Willow Tit-Parus montanus

Hi Guys,

Went to a hide in the forrest together with my buddy Edwin Kats to shoot some songbirds, and we came home with a lot of shots!
This was one that was high on my wishlist, as i did have some shots of Willow tits, but none where satisfying.
We had some diffficult light, and had to shoot at 400 ISO to get some results as it was a very cloudy day.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon 20D
Shutter speed: 1/40 sec
Aperture: F 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: - 1 2/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: no
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous: frame 1
ISO: 400
Lens: 300mm F2.8
Focal length:480 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
Full Frame
Tripod and Wimberley Sidekick for support
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Lab-Sharpening
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Hi there,

This picture has lovely colours and a great perch, however i feel like i am looking up at the bird, it feels like you should have had a lower perch or a higher vantage point when taking the picture, seems like i can see too much of the underneath of the bird. i wonder what other people think??

Cheers
Brian

Hi Jeroen, this one doesn't really work for me. As Brian mentions it's a bit steep, and the perch is a bit large - what is that perch anyway ?

Personally i like the steep angle, but as they say, tastes differ from person to person.
The perch is a wooden logg with some lichen on it.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel