Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Oak Titmouse is a common year-round resident of California's foothills in riparian area, open oak woodlands and many suburban yards, which is where this bird lives: my yard. This species is a member of the Paridae family, best known in North America as the Chickadees. Adorable and a pleasure to have around but difficult to photograph because of their shaded woodland habitat, their energy level suggestive of a bellyful of an energy drink, and the drab gray plumage that makes it difficult to visually separate the bird from its surroundings. There's not much I can do about the habitat or energy level but I thought I'd try backlighting to create a rim light effect to separate the little fluffball from the background: http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/paridae/baeolophus/inornatus/baeino19.html a7rIII, FE 600/4 GM All comments are welcome. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com