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Blue Tits in Love


Blue Tits in Love
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Copyright: Gert Ellstrom (ellis49) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3645 W: 350 N: 8890] (28681)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-04-28
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Sigma 100-300 /4 HSM, Digital RAW 200
Exposure: f/4, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Sexy nature, Interacting birds, Blue Tits [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-04-28 5:00
Viewed: 2411
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 65
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Blue Tit.
Da. Blåmejse, Du. Pimpelmees, Fi. Sinitiainen, Fr. Mésange bleue, Ge. Blaumeise, It. Cinciarella, No. Blåmeis, Sp. Herrerillo común, Sw. Blåmes

I took this in the morning. It is a snapshot; I was out for some flight-in shots of Goosanders.
When I passed a small tree I heard some strange sounds I never heard before, I know how a Blue Tit sounds, and it was these two who were mating. I just lift the camera and shot, the camera was set for manual exposure but I was lucky. It is not the best technical quality but it not so often you see them mating or get a picture, so I’m happy for what I got.
I hope you like it too.
The Blue tit is a very common bird in Sweden and stay the whole year.

Earlier post of Blue Tit.
Here, here, here, here and here.

From http://www.birdguides.com
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The striking Blue on the wings, tail and especially on the crown make the Blue Tit an easy bird to identify. It is also the only British tit, apart from Crested, to have a dark stripe through the eye, a feature by which the yellower juveniles can be identified.
Breeds and winters in woods, parks, orchards, hedgerows and gardens.
A very abundant and widespread bird, present everywhere except Orkney and Shetland. In winter, varying numbers of continental birds increase the local population in southern and eastern England.
Widespread and numerous in most of Europe.
3 300 000 territories across much of Britain with over a million in Ireland.
16-21 million breeding pairs widespread across Europe (representing 75% of this species range). Absent only from northern Scandinavia.


Technique:

Sigma 100-300/ 4.0 HSM EX @ 300mm
ISO 100, Raw-format manual exposure,
Converted , contrast and levels , USM save as JPG for the site.
I used Adobe Photoshop CS
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Awww... well captured, and a good quality shot.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2005-04-28 5:04]

Amazing photo Gert!
Excellent composition!Nothing to say,your shot is telling everything:-).TFS....

Wow, the action of the wings is captured really well. Awesome detail. You have captured a very private moment. Nice work.

Now thats one great instant. very goo shot Gert
Everyone would understand its next to imposible getting a perfectly crisp image when shooting such.
And you should respect their privacy ....:)))

TFS

Sinan

Just perfect !

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  • Okan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 104 W: 57 N: 68] (518)
  • [2005-04-28 5:43]

Well captured moment gert, well done. The sharpness and details are fine. TFS.

Très belle scène de ces deux oiseaux !
Felicitations.
Nico.

Wonderful shot!
I cannot write anything, my face is getting red!;-)
Very,very well done!

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1654 W: 79 N: 1456] (4742)
  • [2005-04-28 6:28]

What a majestic shot this is Gert! Unbelievable shot. I am still trying to make a decent shot of a single tit (I find the exposure hard to handle on these birds) and you've managed to capture this x-rated scene. Well done. Good details, well frozen action. Great colors and exposure. TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1676 W: 5 N: 2144] (11878)
  • [2005-04-28 6:30]

Une superbe prise, la pose des oiseaux est excellente et originale.

Félicitations pour la netteté et les couleurs.

*grin* X-rated it may be but it is totally gorgeous! What timing! For a 'snapshot' it has an awfully good look to it...nice DOF, sharpness and composition. I think I'll go out and try and get a similar shot, you might have to wait a while though! :)

For not being prepared this is a perfect shot!

Nice shoot at the perfect moment.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2830 W: 75 N: 8024] (26861)
  • [2005-04-28 7:42]

Gert, you took many beautifull pictures of birds but I think this is your best! Moment is superb and pose of male with blurred wings, too. Top-class!

Excelent capture, Gert.
This site is P.G. not XXX. LOL
Well done on the composition. These moments don't last long, you got it just at the right time. Excelent work.

Mike

pour avoir déja essayé de figé ces oiseaux-la, je sais à quel point c'est difficile, bravo pour cette prise!

Looks like ya got yourself a real "weiner" here today Gert! ;-)) Superb moment captured..a one of a kind! Very well done..

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  • puciu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 523 W: 0 N: 16] (2599)
  • [2005-04-28 10:29]

PERFECT PHOTO!!!!!!

Great capture, just perfect.
Very well done.
TFS.

Great capture! Indeed you don't see it often and specially not when going around with a camera. Thanks for sharing

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2165 W: 124 N: 2567] (8208)
  • [2005-04-28 13:19]

Wauw what an action shot,
Fantastic capture, very good in pof I like the freesing male, very good details in this shot, great job, fantastic photo my friend.
gr. Jaap

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2964 W: 366 N: 3848] (11755)
  • [2005-04-28 16:21]

Hello Gert, what a capture! Such a well known bird and I have never seen anything like this. I think you did a great job here. Very well done.

Excellent action photo Gert!
well done!

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  • Toni Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 403 W: 2 N: 316] (2034)
  • [2005-04-28 17:10]

Brilliant capture. The way you got the heads sharp and the movement of the wings. Pretty colours too. Bravo.
Regards Toni

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  • Kris Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 193 W: 0 N: 129] (1808)
  • [2005-04-28 17:48]

Excellent action shot Gert. You captured it at just the right moment. Well done. Regards.

"Whoz yer daddy, whoz ya daddy now, aha, aha ?" ... when pornstars go romantic this is what comes out ...
And I must say, am I a perv for catching up on that sugestive title you have: "blue tits in love!"
hehehhee, not enough points for this one, Gert ! Points tommorow

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3071 W: 231 N: 5861] (19714)
  • [2005-04-29 2:56]

Great shot, Gert. I love the frenetic batting of the wings which you have captured so well. Great exposure and POV. Sharp details and excellent composition. : )

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3184] (10918)
  • [2005-04-29 3:56]

Belle et amusante photographie pour ce couple de mésanges en pleine intimité. Jolies couleurs et bonne netteté pour un réglage manuel express ;-)
I like your great snapshot !

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
  • [2005-04-29 18:09]

Gert, in this case, we can say love is heavy.

Very nice shot.

Great composition, great moment.

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 500 W: 2 N: 466] (2121)
  • [2005-04-30 5:15]

wow! i take off my hat!
thanks to your kind attn. to my photos.

this pair is not so high on the tree!

This is the very first bird mating photo I have seen. You are very lucky! TFS!

How could I have missed that one, Gert! We have nesting ones here, but I've never seen how they make it, even if I have a rough idea! :-)). Very good action (if I may say so) shot, focus spot on, adequate speed to get blurry wings enhancing the action (again!). Amazing and very well catched. Hope they had lots of birdies after that.

Great shot ! the DOF is perfect and you had a very nice natural light to shot !

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  • Active Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 113 W: 6 N: 19] (1231)
  • [2005-12-16 11:05]

upsss...I hope that they finished :)
The composition is great ...again I will write that your eye is a master eye.
Thanks for showing us how beautiful the world is
TFS:)))))
Barbara

very nice, rare capture. TFS Ori

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