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Goldcrest (Kungsfågel)


Goldcrest (Kungsfågel)
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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: 2007-09-30
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon Ef 400mm /F5.6 L USM, Digital RAW 400
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-10-02 4:25
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First I will thank all for the nice comments and words of my last post,

This is a follow up from my last post; The Goldcrest is a beautiful and small bird
and often sitting deep in a fir but this time I was lucky the get a quite clean shot and still got a bit of the habitat. It’s also quite dark but a weak sunbeam found the way down through the twigs and hit the bird. I don't know what the Goldcrest are looking at. I have never got any decent shot of this bird before but know when we have a hide it's quite easy to come close to it.

The Goldcrest Regulus regulus is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family, resembling the Firecrest but with a plainer face. It breeds in most of temperate Europe and Asia but is partly migratory and northern birds winter south of the breeding range. It prefers coniferous woodlands, although it has a wider range in winter, when it is often found with tit flocks. It builds an open nest and lays 4-12 eggs.

The Goldcrest is the smallest European bird, measuring from 8.5 to 9.5cm. It is dull greenish above, with buffy white underparts, two white wingbars, a plain face with a conspicuous black eye. The crown has black sides and a narrow black front, and a bright central crest, orange in the male and yellow in the female, which is displayed during breeding. It is a restless species, constantly on the move as it searches for insects.

Goldcrests on the Canary Islands have a broader black band across the forehead, and yellower wingbars and belong to separate subspecies. They are sometimes considered a separate species, but usually are included in the goldcrest. Recently, it has been established that there are in fact two distant Canary Islands populations: the Tenerife Goldcrest (R. (r.) teneriffae) and the Western Canary Islands Goldcrest (R. (r.) ellenthalerae) (Päckert et al., 2006).

The Goldcrest is the national bird of Luxembourg. In Britain, Goldcrests were previously called Gold-crested Wrens, and are celebrated in a poem by Charles Tennyson Turner with that title.
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Canon 400mm L, tripod
ISO 400, Raw-format, av-mode, spot metering.
Levels, Contrast, Crop, resized to 800 pixels, Smart Sharpen ,PP in PS CS3.
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hello gret,
nice capture, liked the pose, good use of natural light, well composed shot with fine pov, lovely composition, the bg look like a painting,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Hej Gert
Excellent shot!!
Du fick den lilla rakaren att posera för dig :) Din gömställe verka fungera bra och det kan vi se på den här bilden. Det blir roligt att koma förbi om några veckor och fota :)
TFS / Hälsningar
Ralf

p.s I take this one as my favorite :)

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2828 W: 75 N: 8009] (26813)
  • [2007-10-02 4:37]

Hi Gert!

Just lovely!!! Bird looks great in this slightly funny pose, detailed and sharp as always. Great composition with diagonal spots on BG, superb light and colours. Everything is highest class!

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 751 W: 0 N: 1506] (6872)
  • [2007-10-02 4:59]

Hi Gret
Excellent composition.Good POV and sharp image whit great details.The light is fantastic.Also nice catch light in the eye.
TFS Michel

Hi Gert
great pose and perfect sharpness and dof
just lovely
tfs
tom

Wonderful chin-up pose Gert.
I like the OOF patterns of the BG, makes it look like a work of art...which it is of course :) Sharp & detailed with interesting light. Excellent colors, POV, & DOF.
Very well done.
Howard

hejsan gert!
den här gillar jag!
skarp och fin i en läcker pose!
very good!

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 0 N: 4834] (14354)
  • [2007-10-02 5:48]

Hi Gert

Excellent pose and focus. Good close-up and really great background.

James

This is another impressive capture! What a beauty! Its pose, details, lightning, composition and colors are very impressive. This is an excellent picture of this bird, another time, not an easy shot I believe. Well done!
Claudine

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3030 W: 148 N: 4521] (14603)
  • [2007-10-02 6:09]

Hi Gert.
Except the wonderful pictured scene the key points of the shot are amazing combination of lights and darks (IMHO). Light spots on the bird chest and twig at the lower left-hand corner are so impressive. Colours are perfectly saturated. Details of the main subject are razor sharp. I like wonderful pictorial BG. It is great too. My compliments and TFS. Blameless job.
Alexei.

Bonjour Gert
Félicitation pour cette très jolie prise de vue . C'est vraiment un bel oiseau et les couleurs sont justes.
Félicitations pour la netteté et les détails.

Merci pour l'envoie et Bravo....JP

Hello Gert
Very nice shot of this Goldcrest,
Perfect details,colors and BG,Welldone.

Good Luck
Fartash

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1032 W: 26 N: 2994] (10800)
  • [2007-10-02 6:30]

Hi Gert,
amazing capture, DOF, exposure, sharpness and detail - all fiorst class. Very impressive indeed, well done. I particularly like the pose you've caught too.
Paul

Hi Gert,
Really a fine image of this bird.
Lucky you the light beam was a gift so you could share this beauty with us.
Great pose/POV seeing the gold crest.
Wonderfully sharp and the light in the eye adds life.
Beautiful BG.
Well done!
Richard

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  • cloud Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 109 W: 60 N: 206] (1831)
  • [2007-10-02 6:49]

Hello Gret,
Nice photo, catch light very well.
Best regards, Pawel

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2459 W: 168 N: 7421] (23442)
  • [2007-10-02 6:51]

Hej Gert,
Lovely capture of this wonderful little bird of which we see plenty here in the pine trees now but they won't sit still!! I like its pose in the sunshine and sharpness is great as usual. Beautiful soft background and very well composed!
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2038 W: 6 N: 2019] (13259)
  • [2007-10-02 6:54]

Hola Gert,
preciosa captura,
bello pajaro, muy dificil de fotografíar por los rapidos movimientos...
excelente trabajo,
saludos

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  • Debz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 582 W: 0 N: 866] (3283)
  • [2007-10-02 7:24]

Hi Gert, this is a beautiful picture, what a pretty and sweet little bird in a natural setting. Detail and sharpness on the bird is perfect and the colours and markings are well defined. Beautiful light in the eye and a perfect pose from the little bird. It is a beautiful composition. A prize winner!
tfs
debz

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2597 W: 133 N: 7441] (23193)
  • [2007-10-02 8:10]

Hej Gert,
Another excellent capture of this busy little bird! Once again technically first class with a fine composition and POV and I like the pose.
Next time I visit my son in Uppsala perhaps we can meet and go to Villa Retig and your hide!
TFS,
Hälsningar, Ivan

Tack för dina kloka ord! Nu är jag på bättringsvägen och kan sätta mig några minuter i taget

Hello Gert,
What a beauty! I mean the bird and the photo. Great pose, sharpness, composition and exposure. Fantastic POV and BG.
Regards, Peter

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 880 W: 23 N: 927] (4993)
  • [2007-10-02 11:55]

bonjour Gert, la lumière est parfaite et l'attitude du sujet très expressive. félicitations, didier.

Wouaw Gert, simply outstanding, all is perfect: lighting, focus, pose, background, colors and composition, Perfect shot Mister Ellstorm !!!
cheer and thanks for sharing,
friendly,
Pat

Such a cute shot Gert!
This is a delightful little bird and a superb capture of it.
Very nicely done.
Cheers,
Steve

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  • jmirah Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 436 W: 5 N: 901] (3574)
  • [2007-10-02 20:01]

Hi Gert,
A beautiful photo. Outstanding exposure, detail and color. Very well captured.

TFS
Jim

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3446 W: 144 N: 5883] (17434)
  • [2007-10-02 22:02]

It's just beautiful Gert. Wonderfully captured, the feathers are so clear and detailed. It's sharp all over! BRAVO!
Janice

Hi Gert,
A nicely composed shot of this beautiful goldcrest bird. Very nice details and POV. The BG also makes a nice effect. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 917 W: 4 N: 2282] (10648)
  • [2007-10-03 1:31]

Gert, Amazing capture from you. I really enjoyed the pose and the lighting you have done here. Excellent POV Ganesh

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2078 W: 216 N: 3757] (12468)
  • [2007-10-03 1:33]

Hi Gert

A truely wonderful photo that has them all!
I really like the pose in which you've managed to capture this lovely goldcrest and the way some parts of its head are in such a great sunlight.
The details are crispy clear and look awesome and i also love that gorgeous BG that presents all those blurred and very discrete lines (the pine needles) displayed in every direction. Charming work!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

Ahhh this is a good shot Gert. Great pose
Wel composed with excellent sharpness and plumage details. And a good contrasting OOF background.

Chris

Hi Gert,
AMAZING plumage details and excellent focus on this lovely little bird!!! NATURAL LIGHT IS VERY BEAUTIFUL - ON MY FAVORITE FOR THAT! Nice pose of the bird!
Thanks for sharing,

Claude

hello Gert

of your photo what i like most is the framing,
that place in front of the bird, and in this photo
the bird looking up, so that place is in top of the image

EXCELLENT framing, thanks again to your wonderful photos

TFS

Asbed

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
  • [2007-10-05 23:42]

Gert, this fatty fellow is very beautiful.

Great moment, great pose and composition. The bg has a very nice pattern.

Hello Gert,
fascinating, charming portrait of the Goldcrest touched by a beam of sunlight in its dark hide. Very clear details, perfectly controlled light. Marvellous composition coming with a perfectly structured blurred background that has all the properties of a good painting. And the emotionally touching pose of looking up against the light does have metaphysical qualities. Great.
My congratulations. Thank you!
With best regards,
Peter

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2007-10-07 0:26]

Hi Gert,
Outstanding shot of this beautiful Goldcrest with sharp details and nice colours on its plummage. Fantastic light-play, exposure and an awesome pose captured. The BG looks stunning to say the least. Excellent POV and a precise DOF. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • lizzie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 214 W: 0 N: 635] (2843)
  • [2007-10-19 12:51]

Wow, spectacular shot! Everything is well done, the lightning is beautiful. Congratulations!

Lise

Hello Gert,

Wow....., what a beauty this Goldcrest. The lightfall is so natural. The shadow from the branches and the sunlight reflecting on the feathers. Here pose is amazing. Great eyecontact. Natural colours. The compo is very relaxing. I'm agree with the fact what Claudine said: "not an easy shot" Thanks for sharing. The eggs where as always very interesting. Regards and TFS BOB

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