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Coal Tit

by Geoffrey Baker

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted February 17, 201191 views9 comments
A Coal Tit taken from my hide.

Sony A350
Sigma 50-500
1/160th
f8
ISO 200
330mm
-0.3 stop exposure compensation
Tripod

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on February 17, 2011 at 6:49 PM
Lovely shot Geoff - love the soft buds and the bg - super detail :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Registered on August 6, 2009, 85 Posts, 502 Comments
Comment posted by John Robinson on February 17, 2011 at 6:54 PM
Nice shot of a skittish bird Geoffrey. Nice and sharp too.
Couple of minor points.
The bird seems a little "hard" - maybe a tad drop in contrast.
The bare twig on the right with out a catkin looks kind of "lost" without one ! I know that sounds daft !
I personally am having a re think about these plain backdrops, - they seem to convey a "setup " message. I do it myself I know but am thinking hard !! :biggrin: :smile:
Good shot though.
Cheers
JohnR
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments
Comment posted by Phil Ellard on February 18, 2011 at 2:03 AM
Works for me Geoffrery :toast:
Registered on December 17, 2010, 60 Posts, 634 Comments
Comment posted by keith mitchell on February 18, 2011 at 3:27 AM
Hi Geoff.
Geoff it looks excellent from where i'm sitting.
:toast: Keith.
Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments
Comment posted by Karen Summers on February 18, 2011 at 5:31 AM
I think its lovely love the bg and the perch, I love to see these sort of shots done well like this and I also love a good habitat shot, which has to be done correctly else I think it can look messy and cluttered, this shot with oof twigs etc just wouldn t have looked as good. its good to have a variety of images in your portfolio
Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments
Comment posted by Simon Litten on February 18, 2011 at 10:59 AM
Very nice :toast: Love the way he's got each foot on a catkin. I can never get them on a perch at my feeder site - pesky little things :biggrin:


Simon
Registered on June 22, 2006, 24 Posts, 275 Comments
Comment posted by Rene de Heer on February 18, 2011 at 11:37 AM
I cant fault it. Very nice image.
Rene de Heer
Registered on November 15, 2003, 31 Posts, 215 Comments
Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on February 18, 2011 at 2:57 PM

Another well executed shot, Geoffrey. I like his furry little slippers :smile:

Andy...
Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Davies on February 19, 2011 at 5:51 PM
Do it again with the D3 !!!!
Text book stuff.
Registered on February 3, 2009, 21 Posts, 327 Comments