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A quick Snack


A quick Snack
Photo Information
Copyright: Bente Feldballe (milloup) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 483 W: 41 N: 618] (1706)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-02-10
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Tamron 200-500 DI
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/400 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Blue Tits [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-02-10 16:44
Viewed: 3166
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
On Monday I took possession of my new Tamron 200-500mm lens, but until today I haven't really had much chance of trying it out, as the weather's not been decent, at least not at times when I've been able to scamper off to the hunting fields ;-))
Today, however, I took three new feed balls down to the feeding spot that Mogens and I have set up near the wood. And then I waited patiently, while Milloup also waited, a good deal less patiently.. For a while nothing happened, I could hear the birds singing in the area, but none came in for a snack. Finally, a great tit arrived and took a quick snack. He was so fast and furious, whizzing from one ball to the next, that you'd think he was suffering from ADHD ;-)) So, I only got a couple of shots of him that weren't blurred.
Next visitor was this little chap who came in more cautiously but then, once he'd decided it was safe, stayed a bit longer than his bigger cousin. Unfortunately, the weather started turning nasty just as the birds were beginning to realize that a free snack was to be had, so I had to pack up and go. As it were, we only managed to get half-way home, before a heavy shower broke, and both Milloup and I were soaked when we reached home. But I did get this..
Blue tit Parus caeruleus
Its colourful mix of blue, yellow, white and green make the blue tit one of the most attractive resident garden birds. Almost any garden with a peanut feeder will attract them and they readily breed in nestboxes. In winter they form flocks with other tit species and a garden with four or five at a bird table at any one time, may be feeding 20 or more.
Vital Statistics
Eggs: 7-13
Incubation: 14 days
Fledging: 16-22 days
Maximum lifespan: 21 years
Length: 11.5cm
Wingspan: 17.5-20cm
Weight: 9.5-12.5g
Treatment: Crop, USM and resize.
elroyie, Signal-Womb, liquidsunshine, Luc, gerhardt, PDP, marhowie, carper, willie, Callie, Active has marked this note useful
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To Callie: Full out ;-))milloup 1 02-15 16:42
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Great picture, very good details and colours, enjoy your new lens.

Seems like this little tit is going to have a feast. Great captured Bente I love the pose. Excellent note well done.

Hi Bente - congratulations with your new toy, it seems to work excellent.

Splendid capture with very natural colours (I can say as I know the place). As expected the Tamron delivers high quality of sharpness and details. I love his pose - he really looks like having full control over the situation and surroundings.

Thanks for the feed ball support may be I will be there tomorrow - depending on the weather.

Well worth the soaking to you both, a cracking little capture. the details of the feathers is very good, if one was to be extremley picky then the white of the forehead is a fraction over exposed, but then I have seen worse cases of exposure make it into major wildlife slide exibitions,so I would have to be very picky to take points off for this and I suspect that practice will make you more than perfect and we are about to enjoy some superb image once you become one with the new lens, look forward to veiwing them Bente. TFS.

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  • azulu Gold Star Critiquer [C: 111 W: 0 N: 75] (374)
  • [2005-02-10 20:30]

Very nice shot Bente. Very composition with nice colors and sharpness. I like the details. Good note as usual. Good job.

Congratulations

Alexandre

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2005-02-11 3:43]

Critique:
Personal assessment of the photo: excellent. All is at rendez-vous: DoF, PoV, compo, pose, colors, etc.
Great visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent
Personal assessment of the note: see below
Comment:
The quest of Bente and Milloup: a legend, no, an epic! Everything turns to gold in this story, like your picture.
Thanx a lot for your 'But I did get this..'.

Congrats on the new lens. Just a stunning little critter. Lovely shot, Bente. Well done.

Great photo. So pretty, so elegance, so sharp... I love it very much. I'm impressed of all your photos. Thank you!

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-02-11 7:44]

Hello Bente, Great shot...I'm jealous over the lens :-|. Maybe the tit is a weeny bit soft in focus compared to the bait ball but it's a super picture, well done.

Bente, Nice shot! Good pose & color. Great complimentary OOF BG color that contrasts well with your Blue tit..Excellent note. Well done!

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1576 W: 5 N: 2180] (12248)
  • [2005-02-11 8:53]

Bonne photo avec de belles couleurs. Bonne prise de vue et le background s,harmonise bien avec le sujet. Merci pour l'envoi.

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2005-02-11 10:40]

Itīs a classic composition and I must say you did a very good job here, the bird is fantastic, the pof is great and the dof is good, I like the shot Bente, good job

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  • willie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1023 W: 61 N: 648] (2083)
  • [2005-02-11 11:20]

Brilliant Bente. This shot promises to give us many more stunners with your new lens. Very well done.

Excellent shot Bente,
Very well captured. great colours and detail
I did a quick WS, hope you don't mind.
Thanks for posting.

Wonderful, such a close-up picture of this "happy" bird, sharp and nice soft colours, I also like your title, Bente !

Hi Kids, Come help me to get this in before the rain! Congrats on the new toy, I am happy for you, and now we will see some driving, I'm sure, once the weather pick-up.
Very nice pose and details you have here, Bente, What focal length, or am I asleep? What is the closest this monster focuses? Nice note too, I wish there were more like it on TN Wishing you some sunshine
Callie

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  • Toni Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 403 W: 2 N: 316] (2034)
  • [2005-02-28 7:32]

I love it. Preparing the snack, the waiting and getting soaked was really worth it.

Excellent capture. Veri nice colors

Very nice picture, Bente. I like the colours on this bird. Nice POV and composition.

Well done
Jan-Hendrik

Hi!
fantastic picture and the pose of the bird.
Colors are amazing:)
I like it a lot..very well done
TFS :-)
rgds
Barbara

PS. welcome to visit my photos :)

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