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Nuthatch

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Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on November 25, 2009 at 3:41 PM
Nuthatch
One from spring 08.

Phil.


D300 Sigma 800 1/80th @ f7.1 iso640.

PP in Bibble Pro & CS2.


:toast: :wavey:
Posted by Mike Andrews on November 25, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Good light, good perch, clean BG, and a very nice bird.

No nits from me. I like it.
Posted by Ron McCombe on November 25, 2009 at 5:08 PM
Nice Image Phil, these birds are not easy to catch. They never keep still.

Well done
Posted by Robert Lawrence on November 26, 2009 at 3:38 AM
Very nice image Phil. Surprisingly good DOF for a lens of that length. I'm shooting my Nuthatches on a 100-300 zoom and still struggle with decent DOF. LOvely perch and the background is pleasingly and subtley highlighted around the bird.
Robert
Posted by David Sewell on November 26, 2009 at 4:41 AM
Great image, I like the low viewpoint and the clean background. It is, for me, a little large in the frame, but that is a matter of personal taste and I know that many will disagree.

David
Posted by Ian Mason on November 26, 2009 at 2:35 PM
Nice pose, great background. Never seen one of these and I wonder if it could do with brightening a little? Also, I would be tempted to touch up the bare bits on the perch. I might also go for a bit more space. (Not trying to be overcritical, but just responding to recent thread about meaningful comments!)
Posted by Ian Macdermott on November 27, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Hi Phil,

lovely Nutty well exposed and very nice smooth background :toast:

I dont mind it big in frame but would be tempted to crop a bit off the LHS .
To get rid of the bit of leaf, and also give a little more space for it to look into. :wink: