Willow Tit

Gallery: AvianPosted November 19, 2010179 views8 comments

A willow tit captured recently at a nature reserve.

SHOT INFO

Canon 1D Mark iv
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM
Focal Length 500.0mm
Shooting Mode - Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) - 1/200
Av( Aperture Value ) - 8.0
Metering Mode - Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -2/3
ISO Speed 400

Thanks for looking

Lee

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on November 19, 2010 at 9:27 AM

Lee,

Great pose, I like the grip this bird seems to have on the cone. Lovely light, details and sharpness. I might consider cropping a small amount off of the right (sorry I put left earlier, not enough coffee!!) side to move the tit slightly more off center, but that is merely my own comp preference. An appealing image as posted.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 19, 2010 at 9:55 AM

I really like this Lee - the position of the bird relative to the perch especially. I think I'd place the bird slightly more to the right in the frame if this were mine.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on November 19, 2010 at 10:16 AM

This is a very clean image, Lee. Love how the WT is perched on the cone and you have a BG to die for.

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on November 19, 2010 at 2:42 PM

Good feather detail and wonderful perch combined with background really makes this shot for me, I might also consider moving out of center of frame but excellent shot, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Danny Laredo on November 19, 2010 at 2:52 PM

This is outstanding Lee.
Love the perch and BG.

Registered on March 18, 2008, 71 Posts, 332 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 19, 2010 at 11:32 PM

Nice one Lee - great perch and even light. I'd be tempted to add a little to the left and top and take a little away from the rhs.

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on November 20, 2010 at 11:43 AM

The perch, the clean background and feather details come together to make this an excellent shot. I love the eye contact. I like this as posted although I may try a different crop as suggested. Well done.

Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on November 20, 2010 at 12:09 PM

A beautiful capture Lee

I agree that composition could be improved slightly but that's not a major issue.
Well captured.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments