Blue Tit

Gallery: AvianPosted November 11, 2010175 views18 comments

This is a common little bird in my part of the world(England) but they are so quick never still, captured on the shrub called dogwood that turns this beautiful red in winter

Canon 50D, Canon 500f4L, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1000

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Danny Laredo on November 11, 2010 at 9:43 AM

Love the pose and BG Karen. Perch is very nice as well.
Only wish for a bit more separation from the head and perch.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on November 11, 2010 at 10:21 AM

Killer colors and sharp detail

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on November 11, 2010 at 11:31 AM

Excellent comp. details and colors. What a cool looking little bird.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on November 11, 2010 at 11:40 AM

Wow, that red dogwood sure creates some contrast with the Blue Tit. Nice capture.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 11, 2010 at 12:05 PM

Beautiful image. Comp., background and perch all work very well together.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 11, 2010 at 12:36 PM

Karen, this looks really nice. Love the BG and the red perch. Detail on the bird looks good. Head overlapping the perch is no issue for me. A larger version would be nice to take in all the detail.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on November 11, 2010 at 3:43 PM

Great shot, Karen. The colours and the pose of the tit are superb. Wonderful perch too.

Congrats

D&L

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on November 11, 2010 at 5:24 PM

Lovely colours, pose and perch.

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Comment posted by Julia Flanagan on November 11, 2010 at 6:26 PM

We have dogwoods in Virginia that are very similar - but no blue tits to make such a pretty image. This is really sweet - clean, great light, sharp....

btw, You should throw your copyright on here somewhere.

Well done,
Julie

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on November 11, 2010 at 8:46 PM

fantastic, Karen! great light, bird looks very sharp, nice bg, and a very cool perch. nicely done!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 11, 2010 at 9:58 PM

Lovely shot Karen - great detail and the perch really sets it off

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on November 12, 2010 at 11:20 AM

Wonderful range of colors and good detail, way to go.

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Comment posted by David E Lester on November 12, 2010 at 1:03 PM

Love it!!

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on November 13, 2010 at 2:44 PM

Fabulous detail in this image Karen

You've been rubbing your lipstick on the perches again haven't you

Well captured.

Geoff.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on November 14, 2010 at 1:22 AM

Wow, that's a nice clean composition Karen. We have dogwood here as well, makes for a very colorful perch. Very attractive little bird, that we do not have here however.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 14, 2010 at 12:18 PM

Really nice image. Good colors both in the bird and the perch. Nice and sharp.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 15, 2010 at 2:41 PM

Wonderful pose and colors!
Lowering the bird in the frame, if possible, would balance it more (IMO).
Sandy r

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Comment posted by May Haga on November 15, 2010 at 4:58 PM

Excellent image Karen.
May

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