Posted by John Robinson on March 28, 2008 at 6:08 PM
Long Tailed Tit
As you may well know, Long tails have to stick the tail up like this when in the nest. When they come off to bathe it takes a while to go back down !
Woodland pool
D100 Sigma 100-300mm
Iso 640 80th second.
Camera contrast down.
Exposure Comp -1 stop
Filtered in neatimage and contrast etc adj in Paint Shop Pro.
John Robinson
Posted by David Taylor on March 28, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Superb capture. Very different from the usual LTT images. Excellent.
Very different to the norm. Well captured - have you ever thought about using a polariser to get rid of the water reflections
Posted by John Robinson on March 29, 2008 at 7:31 AM
Tom
Yes I have actually but it's a bit of a dilemma. The reflections in some cases are the whole point of the pictures and are often better than the bird ! The other thing is I am struggling with the lack of light as it is so a pol. filter is not going to help a lot. I may try some to see what happens. Later when the leaves are on you can see to the bottom of the pool anyway, but when the leaves are on- no light ! It's a pain !!
Cheers
John
Posted by Paul Inglis on March 29, 2008 at 8:01 AM
Hi John,
This is a stunning and unusual capture!
Posted by John Robinson on March 29, 2008 at 8:07 AM
PS Tom
Just checked on the filter - £170 !
Not this pension week I I'll have to live with the reflections !
Cheers
John
Posted by Danny Green on March 29, 2008 at 9:07 AM
Wow this is a great Natural History shot and upturned tail tells the whole wonderful story. Some great stuff you have posted.
Danny
Posted by jack chapman on March 29, 2008 at 9:39 AM
brilliant pose and setting, the best photos tell a story too
Superb catch, I've never seen one do this before thanks for posting
Posted by Paul Williams on March 29, 2008 at 5:11 PM
It's a really great shot........for some reason though (probably my wine soaked mind at the moment) I can't help but think it looks a bit constipated!
Posted by John Robinson on March 29, 2008 at 6:10 PM
Thanks
Paul - perhaps if you'd been sat scrunched up in a confined space for a few hours you would be !!
Posted by Paula Graham on March 30, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Now that is something completely different..I am getting rather envious of that pool of yours!
I love everything about the shot...My compliments indeed.
Posted by eric weight on March 30, 2008 at 1:05 PM
Stop it John, I'm beginning(?) to feel inadequate.
Another outstanding shot; the bar just keeps going up on this forum. Eric
Discussion
24 repliesAs you may well know, Long tails have to stick the tail up like this when in the nest. When they come off to bathe it takes a while to go back down !
Woodland pool
D100 Sigma 100-300mm
Iso 640 80th second.
Camera contrast down.
Exposure Comp -1 stop
Filtered in neatimage and contrast etc adj in Paint Shop Pro.
John Robinson
Kevin
JohnR
Tim
Rene de Heer
Frederic
Austin
Rob
This does seem to be a very well liked shot wherever it is seen.
JohnR
Yes I have actually but it's a bit of a dilemma. The reflections in some cases are the whole point of the pictures and are often better than the bird ! The other thing is I am struggling with the lack of light as it is so a pol. filter is not going to help a lot. I may try some to see what happens. Later when the leaves are on you can see to the bottom of the pool anyway, but when the leaves are on- no light ! It's a pain !!
Cheers
John
This is a stunning and unusual capture!
Just checked on the filter - £170 !
Not this pension week I I'll have to live with the reflections !
Cheers
John
Danny
Super work John , like it loads
Andy...
Superb catch, I've never seen one do this before thanks for posting
Paul - perhaps if you'd been sat scrunched up in a confined space for a few hours you would be !!
I love everything about the shot...My compliments indeed.
Another outstanding shot; the bar just keeps going up on this forum.