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Great Tit
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Copyright: Peter van Zoest (PeterZ) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1085 W: 58 N: 2140] (7179)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-11
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D300, Sigma 135-400mm f/4.5-5.6 APO, Digital RAW
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Great Tits [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-05-11 13:09
Viewed: 486
Points: 70
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This afternoon I was experimenting with my new camera (Nikon D300) and my new lens (Sigma 135-400 mm 1:4.5-5.6 APO DG) together in my garden. The change from the D70 to the D300 is bigger than I thought. There are so many possibilities. I’m not used to all of them. It takes time.
In the next few months I hope I can use to the camera and the weight of the lens. Then next summer I hopefully can show you a lot of beautiful photos from Ethiopia.

I think this Great Tit is a tolerable success.

The Great Tit, Parus major, is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common species throughout Europe and Asia in any sort of woodland. It is resident, and most Great Tits do not migrate.
Great Tits are easy to recognize, large in size at 14 cm, with a broad black line (broader in the male) down its otherwise yellow front. The neck and head are black with white cheeks and ear coverts. Upper parts are olive. It has a white wingbar and outer tail feathers. In young birds the black is replaced by brown, and the white by yellow.
Great Tits come in many races, but they fall into three groups. Great Tits in temperate Europe and Asia are essentially green above and yellow below. Great Tits in China, Korea, Japan and southeastern Russia are green above and white or yellow-tinged white below, and birds in India and south-east Asia are grey above and whitish below.
It is, like other tits, a vocal bird, and has a large variety of calls, of which the most familiar is a "teacher, teacher", also likened to a squeaky wheelbarrow wheel. In the 1st Movement of Bruckner's 4th Symphony several Great Tit songs are strung together in a very realistic manner. Interestingly, Great Tits from the two south Asian groups of races do not recognize the calls of the temperate Great Tits, and they may be a separate species.
Any hole will do for a nest, and it will readily take to nest boxes. The number in the clutch is often very large, but seven or eight white spotted red eggs are normal, with bigger clutches being laid by two or even more hens. The bird is a close sitter, hissing when disturbed.
Great Tits are primarily insectivores. They prefer protein rich caterpillars during breeding season to feed their young. A study published in 2007 found that Great Tits helped to reduce caterpillar damage in apple orchards by 50%. In England, Great Tits learned to break the foil caps sealing bottles of milk that had been delivered to homes to obtain the cream floating on top.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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Bellissima immagine di cinciallegra, uno degli uccellini da me preferiti, ottimi POV e DOF, molto bella la composizione con l'incrocio sulle diagonali del rametto e della cinciallegra, ottima nitidezza, molto belli i colori, bellissimi luce sul becco e BG. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1223 W: 0 N: 4446] (13284)
  • [2008-05-11 13:47]

Hi Peter

Great shot - great pose, detail and exposure - especially with a new camera.

James

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1133 W: 259 N: 2406] (10803)
  • [2008-05-11 13:59]

Ha peter,

Een fraaie foto met de nieuwe camera,ja altijd even wennen aan het nieuwe materiaal een verschijnsel dat we allemaal wel kenne,ik heb in ieder geval al mooie plaatjes van de d300 voorbij zien schuive,dus ik denk dat je geen spijt van de aankoop zal hebben,we zijn benieuwd naar de fotos uit ethiopie,een vakantiebestemming die ook voor mij nieuw in de oren klinkt,ben dus benieuw naar de plaatjes van daar,

Groetjes,
Paul

Preciosa fotografía con un buen colorido pero sobre todo con una nitidez magnífica. El único fallo que se le puede poner es la luz: Si tuviera un poco mas de luz aumentaría el contraste y se avivarían los colores.
Saludos
Jacobo

Hi Peter,

Congratulations for the new camera, should be excellent, the lens is unknown to to me. This is very good capture of the Great Tit which is here captured much better that I have seen ever. Excellent pose, composition, colours and sharpness of details.

TFS

Pekka

Hi Peter,
Great exposure, especially considering the light was indirect subject and light afternoon? Almost a square, this comp works well for this closeup..Great detail/DOF and natural colors.
Well done & Good luck with the new digicam,
Howard

Hi Peter,
great shot of very beautiful Great Tit. Diagonal composition of bird and branch, sharp details, eyes contact, coloration, lighting great. Thanks for sharing, have a nice week.
Ahmet

Hallo Peter,
A great Great tit :-). Zelf ben ik geen Nikonian en weet eigenlijk bitter weinig over de Nikon DSLR's. Goed dat je dus de koe bij de hoorns vat. Zou wel eens willen vergelijken in de praktijk; bedoel zowel een Nikon als een Canon gebruiken. Wens je trouwens veel succes toe met je nieuwe toestel. Natuurlijk ook een schitterende reis toegewenst al is dit nog even wachten geblazen.
Vroeg me af of je een monopod gebruikt hebt bij het maken van deze foto?
Goeie scherpte en compo.
Bedankt en groet
Annick

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2165 W: 124 N: 2567] (8208)
  • [2008-05-11 21:59]

mooie close up hier Peter,
Prachtige capture, de kleuren zijn fraai en de composiktie is goed, fraai fotowerk, prettige dag verder.
groet jaap

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3082 W: 231 N: 5811] (19540)
  • [2008-05-11 22:30]

