Posted by Matt Cole on January 10, 2009 at 3:32 PM
As I said in Fran's image below, I always find Coal Tits very difficult to photograph and have countless 'near miss' shots where they were just that bit too quick for me. Here's one taken shortly before Christmas where the bird just paused long enough for me to squeeze the shutter.
Canon 40D with 400 f 5.6 lens.
f5.6, 1/250, ISO 500.
Matt
Posted by Lee Newman on January 10, 2009 at 3:39 PM
A great image of a difficult (small & fast moving) subject Matt. I like the feather details & comp. Nice perch too.
Lee
Posted by Paul King on January 10, 2009 at 5:17 PM
They always have that look of intense "Willey Coyote" i'm going for it , about them!
well caught.
Posted by Fran French on January 10, 2009 at 5:34 PM
You certainly captured this one well Matt. I think I must be getting slow in my old age LOL.
I am determined to catch a few more of it, and hope it will be of your standard here. Nice one.
Fran
Posted by John Robinson on January 10, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Good exposure too.
Nice
JR
Posted by Barry Southon on January 11, 2009 at 4:53 AM
Matt.
A great example of an often difficult subject well captured.
As you say, they certanly don't hang around any longer than they have too.
I like the pose here. I'd have prefered a thinner perch ideally for a small species such as this, but still a nice image as it is.
Discussion
8 repliesCanon 40D with 400 f 5.6 lens.
f5.6, 1/250, ISO 500.
Matt
Lee
well caught.
I am determined to catch a few more of it, and hope it will be of your standard here. Nice one.
Fran
Nice
JR
A great example of an often difficult subject well captured.
Barry
Eastbourne
As you say, they certanly don't hang around any longer than they have too.
I like the pose here. I'd have prefered a thinner perch ideally for a small species such as this, but still a nice image as it is.
Matt