Coal Tit on cones

Gallery: AvianPosted December 1, 2010108 views15 comments

A Coal Tit on my feeding station.
Taken from my home made hide out in the yard.

Sony A350
Sigma 50-500 EX
1/250th second
f8
ISO 400
280mm
+0.7 stop exposure compensation
Centre-weighted metering
Tripod

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Danny Laredo on December 1, 2010 at 2:38 PM

Stunning image and wonderful setup

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

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 1, 2010 at 2:54 PM

Yes a great set up Geoffrey. Love the branch will all its character and the very nice DOF and BG. Very attractive image.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 1, 2010 at 2:56 PM

Beautiful detail and composition Geoffrey. What's the nice bg?

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on December 1, 2010 at 2:59 PM

Great shot nice detail and the perch is ideal

Registered on November 1, 2003, 518 Posts, 2114 Comments

Comment posted by Glenn Bartley on December 1, 2010 at 4:45 PM

Excellent perch choice!

Registered on June 29, 2004, 448 Posts, 1180 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Moore on December 1, 2010 at 4:55 PM

Very nice! One to be proud of.

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on December 1, 2010 at 5:08 PM

A beautiful image love the perch

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 1, 2010 at 5:23 PM

Thanks everyone

Dennis, the background is the mountain on the other side of our valley, it's a few hundred metres away and my feeding station has an unobstructed view.

Geoff.

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

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 2, 2010 at 12:48 AM

Geoff, wonderful detail - great pose, nice perch and very complimentary BG.
A tiny nit is that small bright area along the back of his head - easily fixed if you wished to.

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 2, 2010 at 6:22 AM

Lovely pose, light, details, background and comp Geoffrey. That branch is very nice for a set up with all the texture and cones.

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

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 2, 2010 at 10:39 AM

Beautiful! Nice capture. The one thing I'm iffy on is the perch. Looks spectacular at first glance, but then...pine cones, plus a bare branch...doesn't really go together, since the pine cones are an artificial enhancement.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 2, 2010 at 1:21 PM

Thanks everyone

Terry, this branch was cut off a nearby tree and grew naturally just as you see it here, the pine needles no doubt dropped off during the Autumn and the branch is bare until the new ones develop.

Geoff.

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

Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on December 3, 2010 at 1:13 PM

Beautiful shot. You have a great landing spot and a nice background.

Registered on November 29, 2006, 236 Posts, 1210 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on December 3, 2010 at 10:46 PM

Nice perch and detail Geoffrey - like the brown hues

cheers
Rob

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

Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on December 4, 2010 at 1:03 PM

A very nice and clean image, Geoffrey. The contrasting light and dark areas about the head would certainly provide a challenge for exposure - similar to our chickadees here in North America.

Registered on October 5, 2007, 58 Posts, 2039 Comments