My Last Chickadee

Thanks Gary. Well, most of the ones I had here all winter just go to the feeder, pick up one sunflower seed, carry it back to a bush and open it, then do it all over again.

Nice images, Mitch. We don't see the Chickadees in the yard/at the feeders any more either but we hear them every time we go out into the field.

I assume the fill flash experiments have been going well. I've been trying to follow but we are having internet/e-mail connection problems. Supposed to have someone out next week to check it out. Damn intermittent problems!

Thanks Ed. Yes, I finally got the fill flash figured out and it works just like I knew it should but could never make it do it, cause of that damned C.Fn 3.

On the other hand, I went to the wetlands and shot some amazing stuff today, but left the flash in the truck. And I won't do that again. Plenty of light today, but just from the wrong direction. Tomorrow I go back with new batteries and the flash on the camera, Beamer and Bigma and tripod and do what you do, sling it all over my shoulder. I'll be putting up a female red wing thread shortly. You should be able to see where fill flash would have come in handy.

The fill flash does come in handy but I still run into occasional white eye problems. I had them in some of the Bluebird and Towhee images that I made this morning. I posted the best of the group in my Bird Walk thread. I know its an easy fix but I still am thinking about trying to eliminate the problem with a flash bracket. I just haven't gotten around to it yet.

The problem with the bracket is I have no way to attach it to my tripod head. I have one for handheld, but it won't attach to the quick release. It only takes a second to brush out the white eye.

Beautiful shots of a beautiful bird. Well done.

Thanks Sindri. He's a fun little guy to watch.

A pair of well captured images. Very well done indeed Mitch.

Thanks Reyno. I think this guy thinks he's a sparrow. He hangs with them and is just about as nervous as a sparrow, very hard to shoot. I have much better luck with "wild" ones.

Nice pictures. Always enjoy your photo's.

Thanks DC. This one little guy is my buddy. He isn't afraid of me, it's just his nature to never sit still. But I like him anyway.