Chiffchaff in the Silky Dogwood

[Olli]

These little warblers, chiffchaffs I guess, were mostly inside the dogwood bush, but sometimes exposed themselves. I was shooting them downwards from the balcony. (Exif: 100-400@400, 1/160-250s, f/5.6, ISO400)

http://www.laasanen.net/POTN/IMG_4457-01_chiffchaff.jpg

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[condyk]

Beautiful exposures Olli. Very sweet bird captured perfectly.

[Reyno]

Very good captures Olli.

[Sindri Skulason]

Very good shots Olli. The first shot is my favorite. :-)

[snappa]

Did you stick it on the branch ? I have tried, and failed, to get decent shots of these but they are seldom still.
Very nice shots.

[dancinec]

What beautiful little birds. That first shot really does them justice. Excellent captures.

[Olli]

Thanks all for the nice feedback.

Did you stick it on the branch ? I have tried, and failed, to get decent shots of these but they are seldom still.
Very nice shots.:lol::lol: You tried to stick ... :lol: but your'e right, it took quite a while to see them (after wondering what was going on in the bush, branches moving but nothing could be seen). When they were looking for insects on the leaves, they were a couple of seconds on the same spot. Hand-held & IS helped a lot to change the position and focus.

[Anthony J Howe]

These are nice captures Olli, the exposure is excellent and has good quality to the images, the first shot is a stunning one, well done.

[Olli]

Thanks Tony, I'm glad you liked it.

[dewmuw]

Very sweet shots Olli - are you trying to branch out from the WBC?

[Olli]

Very sweet shots Olli - are you trying to branch out from the WBC?Thanks Damian.

I has been so d*mn dry in Finland this summer that I haven't been able to wet my belly at all. And seems to be so that we will see no fungi this autumn. :cry: So I decided to look at the sky as well. ;)

[dewmuw]

Thanks Damian.

I has been so d*mn dry in Finland this summer that I haven't been able to wet my belly at all. And seems to be so that we will see no fungi this autumn. :cry: So I decided to look at the sky as well. ;)

Bring on the winter! :evil: :evil: :evil:

[Olli]

Bring on the winter! :evil: :evil: :evil:Still looking for to have a rainy autumn. :confused:

[wu_wei0]

What beautiful little peeps. In my eyes, the first shot is a real winner.

~wu

[kr88]

Very nice set Olli. I think the first shot takes the prize. Very nice detail and exposure on a great looking subject. One very minor suggestion, maybe try cropping that OOF bird in the upper left of the frame as it steals some of the attention of that great looking bird. All in all, well done and great series! :)

[Olli]

What beautiful little peeps. In my eyes, the first shot is a real winner.

~wu
Very nice set Olli. I think the first shot takes the prize. Very nice detail and exposure on a great looking subject. One very minor suggestion, maybe try cropping that OOF bird in the upper left of the frame as it steals some of the attention of that great looking bird. All in all, well done and great series! :smile:
Thanks, Wu and Keith. I was considering the cropping, but decided to keep it as it is because it shows also the 'normal' behaviour of Chiffchaff which likes to be in the shadows.

[wu_wei0]

It's the little hint of bird in the back that attracts me to the picture. If cropped, it is just another bird photo; lovely and technically right- but bland.

~wu

[Gary Fairhead]

Excellent images here with the first getting most of my attention. Nice detail, colors, composition.....

[Dimitri_V]

I haven`t seen you around for a wee while Olli,work?
Wow mate,the clarity here is simply stunning,again wow.

[Airedale1]

Beautiful image.

[Olli]

Thanks, Gary, Dimitri and Paul.

I haven`t seen you around for a wee while Olli,work?Yes, have been sort of busy recently, but got now some time to chat with you friends. The next two, three weeks will also be mostly off-line time for me. Thanks for noticing. :D

[Woolburr]

Glad you didn't crop that first shot....the little hint of birdie in the background adds to the image. Well done.