Hi Peter,
Congratulations on your new equipment. : )
This shot is a bit more than tolerable. : P
Good sharpness and well exposed colors.
TFS. : )

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  • smitha Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 296 W: 79 N: 895] (3407)
  • [2008-05-11 22:43]

Hello Peter,
Beautiful capture of the Great Tit against a nice bokeh. Excellent sharpness and details. Liked the way it is back lit.Well saturated colours.
Good results with your new camera and lens.:)
TFS,
Smitha.

hallo Peter,

goed genomen met mooi licht rond zijn kop.
Mooie diagonale opname.
Gefeliciteerd met je D300 een beest van een camera en vooral in de iso waarden zal je veel verschil merken.
Iso 1600 is tegen over de d70 denk ik iso 250
Gert

Hi my dear friend Peter, Let' hope for the best with your new camera and lens. It seems working well with your excellent photographic experience. All are perfect my friend. TFS. Cheers,

Bayram

Hello Peter,

Excellent capture of this Great tit. Very good POV, DOF and sharpness. Excellent contrast against the background. Splendid colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

Hi Peter
Very good shot with your new equipment
Fine sharpness and details
Nice natural color. tfs jon

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 729 W: 4 N: 1811] (8606)
  • [2008-05-12 4:09]

Hello Peter, Very fat and nice bird. The plummage details are superb. Excellent eye focus and sharp picture. Well done Ganesh

Hello Peter,
Very good capture with very nice colours
Well done
Albert

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1864 W: 2 N: 4738] (18250)
  • [2008-05-12 5:58]

Hi Peter. This is a very fine close up of the Great Tit. Great shot with the new gear. it takes time to get use to it all i am still finding things out. Your picture shows fine detail and colours. a nice POV. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2413 W: 132 N: 6649] (20861)
  • [2008-05-12 7:14]

Hello Peter,
Nice POV in difficult lighting of a female Great Tit, but you managed the light well. Excellent sharpness and OOF natural BG, all of which make this pleasing posting of this popular bird.
A good start with your new equipment!
TFS this fine image,
Regards, Ivan

Hi Peter,i think that the experiment is perfect 100%,the pic is fanastic in colours and sharpenss,my best compliments for the note too,have a nice day,Luciano

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1675 W: 8 N: 4021] (13255)
  • [2008-05-12 9:09]

Hi Peter,

Congratulations on your new equipment. You seem to handle it well enough to get a fine picture. This Great Tit is lovely with beautiful colors and good details. You caught him in a nice pose.

Jane

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 782 W: 11 N: 1375] (4758)
  • [2008-05-12 10:38]

Hi Peter

Superb shot of the Great Tit.
Nicely composed with a excllent POV and pose.
The detail are lovely and sharp and a good DOF.
Lovely colours and light and I really like the dappled sunlight in the OOF BG.

Hil

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  • efsus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 116 W: 7 N: 78] (666)
  • [2008-05-12 13:46]

Merhaba Peter!
Excellent results with your new equipment.
Excellent sharpness and details, eyes contact.
Well saturated colours. TFS Hüseyin

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1265 W: 103 N: 4302] (19435)
  • [2008-05-12 19:37]

Hello Peter, how sharp is that! That's a real beauty, I like everything in it, one of your very best, thanks!

Mario

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  • clnaef Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 757 W: 57 N: 592] (6117)
  • [2008-05-12 23:25]

Bonjour,
Un joli portrait bien cadré.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 335 W: 3 N: 370] (1093)
  • [2008-05-13 0:46]

Hi Peter,
Very nice capture of this great tit.I liked details,clear eyes and composition very much.
Thanks for posting.

Hi, This is a good image. The diagonal composition of the bird and the difuusued lighting make this a pleasant picture to watch
- Goutham

Hi Peter, splendid diagonal with lovely bird, superb sharpness and fantastic colors, wonderful details, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hi Peter,
A great capture of this beautiful great tit. Excellent composition and sharp details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Great shot with your new camers, my friend Peter...Very well timed and captured!
Cheers!
Goldy

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1029 W: 1 N: 3932] (13252)
  • [2008-05-14 21:30]

Hello Peter,
Extremely fine details in the plumage and great colors as well Peter. I like how well the backlighting works here too, thanks for sharing. Great choice of new equipment Peter back on the learning curve for you.
Rick

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2336 W: 59 N: 4112] (13398)
  • [2008-05-14 23:49]

Hi Peter,
I liked your POV a lot. Well composed photo with good details. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

Hi Peter,

You have done really well to manage the exposure and level of detail with this back-lit shot. Not always easy to get a good shot in these conditions, but you have done a great job. The composition is also excellent. Great shot, particularly given you are using new kit.

Mike

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2726 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-05-31 18:48]

Hello Peter

Excellent close up of this cute little bird.
The lighting is very good and the plumage details show well.
Very good natural colours.
I like the diagonal feel of the composition.
Nicely done.
TFS

Rob

Rob

Hallo Peter
These birds are posted very often on Trek Nature, but it is one of those which do not bore me. It is always a delight for me to look at them. The different layers of colour and markings in the plumage are just great. The composition and pose is great, and I like the way the bird is looking back. I also fancy the blue tuft, the grey pearl coloured beak and the flash light you captured in the eye. Thanks for sharing this delightful photo.
Best regards
Anna

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