Cole Tit + re post

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19 replies

Posted by John Robinson on March 4, 2009 at 6:05 AM

Cole tit on dead Loosestrife stems
Through Window.
D200 Sigma 50-500
640 ISO
200th @f 8
Cheers
JR

Posted by Robert Lawrence on March 4, 2009 at 6:22 AM

Nice catchlight to lift the eye from that dark cap John. Pleasing setting and background and at the risk of upsetting the 'anti cloning' brigade I'd be tempted to remove the dead stalks from LHS of image.

Robert

Posted by John Robinson on March 4, 2009 at 6:49 AM

Thanks Robert. Now you mention them they do stick out a bit. !
Got to be careful though ! Don't want any "give away " artifacts !

Cheers
John

Posted by Barry Southon on March 4, 2009 at 7:23 AM

John

You never miss I agree with Robert the catchlight is just perfect you have a fantasticly productive window. I like it as is every time.

Barry

Posted by Jeroen Stel on March 4, 2009 at 7:51 AM

Great pose and lovely detail in those blacks.
Well done!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Posted by Drew Mellowship on March 4, 2009 at 8:48 AM

Great clarity and colours/textures as usual John, nicely done !

Drew

Posted by Fran French on March 4, 2009 at 8:51 AM

Very nice detail and great catchlight John.

Fran

Posted by John Robinson on March 4, 2009 at 9:52 AM

Thanks all.
Sorry about my lack of comments of late but had terrible PC probs.
Soon be back to norm I hope.

JohnR

Posted by PhilH on March 4, 2009 at 10:13 AM

Nice... perhaps a tad more room below as that is the way the bird is looking.. the detail is great as is the typical pose

Posted by Mark sellings on March 4, 2009 at 10:45 AM

More space around somewhere (couldn't say where to be honest!) but lovely colours and sharpness - your windows must be made by Canon!

Mark

Posted by Dave Courtenay on March 4, 2009 at 10:59 AM

Perfect exposure here-lovely image

Dave

Posted by Matt Cole on March 4, 2009 at 11:46 AM

nicely taken John, the perch works well.

By the way, it's a Coal Tit rather than Cole Tit isn't it? I think I'd have noticed if we shared the same name

Matt

Posted by Magnus Hird on March 4, 2009 at 2:57 PM

Fabulous John. These really don't stay still for long and you've got a lovely shot, lots of detail and not lost the eye. I'm an unashamed cloner at times so would also take out the left hand twigs which would give more strength to the two parallel diagonals in the comopsition

Posted by John Robinson on March 4, 2009 at 3:24 PM

Thanks again all. Comments noted.
Matt- long story but it goes back to my childhood when some of the old books I had often called it "Cole " It's stuck with me ever since.
Cheers
John

Posted by Matt Cole on March 4, 2009 at 4:59 PM

you're right John, I've just done a Google search and I can see that it was originally known as a Cole Tit. You learn something every day...

Posted by John Robinson on March 4, 2009 at 5:37 PM

Here's a re post
Tried some of yor suggestions
Cheers
JR

Posted by Paul Gibbs on March 5, 2009 at 8:20 AM

Hmm i'll stick my 2p in, and say i prefered it before. The empty space on the left makes it feel unbalanced to me. Then again i prefer images, with little photoshoppery and if the bird was in a hedge... its in a hedge :).

Nice shot none the less.

Posted by Brett Lewis on March 5, 2009 at 7:08 PM

Nicely done John and the re-post works for me.. Would still like a little more room at the bottom as it looks just a little to tight in the frame for me.. Up to your usual standard though.. great details where needed..

Brett

Posted by David Taylor on March 6, 2009 at 5:50 PM

Here is an original old antique victorian print of a COLE tit for sale half price.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/COLE-British-Birds-Morris-1851/dp/B000S88IPI

Cheers

Posted by John Robinson on March 6, 2009 at 8:14 PM

Great stuff.
They can have one of mine for 10 p !!

Cheers
JR