-2010, 04:17 PM	#4
8540tomg Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,461 Original Poster	Thanks for looking Jan and Mel. Tom G

02-07-2010, 07:06 PM	#5
goddo31 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,576	I think you are getting close to the 'national geographic' stage here mate. Did you use a tripod, and roughly how far away were you?

02-07-2010, 08:45 PM	#6
8540tomg Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,461 Original Poster	Thanks Jason. Not quite ready for National Geographic but I appreciate the comment. Those Carnaby’s Black Cockatoos you’ve been shooting of late might make the cut though. Well done. Actually, I seldom use a tripod even with the 400mm. I use my carbon fibre monopod with a Gitzo G1178M ball head. I find this rig works well enough with the shake reduction on the K10. I can just toss it over my shoulder and I'm off. I was able to use a shutter speed of 1/160 sec as I recall which gave me a little depth of field at f11 or so. How close was I? Close enough I had to back up to the minimum focusing distance of 15ft. You know the old maxim - Get a big lens and get close. Tom G