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Long-tailed Tit

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Posted by Graeme Lee on February 4, 2007 at 7:16 AM
Long-tailed Tit
Been really busy the last few weeks and haven't had much time for any photography so it was good to get out yesterday for a couple of hours. Had a really enjoyable time and this was topped by this LTT landing on the tree I was concentrating on. Ran out of battery 3 shots later :rolleyes: and missed the perfect BG as it moved along the branch by the time I'd recharged! Missed a Goldcrest which I had 1 opportunity to get as my viewfinder was fogged up :rolleyes: All amateurish mistakes I suspect...but I am an amateur afterall with a lot to learn :wink:

C&C appreciated

Graeme

techs:
1d2, 500/4is + 1.4x, 1/200th, f6.3, ISO250, -0.67ev, spot, asb1,g1325,s/kick

Full frame (finally!), C1, CS2, levels, curves, colour balance and sharpening
Posted by jack chapman on February 4, 2007 at 8:27 AM
good shot, i like the lichen perch, sorry to here you missed the perfect shot
Posted by Andrew Pilkington on February 4, 2007 at 8:36 AM
You may feel you missed the perfect BG but you've still ended up with an image that really shows the colouring and detail of the LLT. A full frame shot is this quality is one to be proud of and worthy of high comment.

Well done :toast:
Posted by Rob Ashton on February 4, 2007 at 9:25 AM
Well Graeme if this is only second best it is one I wish I had in my collection. These things always happen at the most annoying moment but they are part of why we keep going out there. If we bagged a perfect shot w'd soon get bored and give up.

This is superb.

Rob :toast:
Posted by Alan Bryant on February 4, 2007 at 10:03 AM
Fantastic Graeme :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on February 4, 2007 at 12:08 PM
Hi Graeme,
I don't think you could ask for much more , the light , the bg and the subject are all superb , if it were mine I'd very happy indeed.

Kind regards
Andy... :smile:
Posted by PhilH on February 5, 2007 at 4:04 AM
Nice one... my kind of shot... i.e. full frame :biggrin:

Great detail on a super ball of fluff on a stick...

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Posted by David Taylor on February 5, 2007 at 5:01 AM
Shots like this make me all the more determined to purchase my first dslr (Sigma SD14)
WHEN it appears (Saturday 31st March according to www.expansys.co.uk)
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