Great Tit

Gallery: AvianPosted November 1, 201199 views2 comments

Great Tit (Parus major): A fairly widespread bird, from what I've been reading. I believe this one is a subspecies (Parus minor), and due to the pale yellow underparts, a female or juvenile. There was two of them, they caught my attention from the other side of a river I was walking along. They were very patient with me while I made my way over to them and shot them from several angles…though most angles are through branches.

I've been wrong before, so if anyone has a better idea...shot this one in Seoul, Korea...

Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Sigma DG 120-400mm 1:4.5-5.6 APO OS HSM
Focal Length: 400mm
f11
Shutter 1/1250
ISO 320
HH
Cropped ~85% to get up close

Comments and constructive criticism is greatly appreciated.

Comments

2 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 1, 2011 at 3:45 PM

Hi Mark,
Yes, you've got a Great Tit there. I like the graphic dimensions of the perch here, I'd consider cloning out the small oof branch in the rhc.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on November 1, 2011 at 8:16 PM

Great job on the comp with the branch leading out of the corner. The position of the bird and leaf works well.

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