{"id":131255,"date":"2024-07-26T02:47:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T07:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=131255"},"modified":"2024-07-26T04:21:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T09:21:39","slug":"tufted-titmouse-and-carolina-chickadee-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/07\/26\/tufted-titmouse-and-carolina-chickadee-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Tufted Titmouse And Carolina Chickadee Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a minute since I shared bird images. Today I am sharing Tufted Titmouse and Carolina Chickadee photos. Are they dark and moody, or are they low key?<\/p>\n

\"LowLow key immature Tufted Titmouse \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/1600, ISO 1250, -1.7 EV, Canon 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

A few days ago, while photographing birds in the afternoon, I had dark backgrounds behind the titmouse and chickadee. That specific background area was heavily shaded by pine trees.<\/p>\n

The sun wasn’t all that bright due to cloud cover, but it was bright enough to photograph the birds.<\/p>\n

When the birds flew in, they were too bright, so I had to dial back my exposure setting to compensate for the brightness.<\/p>\n

\"ImmatureImmature Tufted Titmouse with a dark background \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/1600, ISO 1250, -1.7 EV, Canon 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I wasn’t sure I’d like the resulting photos.<\/p>\n

But I did. I really did.<\/p>\n

I can still see all the fine details in the plumage of the titmouse and chickadee despite my negative exposure settings. The colors are accurate, and I like the mood conveyed in all the images.<\/p>\n

\"LowLow key adult Carolina Chickadee \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/1000, ISO 1250, -1.3 EV, Canon 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Are the images really low key<\/span><\/a>? I’m not sure I really care whether they are actually considered low key; I just know I like them.<\/p>\n

Even though this chickadee has a black cap showing against a dark background, I can still see fine feather details in that dark area, especially in the full-sized original file.<\/p>\n

Under the chin? It’s a little harder to see. I’m okay with that. I think that adds to the dark and moody feeling.<\/p>\n

\"CarolinaCarolina Chickadee with a dark background \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/1600, ISO 1250, -1.3 EV, Canon 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Once again, I’m glad I photograph for myself. For my own tastes. For my pleasure. Your tastes may vary, and that’s perfectly fine.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Tufted Titmouse photos plus facts and information about this species. Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Carolina Chickadee photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s been a minute since I shared bird images. Today I am sharing Tufted Titmouse and Carolina Chickadee photos. Are they dark and moody, or are they low key?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":131243,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13950,27,13989,13951,13944],"tags":[4004,13946,13991,6273,6274,9869,13981,13931,5381,4067,15430,4104,13990,2315,8052,8050,8051,13945,8018,13966,4193],"class_list":["post-131255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arkansas","category-avian","category-carolina-chickadees","category-sebastian-county","category-tufted-titmouses","tag-adult","tag-baeolophus-bicolor","tag-carolina-chickadee","tag-chickadee","tag-chickadees","tag-dark-background","tag-feeder","tag-garden","tag-hatch-year","tag-immature","tag-low-key","tag-perched","tag-poecile-carolinensis","tag-summer-3","tag-titmice","tag-titmouse","tag-titmouses","tag-tufted-titmouse","tag-urban","tag-yard","tag-young"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t