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Nuthatch

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Posted by Paul Rosser on November 12, 2010 at 12:07 PM
Nuthatch
Hi everyone, back to our featherd friends tonight. A Nuthatch perched on an old log. All C&C's most welcome. Many thanks,
Paul Rosser. :wavey:

Canon EOS 7D
Canon EF 400mm f5.6 'L'
Tripod
f8
1/200 sec
ISO 320
400mm
Processed in CS5
Full Frame
Posted by Heath McDonald on November 12, 2010 at 12:26 PM
Excellent image Paul, very sharp and great bg, mt first thought was that maybe a little more saturation but not having ever seen one I can't be sure.

Heath :toast:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on November 12, 2010 at 12:50 PM
Typical Nuthatch pose. Nice BG. Agree with Heath could do with a little more saturation. It does look a bit pale. :wavey:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on November 12, 2010 at 2:10 PM
Sits nicely in the frame Paul and always a lovely bird to see.

Would agree on the colour, but also to me, it looks a tad over sharpe judging on the plumage detail. I also like the BG because of the subtle colours within it rather than the bland solid Dulux range :biggrin:

TFS
Steve
Posted by Neil Burton on November 12, 2010 at 2:47 PM
Works for me, never seen a scruff one :)
Posted by Paul Rosser on November 12, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Hi all, thanks for the feedback. With regards to the colour, I rarely use any saturation, but this is a young bird, and in my experience they tend to be a little paler in colour. The scruffy appearance also appears more obvious in younger birds. Having said that, perhaps I should try saturation, but doesn't it add noise?
Regards,
Paul Rosser. :wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on November 12, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Nice one.
Looks like its in moult to me.
John R
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on November 12, 2010 at 6:38 PM
Nice one Paul :smile:
This was during the moult but they're in perfect shape now.
Well done.

Geoff.
Posted by PhilH on November 13, 2010 at 11:19 AM
A nice pose Paul, I'm not fond of the perch, the lighter curve with no bark is tending to dominate for me at least, (perhaps try and stain it a little with tea or coffee, just to tone it down a bit)... still a nice image of a characterful bird.

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Ron McCombe on November 13, 2010 at 7:22 PM
He is a scruffy little devil

Nice image

ron