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Blue Tit on Berries

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Posted by Vincent Jones on December 5, 2006 at 2:26 PM
Blue Tit on Berries
(Wild) :biggrin:

Took this today at one of the feeding stations, fair play these little fellas have a lot to go through during these stormy conditions we are encounting at present :frown:

D2X - 400mm AF-S F2.8
ISO 200, F4,1/100sec
Using vehicle as a hide
Flash xtender was used again due to the conditions being very dull
To much flash I think:eek:

Thanks for looking :toast:

Vince
Posted by Alan Bryant on December 5, 2006 at 2:35 PM
lol @ (wild) :biggrin:

Nice shot vince.I think it needs to be cropped just under the branch to get rid of the wasted bottom.Other than that :toast:
Posted by Vincent Jones on December 5, 2006 at 2:54 PM
Thanks Alan, it did look a bit strange to me to. What about this re-posted crop?
Posted by Dennis Alden on December 5, 2006 at 3:28 PM
Yep - the new crop works better for me Vince - faultless for me now.

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dennis
Posted by Larry Corbett on December 5, 2006 at 3:34 PM
love the repost Vince

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Posted by Graeme Lee on December 5, 2006 at 4:17 PM
Yeah repost is really good. Nice image and good skills with the FF and extender.

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Graeme
Posted by Dave Courtenay on December 5, 2006 at 5:41 PM
I like both original and repost,lots of crops and variations possible-nice :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on December 6, 2006 at 6:47 AM
Hi Vince
both images are very good. :toast:
Posted by Michael Sayles on December 6, 2006 at 6:57 AM
Nice one Vince - the berries make an attractive perch, and complete a spectrum of colour in the image. The re-post is a stronger image IMO.

Good Photoshop work cloning out the jesses too! :wink: :biggrin:

Michael S
Posted by PhilH on December 6, 2006 at 8:36 AM
Nice Vince,

I am going to be in the minority here, I would prefer the first with just a bit trimmed of the bottom to just below where the branch enters the frame.

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Posted by Alan Bryant on December 6, 2006 at 1:01 PM
Phil H - Thats what i ment :smile:

But the crop looks cool either way :toast:
Posted by John MacTavish on December 6, 2006 at 1:28 PM
You're right about too much flash :cool:
The illuminated leg is very dominant here and takes the eye quickly.

Background is killer as usual, as is the perch.

We've had 4 solid weeks with rain every day....never mind a flash I think I'll be asking santa for flippers if this carries on any longer.

BTW your print will be posted tomorrow, they should get it on Friday.

Posted by Vincent Jones on December 6, 2006 at 2:34 PM
Thanks for the above feedback :toast:

John Mc, its been aweful hasn't it :confused: thats rain on head by the way not question marks lol. Sh*t I think I am going a bit mad :eek:

Regarding the print John, thats what I call a quick service, nice one!!! :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: