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Coal Tit on Willow

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Posted by Geoffrey Baker on October 14, 2010 at 10:36 AM
Coal Tit on Willow
Another shot of a Coal Tit taken from the hide out in my yard.

Sony A350
Sigma 50-500 EX
1/200th sec
f6.3
ISO 400
330mm
-0.3 stop exposure compensation
Centre-weighted metering
Tripod
Posted by Neil Burton on October 14, 2010 at 11:29 AM
I can feel the softness of those catkins. Brilliant.
Posted by David Kjaer on October 14, 2010 at 11:30 AM
Hi Geoffrey

I like it - great pearch, BG, soft light and the compostition works for me.

David :toast:
Posted by Mark Green on October 14, 2010 at 11:41 AM
superb, no nits from me, the colours are really complementary too.

:wavey:

Mark.G
Posted by keith mitchell on October 14, 2010 at 12:16 PM
David and Mark have covered this lovely image.
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Keith.
Posted by eric weight on October 14, 2010 at 12:19 PM
beautiful. Not easy either these guys.
:toast: eric
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on October 14, 2010 at 12:55 PM
wow, just excellent !!
:wavey:
Bertl
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on October 14, 2010 at 1:49 PM
Stunning shot with great composition and colours, and backround :toast: :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by Karen Summers on October 14, 2010 at 3:03 PM
A stunner Geoffrey love the perch
Posted by Adam Dunn on October 14, 2010 at 4:02 PM
Lovely detail and setting great capture
:biggrin:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on October 14, 2010 at 4:27 PM
Nice image Geoff and lovely BG. Could you not have got a Willow Tit to land on it. That would have been perfect :biggrin: :wink:
Posted by Matt Cole on October 14, 2010 at 4:59 PM
That's a lovely perch and background Geoff, very nice indeed.

Matt :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on October 15, 2010 at 4:01 AM
No nits from me, lovely shot.

David
Posted by Austin Thomas on October 15, 2010 at 7:46 AM
Beautiful and bags of quality. Position, size, catchlight, perch.

Great image Geoff.

Cheers

Austin

http://www.austin-thomas.co.uk
Posted by Andy Gregory on October 15, 2010 at 10:59 AM
A cracker, well captured. :jump:
Posted by Bob Cox on October 15, 2010 at 12:27 PM
That ticks all the boxes.

Bob.
Posted by Marcel van Duinhov on October 16, 2010 at 6:25 AM
An excellent shot.
Well done. :toast: :toast: :toast:

Marcel van Duinhoven