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Bearded Tit + original for Mike Smith

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Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 17, 2010 at 9:12 AM
Bearded Tit + original for Mike Smith
One from this morning, male Bearded Tit sat atop his perch.

Processed in DPP / CS2 ( Cropped )

1000th @ f8 -1/3rd iso400

Critique most welcome and thanks for looking.

Andy...
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on September 17, 2010 at 9:16 AM
Wow! what a stunning bird, I've never actually seen one of these :frown:
This is a lovely shot, it really stands out well against the background.
Well done.

Geoff.
Posted by Neil Burton on September 17, 2010 at 10:16 AM
Brilliant, why did I ever leave WYorks? :| Great BG!
Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 17, 2010 at 10:22 AM

Cheers guys :toast:

Andy...
Posted by Karen Summers on September 17, 2010 at 10:46 AM
Thats stunning really envious of this one would love a shot of one of these, think its one of the best I have seen, well done Andy.
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on September 17, 2010 at 11:21 AM
Hi Andy a very nice image.

Phil.

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Posted by Andy Gregory on September 17, 2010 at 11:24 AM
A superb image Andy. Haven't had any luck yet when trying to see these stunning birds but going to Leighton Moss in a couple of weeks. A great capture :toast: :jump:
Posted by Shaun Boycott-Tayl on September 17, 2010 at 11:58 AM
Hi Andy,

A cracking shot of a stunnig bird :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

One of the best I have seen for a long time.

Shaun :wavey: :toast:
Posted by John Varley on September 17, 2010 at 12:31 PM
Oh Wow! Well done Andy. :toast: :toast: :toast:

John
Posted by Ian Mason on September 17, 2010 at 12:32 PM
I thought I had commented earlier :confused: . Anyway - brilliant! I'm with Karen on this one.
Posted by Lee fisher on September 17, 2010 at 12:59 PM
Never photographed any of these birds myself, and a great job you've done of it here :smile:
cracking pose and vibrant colours,
Lee :toast: :toast:
Posted by Colin Pickett on September 17, 2010 at 4:37 PM
Pin sharp, fantastic image. :toast:
Posted by Dave Bartlett on September 17, 2010 at 5:16 PM
Great bird, great background and love that eye :toast:
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on September 18, 2010 at 1:36 AM
I love it,
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:wavey:
Bertl
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on September 18, 2010 at 8:36 AM
Lovely image Andy,must be on every body's wish list,wonder what size lens you using ?

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Posted by Chris Lloyd on September 18, 2010 at 8:43 AM
Cracking image Andy, Thanks for the reply regarding the Stoat btw.

Chris :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 18, 2010 at 10:15 AM

Cheers guys :toast:

Hi Barrie, the lens was a 500F4IS + 1.4Tc on a Canon 7D.

No probs Chris.

Andy... :wavey:
Posted by Mike Smith on September 19, 2010 at 8:05 AM
Cracking subject, nice to see one away from the reedbed....

but I keep coming back to it and am left wondering if the "perch" is a set twig mounted upside down :confused: - it just looks wrong somehow
Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 19, 2010 at 8:31 AM
Thanks for the comment Mike, not sure why you think this is a set up or why it looks "wrong" :confused: so to belay any fears you may have, heres the original RAW file resized for web. The "perch" is a dead willow tree right on the edge of the reedbed.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Marcel van Duinhov on September 19, 2010 at 3:06 PM
Very nice shot, i love these birds.
In winter time there a lot over here in National park Oostvaarders plassen in the netherlands.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 20, 2010 at 3:35 AM
Thanks for the comment Marcel and thanks to everyone else for theirs, cheers.

Andy...
Posted by Mike Smith on September 20, 2010 at 12:40 PM
Ah, all is revealed,

It looked strange to me as the bud scarring seemed upside down and the thick twig seemed to be going nowhere, but from the original its just a strange set of twigs! - the lower bird typifies how twigs normally grow - upwards, not downwards.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 20, 2010 at 3:00 PM

No problem Mike :smile: guess it's a rogue twig :biggrin:

Andy...
Posted by Lee Newman on September 22, 2010 at 8:45 AM
All been said, fantastic all round image. I like many others i suspect have never seen one of these.

Lee :toast: