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Parus major - One year on TN


Parus major - One year on TN
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Copyright: Cristian Goga (crs) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 523 W: 0 N: 920] (3543)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-12-29
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 400 D, Canon 70-200mm f/4 L USM, 67mm UV
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/320 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-12-30 1:42
Viewed: 490
Points: 52
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Temperature is well bellow 0C everything is covered by snow and the sky is cloudy. It looks like a permanent evening.

Happily there are the Tits bringing joy in this grey atmosphere. These tiny birds spend all day long visiting the feeder with sunflower seeds. They take a seed and fly in the nearby trees picking it. Then they came back take another seed and fly back. It is a joy looking at them and taking photos from time to time.

I remember it was the same atmosphere last year when I discovered TN. Today it is one year since I registered. It proved to be an excellent idea as I had a wonderful time since.

Due to TN a lot of good things have happened.

I have met people with excellent knowledge of animals and plants world. Moreover these special people proved to be very kind helping me with ID and providing excellent comments to my photos.

I have met excellent photographers posting photos of an outstanding quality showing me the way to follow.

I have met people posting more than very good photos but real pieces of art showing me that wildlife photos can be more than documents but real art.

I have met people with great soul proving with their photos that not gears are the most important but the way we refer to nature.

I have met people with excellent knowledge in biology providing real important information about animals and plants they have photographed.

I thank you all for making my life better.

nglen, ramthakur, eng55, boreocypriensis, ellis49, Argus, siggi, eqshannon, uleko, Gert-Paassen, flashpoint, Pearl, red45, trekks, Alex99, marhowie, vanderschelden has marked this note useful
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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2924 W: 34 N: 8671] (32310)
  • [2008-12-30 2:20]

Hi Cristian . Firstly congratulation for one year on TN. I has been a pleasure to have seen your picture and looked out for your style.
As you say you are haveing grey weather at the moment but yiu were still able to get this picture of the Great Tit. A nice POV looking up to the birs . with good detail and natural colours. TFS
Have a happy new year
Nick..

Congratulations on completing a year on TN, Cristian!
In this period of time, you have established yourself as a gifted and committed nature photographer and regaled us with your quality work. I look forward to seeing your work for many years to come.
The bird in your picture has been shot from a very good point of view. The details on the plumage are vivid and the colours are natural. The image suits the occasion.
I wish you a Happy New Year!
Regards,
Ram

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1161 W: 32 N: 1196] (3668)
  • [2008-12-30 4:27]

Hi Christian,
Congr. for one year on TN.It'l lovely capture of this tit.Details,BG and composition are wonderful.
Thanks for posting.

Hi Cristian,

Good capture of a very cute bird. Such a sharp image...feathers, hair, face...everything is crystal clear

Sowmya

Hi Cristian,
Congratulation on your 1st year on TN. Nice selection to celebrate this event. Excellent capture of this cute bird from a nice POV with wonderful details, sharpness and beautiful composition.
Have a great New Year in all around!

Bayram

Hi Cristian,
congrats for your first year on TN.
And you celebrate with a pretty Great Tit.
It's well composed with a nice pose and POV, good sharpness and fine details. Pity it's a bit under exposed, not easy to shot
against the sky, maybe if you had open up 1-2 step it could
have helped or used a fill-in flash.
Well done,
Gert

Hello Cristian,

Beautiful picture of this tit. Excellent composition with a beautiful pose of the bird. Excellent management of light despite of the bad weather. Good natural colours.
Congratulations for your first year on TN!
Cheers,
Mariki

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3831 W: 190 N: 11410] (35161)
  • [2008-12-30 7:49]

Hello Cristian,
Congratulations on completing your first year on TN. Your celebratory image shows a Great Tit looking back, to the rest of 2008!
This is a fine well composed image, sharp and taken from a great POV.
TFS and best wishes for 2009!
Ivan

salut Cristian!
ma bucur ca ai postat din nou si cu ocazia aceasta iti urez un An Nou Fericit tie si celor dragi!
compozitia este minunata insotita de multe detalii si lumina buna!
septimiu

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1385 W: 56 N: 4777] (16434)
  • [2008-12-30 11:26]

Hello Cristian,
Congratulation on your 1st year on TN.
Very good shot of the Tit ! Good details, good pose and very good exposure. Have a great New Year 2009.Best regards Siggi

Ciao Cristian, congratulations for nyour first year on TN and thanks for all your splendid post, this one is lovely bird in nice pose with fine details and good sharpness, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009,
Silvio

Congrats on the good capture and the anniversary..I too mark events in days, years etc...but I also mark them in my growth in photos.and in my loss of gear...I find myself not able to grab such good images as this any longer with what I have...and am on the verge of a doomsday happening....perhaps going totally video and out of still? ....unless I can scape together enough to get a real good camera...I am doomed..
Bob

Hello Cristian

Congratulations on your 1st anniversary.
This bird is very cute.
Excellent eye contact.
The plumage detail is sharp.
Very good colours.
TFS

Wolf

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3002 W: 162 N: 991] (2901)
  • [2008-12-31 5:06]

Hello Cristian,
Congratulations on your 1st year on TN and thank you for being with us!! In spite of the grey weather you got a nice fresh capture of the Great Tit in a nice pose. It is grey here too and very dark!
Many thanks and best wishes for the New Year! Ulla

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2411 W: 94 N: 5569] (17712)
  • [2008-12-31 5:21]

Hello Cristian,
Thanks for all the beauties you gave us this first year. Congratulations. Great photo to celebrate this.
Excellent sharpness, POV and pose in natural colours.
A very good and healthy 2009,
Peter

Hi Christin,

Nice pov and good capture of this Tit.
Congratulations of your first year on tn, a few days later as me!

Happy new year 2009

Gert

ciao Cristian!
excellent catch with good details and pose

best wishes for a happy 2009
sERGIO

Un buen trabajo de encuadre sobre todo y bien enfocada. Fondo acertado aunque quizá falte un poco de luz en algunas zonas. Por lo demás preciosa.

Un abrazo desde España y feliz 2009.

  • Great 
  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2008-12-31 17:00]

Hi Cristian,
congratulations on your 1st year at TN!
This is a great shot of this Great Tit.
Nice pose.
Sharp and clear.
Great DOF.

Well done and Happy New Year!

Joe

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  • Pearl Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 85 W: 25 N: 45] (137)
  • [2009-01-01 0:19]

Hello Cristian,

Congratulations for completing 1 year in TN. This is an excellent capture of this pretty bird. Looks as if it was surprised to see you :-). The details are splendid. Good colors, Nice composition and POV with good OOF BG. The focusinf and lighting is good too, though u mentioned it was cloudy. Good capture indeed. TFS.

Wish you and your family a happy new year.

Pearl.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2009-01-01 8:12]

Hello Cristian!

Congratulations for one year on TN! I wish you many more great nature shots. Very nice portrait of Great Tit - common bird but still very hard to photograph [at least for me :-)]. Good pose, details, composition and light BG.

Hi Christian,
this tit is lovely, I like you low POV.
Congrats for your first year on TN - and all the best for 2009.
It's a special forum here, yes, I'm also happy to be here and meet wonderful people with a warm heart like you, thanks and greetings
Sabine - wishnugruda

hello Cristian

Good to know your 1st year on TN going through such experience. The spirit of learning and teaching at the same time by critique and workshop.

Very nice shot of tit showing good sharpness, clarity even though under a dull light and sky.

Happy 2009 to you.

tfs, bill

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3596 W: 143 N: 5696] (18621)
  • [2009-01-13 8:54]

Hi Cristian.
Very nice scene and shot. It is so difficult to get well composed picture of such contrast subject. You have done it very good. DOF and sharpness are simply superb. Kind regards and TFS.
Alexei.

Great detail & an interesting pose Cristian.
Well done under cloudy/overcast conditions, and using only the ambient light.
Congrats on your b-day!
May the next year bring only more good things your way :)
Howard

Hello Cristian,
Good focus. Captured at a precise moment for example posture wise.
Nicely composed.
TFS
Annick

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