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Bathing Nuthatch

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Posted by John Robinson on November 27, 2011 at 6:43 PM
Bathing Nuthatch
One of the few pics taken of late. Sun gets that low it's just too dark even though the leaves are off. Soon be December 21 st!!
Not much in the garden yet but not putting any niger out yet - too expensive on a pension.! :frown:
D7000 Sigma 100-300mm.
Usual settings.
Levels - Paint Shop Pro.
Filter Guru shadow lift. CZM
Slight crop.
Cheers
JohnR
Try the biggie - the leaves are lovely !! :biggrin: :biggrin: :wink:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on November 27, 2011 at 6:50 PM
Hi John, cracking shot of a nuthatch in an unusual setting. Sharp as usual. My only minor nits are the dark coloured plant stump? at the far right edge of the picture and the red leaves at the top of the picture are a little distracting and could be cooled a little to match the ones in the foreground. That sigma lens is certainly on the money!
Nick

:toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey:
Posted by Paul Whippey on November 27, 2011 at 6:58 PM
Really nice Nuthatch John. I agree with Nick about the far right stump, but its so minor it hardly competes with the subject IMHO and its a really minor nit. Superb as usual. :wavey: :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on November 27, 2011 at 7:16 PM
Hi both. The older I get the less interest I have in cloneing ! Hands shake too much :biggrin: - and more seriously,where do you stop ?
I never really noticed the bits until you mentioned them :eek:
Thanks for your interest.
JR
Posted by Neil Burton on November 28, 2011 at 8:57 AM
Great detail and colours John, agree about the stump.
Posted by Pete Etheridge on November 28, 2011 at 9:11 AM
Hi John,

Great shot. I hadn't noticed the stump either, and can't say its presence bothers me.

:toast:
Posted by Bob Johnson on November 28, 2011 at 11:21 AM
All I saw was that cracking nuthatch :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by Barry Southon on November 28, 2011 at 12:30 PM
John

A cracking nuthatch in it's environment what more do you need?
:wink:
Posted by David Sewell on November 29, 2011 at 5:42 AM
I like the colour combinations here, the late autumn does provide some good colours whatever we may think about the lack of light. I had to look really hard to find the tree stump, so it isn't that intrusive.

David
Posted by Matt Cole on November 29, 2011 at 5:48 AM
a lovely sharp nuthatch image John, full of autumn colours. The stump doesn't bother me.

Matt :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on November 30, 2011 at 2:20 PM
Another cracker Robinson. As you have all the pool images sown up I've set myself a task. I have constructed a miniature bathroom shower set outside and I am determined to get a bird singing under it !!!! :biggrin: So far they have point blankedly (?) refused to put on the shower cap and what some of them have done with the loofah . . . . . well ! :jump: :biggrin:
Posted by John Robinson on November 30, 2011 at 3:31 PM
Thanks all
Rob You,re not far from the truth. Dripping water is the best "bait" there is ! :biggrin: :biggrin:
JR
Posted by Ian Mason on December 1, 2011 at 10:09 AM
Wouldn't change a thing. Relieved to hear it isn't just me suffering from a lack of birds.