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Tufted Titmouse
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Tufted Titmouse

by Steve Zimic

Gallery: AvianPosted April 25, 2014185 views8 comments
Except for the wind, the bright overcast conditions made for ideal lighting yesterday at the Morton National Wildlife refuge. The birds there are very used to people visiting with seed and some will actually eat out of your hand. This little guy posed very nicely for me to get this shot with my Olympus E-M1, 50-200mm at 200mm, 1/125 at f5.6, ISO 100, hand held. I tweaked the shadows and highlights and added some sharpening in Lightroom and then went to PS to blur some of the distracting background branches. As always, thanks for your comments.

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on April 25, 2014 at 10:11 AM
Nice job on this post Steve,
I like the centered / portrait style composition, it works very well and the BG compliments the subject perfectly.
Well done . . . :toast:
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 25, 2014 at 1:09 PM
Beautiful, Steve. Excellent dof and superb detail in the plumage.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on April 25, 2014 at 5:48 PM
Lovely capture Steve. I like the crossed branches. The detail in the bird is excellent.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 25, 2014 at 10:13 PM
Exceptional detail in this shot. The BG is also top notch. Well done.
Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 26, 2014 at 5:29 AM
The overall colors in this image are very attractive. Like the composition as well. Cheers, Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Jason Jablonski on April 26, 2014 at 9:29 PM
Really nice!! I've taken quite a few photos of Titmouse and don't have any this good. Love the lighting and the crisp detail. Awesome shot!!
Registered on March 1, 2014, 24 Posts, 43 Comments
Comment posted by LeRoy Gunderson on April 28, 2014 at 11:27 AM
Great shot. Excellent detail and color. I have never been able to get a shot as good as this even though they are frequent visitors to our yard.

:wavey:
Registered on December 14, 2004, 27 Posts, 112 Comments
Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 28, 2014 at 8:42 PM
Exceptional detail in this Titmouse Steve. Great pose with the crest standing tall.
Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments