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A first for me!!!

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Posted by stewart canham on January 30, 2008 at 5:11 PM
I spent this morning looking for these fantastic little birds, it was very windy and every time they appeared on top of the reed stems they would sway back and forward,so focusing was interesting!! but got a few good shots in the end.....

D2xs
300mm+ 1.7tc
200iso
5.6 @ 1250/sec
tripod.....
Posted by Major Gilbert on January 30, 2008 at 5:14 PM
You certainly did get a good shot Stewart. Perhaps ovedone a bit with the strong colours, but a great looking image. Like the way the BG Reed stems are at the same angle as the bird. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 30, 2008 at 5:27 PM
Well worth persevering Stewart :toast:

Perhaps a tad over saturated but a nice comp and a great BG :wavey:
Posted by Bob Hastie on January 30, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Lovely shot Stewart
I had the same problem with the breeze, I felt like I needed a strimmer to cut all the reeds in front of the birds :biggrin:
Bob
Posted by Paul King on January 30, 2008 at 7:07 PM
Next to LT Tits they got to be top birds, nice capture and as aove love the angles matching.
Tad less on the saturation?
Posted by Paul Ashton on January 31, 2008 at 1:43 AM
Superb shot of a real beauty. All the detail where it matters and nice background.
Posted by Tim Munsey on January 31, 2008 at 2:53 AM
Wow, that's an amazing Bearded Tit shot, so it seems this is Bearded Tit season.
What a cracker!

:toast: :toast: :toast:

Tim
Posted by Ian Andrews on January 31, 2008 at 3:56 AM
Yes, nits covered.
Well worth your effort.

Ian :smile:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on January 31, 2008 at 4:03 AM
You did a good job! Great picture; nice composition, colours and bg.
Posted by Jim Greenfield on January 31, 2008 at 5:10 AM
That is a super capture - is the strong colour to do with a low angled sun?
Posted by Chris Lloyd on January 31, 2008 at 6:24 AM
Cracking image Stewart - where did you get it?

Chris.
Posted by stewart canham on January 31, 2008 at 6:36 AM
Well now and then every thing goes as you would hope, I think the colours that a few have remarked on are due to a low angle sun,and it was shinning full on the bird,I have not done anything to enhance the colour, and it was set on Adobe RGB in camera. Thanks for the kindly remarks...
Stewart.................. :smile:
Posted by John Chapman on January 31, 2008 at 7:38 AM
Great shot Stewart cracking bird. :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Paul Inglis on January 31, 2008 at 8:05 AM
Hi Stewart,

Cracking shot of a cracking bird - lovely colours and background (agree it is slightly over saturated – a minor nit really). Well done.
Posted by Anthony House on January 31, 2008 at 8:17 AM
Looks very good to me :smile:

Nice work.

Tony
Posted by Guy Rogers on January 31, 2008 at 8:35 AM
Hello Stewart.
Lovely capture and I like the setting. :wavey:
Posted by Brian Phipps on January 31, 2008 at 8:39 AM
Great stuff and great capture on very windy day!
Posted by eric weight on January 31, 2008 at 1:49 PM
That's a lovely shot. Really nice comp too.
:toast: :toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by Mark Sisson on January 31, 2008 at 1:55 PM
Belting pic of a species I'm pitifully short of images of :frown:

Well done indeed!

:toast:

Mark
Posted by Rob Howard on February 1, 2008 at 4:41 AM
Hi Stewart,

Stunning image of a bird I've never managed to get in the viewfinder.

Regards

Rob
Posted by Rob Ashton on February 1, 2008 at 3:29 PM
Absolute cracker. :toast: :toast:

Rob
Posted by stewart canham on February 1, 2008 at 4:59 PM
Thanks for all your comments, I have a few more shots taken the same day, so I will post another soon. :jump: