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Wren (Gärdsmyg)


Wren (Gärdsmyg)
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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: 2007-10-21
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 30D, Digital RAW 400
Exposure: f/4, 1/100 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-10-30 5:49
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Points: 62
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First I will thank all for the nice comments and words of my last post.

This is my version of this well known Wren.
Ralfs Version
Mickes version
I took this from our hide, Micke and I with Ralf as guest, he was with us for 2 days.
We spent most of the days in our small hide to see it we could found a Eurasian Jay, Goldcrest and a Long-tailed tit for Ralf. The Goldcrest and Long-tailed show up but too short for a shot, Instead this shy fellow show up, it was Ralf who this at the side of the hide. This wren was very co-operative and return several times, I even got time to change and borrow Ralfs BIG canon 400mm L 2.8 lens with which I took this shot.
It was a bad light condition; I had to use ISO 400, F4.0 and 1/100 sec.
We had a great afternoon since didn’t expect find this small bird who usually running on the ground and in close bushes.
The quality of this pictures are not the best but it’s my first of a wren in the open.
I hope you like my version of this lovely bird.

The Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) is a very small bird, a member of the mainly New World wren family Troglodytidae. It is the only wren which occurs in the Old World; in Great Britain it is commonly known simply as "the" Wren.
The scientific name, meaning "cave-dweller", refers to its habit of disappearing into cavities or crevices whilst hunting arthropods or to roost. Sometimes, it is placed in a monotypic genus Nannus to reflect its distinctness from the American Troglodytes[citation needed]. It might actually be closely related to Cistothorus (Martínez Gómez et al. 2005), but the available data could not resolve this isusue to satisfaction.
It is common in Europe, a belt of Asia from northern Iran and Afghanistan across to Japan, and North America. It is only migratory in the northern parts of its range.
The 9–10.5 cm long Wren is rufous brown above, greyer beneath, barred with darker brown and grey, even on wings and tail. The bill is dark brown, the legs pale brown. Young birds are less distinctly barred.
The plumage is subject to considerable variation, and where populations have been isolated, the variation has become fixed in one minor form or another. There are around 27 Eurasian subspecies of this taxonomically complex bird, with around 12 more in North America. The disputed subspecies orii, the Daito Winter Wren, became extinct around 1940 – if it is indeed a valid taxon and not merely based on an anomaly.
Thus in the British Isles, in addition to the typical bird, T. t. indigenus, there are two distinct insular forms; one, T. t. hirtensis, is confined to the island of St Kilda, and another, T. t. zetlandicus to Shetland. The St. Kilda Wren is greyer above, whiter beneath, and with more abundant bars on the back; the Shetland Wren is darker.
Recent DNA and vocalisation studies[citation needed] suggest that the subspecies in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, which has a harsher, more complex song, may well be a different species from the eastern North American and European forms. The latter two populations are also genetically distinct, but possibly not sufficiently to be split as separate species. This research did not include the distinctive Scottish forms
Source and more info in different language here

Canon 400mm L 2.8 USM, tripod
ISO 400, Raw-format.
Converted, Levels, Contrast, Crop, resized to 800 pixels, Smart sharpen
I used Adobe Photoshop CS3 for PP

Have a nice day
Luc, Aaltjie, earthtraveler, LordPotty, star74, Argus, Alex99, pilonm, Tamrock, falke, uleko, nglen, Jamesp, CeltickRanger, writerscrawlz, Luis52, TAZ, meyerd, martic, tiklod has marked this note useful
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Gert,

I like the detail in this shot, beautiful image of this wren. I like seeing bird from different parts of the world, I have one posted also, thanks for sharing.

fototab

Wonderful Gert
Wrens are such sweet birds and you have captured this one with excellence.
Great Pose/pov
Fine focus and color
Beautiful jade BG
Well composed
TFS
Richard

Hello Gert,
I hope you are well.
This is a superb capture of the little Wren.
Beautifully composed with excellent detail.
No one could have done it better.
Wonderful work!
Thanks
Steve

Hello Gert,
Beautiful pose,
Perfect details and background
TFS

Hi Gert,
A great capture of this little bird. Beautiful details and Bg,nice pose.
tfs

Mircea

Dear Gert
Words cannot explain what I would like to say to you. I wanted to send you a personal e-mail but somehow do not know how, as I do not see a link to your e-mail address. Sorry for doing it this way, using the space where I am supposed to critique your photo. I am so honoured with your gesture of choosing me as one of your favourite’s. You are one of the most talented and master of photographers on Trek Nature which I really admire and respect. You have touched my 75 year old heart, and I am in an emotional frame of mind. Thank you my friend from Sweden.
The photo is stunning as usual, and everything just right.
Sincere regards
Aaltjie

Espectacular toma por la pose del ave, la buena composición y el fondo tan acertado.
Un abrazo Gert

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2082 W: 216 N: 3759] (12474)
  • [2007-10-30 7:30]

Hi Gert

A nice addition to the wren picture from your 2-day "fun at the hide" :)
I actually think you all had fun threre and were all very happy with the photos you managed to come home with. The gallery is delighted with their posting.
I really liek the position you captured this wren here: the POV is great and it shows us this cute posture with one leg on one branch and the other on another, plus it gives a terrific angle of that cute tail, too.
The details are good, the colors are nice, but what i like the most is the impeccable DOF that also gave you a superb uniform BG.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2611 W: 133 N: 7494] (23373)
  • [2007-10-30 7:48]

Hej Gert,
Grattis! Du har fångat min gäckfågel på ett fint sätt!
Excellent capture using Ralf's big lens. Fantastic timing to get this fine pose sharply. The composition and BG are as always, perfect.
Well done and TFS!
Hälsningar,
Ivan

Snyggt jobbat!

Hej Gert

Excellent shot Gert! Nice pose, details and colours! Well done MF !

Vist var den fin och litten. Det är bra att vi har visat gärdsmygen from tre olika vinklar. Hur går det med influensan och ryggen? Jag har lyckats att boka resan till NY.
Vi hors
TFS / Hälsningar
Ralf

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3040 W: 148 N: 4529] (14629)
  • [2007-10-30 8:53]

Hi Gert.
I like how you spend the time there. Your trophies are really great. Despite the bad light condition you managed to get perfectly sharpened and exposed shot with nice rich colours. I like wonderful scene, framing and composition a lot. Bravo and best regards.
Alexei.

Hello Gert,

A graphically nice picture with all those diagonals (formed by the branch and the bird's legs... Also a nice green bg complimenting the brown bird... Maybe I'm wrong but it seems to me that the crop is important here...

Excellent POV and great thing to be at the same height than the bird!

Excellent shot and TFS!

Michel

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  • kjpweb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 367 W: 86 N: 1084] (4788)
  • [2007-10-30 10:19]

Wrens are my favorite songbirds - so thank you for posting one! And you managed to show the wonderful details of the plumage very nicely! Great light and pose on top of that makes it a winner! Bravo! Cheers, Klaus

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  • falke Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 158 W: 17 N: 443] (1590)
  • [2007-10-30 10:25]
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This is a beautiful capture of our gärdsmyg! I think the pose is great and the detail with that huge lens is very impressive!

At what distance where you at this moment? I would very much like to see a photo of your hide, Gert! A friend and I are right now planing on building one for the kingfishers in Emån and Silverån this spring...

Best regards/Bengt

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2466 W: 168 N: 7458] (23564)
  • [2007-10-30 10:25]

Hej Gert,
This is how I often see this little bird, looking very cheeky, but I only see him for a second and then he's gone!! You've done realloy well to catch him in this very nice pose. As usual great focus and sharp details. He looks great against the green soft background.
(Du tar väl bra betalt av alla som använder ditt gömsle!?)
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

hejsan gert!
din version är nästan
lika fin som min:))
och vilken stor kanon
du skjutit med:)
great shot on this beauty
with good sharpness and
details,nice pov and dof
and a fine composition!
very good!

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1991 W: 5 N: 5557] (20998)
  • [2007-10-30 10:29]

Hi Gert. Once again a very fine shot of this little Wren. we have one that comes into the garden but i have not been able to get a picture as yet. It has fine detail and your sharp focusing makes it stand out so well. good natural colours. and a nice POv/DOF. very well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 0 N: 4842] (14380)
  • [2007-10-30 11:53]

Hi Gert

Great composition -like the strong lines and great isolation from the BG.

Jamess

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1692 W: 242 N: 5589] (19849)
  • [2007-10-30 12:17]

This is an outstanding shot of this Wren!!
Perfect in every single way.
Very well done,
Joe

hello Gert

beatiful photo, it is the way the bird is percher
on two different branch that i like most of your photo,
therefore, excellent pov and way that the bird
is framed on the image, TFS

Asbed

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1786 W: 8 N: 4638] (14987)
  • [2007-10-30 16:46]

Hi Gert,

A beautiful shot of this wren. The pose on the angles of the branches is just wonderful. Excellent natural colors and razor-sharp details. A flawless background and superb composition.

Jane

I love the stance of this bird; the fact he is perched not on one limbs, but two. The dof is perfect. The wren is clear and the BG brings the subject out that much more. Very lovely.

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2007-10-31 0:30]

Hi Gert,
Wonderful shot of this Wren in a fantastic pose. Very impressive sharpness, perfect lighting and an outstanding BG. The DOF is precise and the subjects stand out well from the BG. Excellent POV and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Hello Gert,
Wat a great presentation of this Wren. The contrast against the green BG is outstanding.
The entire photo is PERFECT!
Regards,
Peter

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1022 W: 5 N: 2802] (10144)
  • [2007-10-31 20:57]

Hola Gert. Bella foto de este inquieto pajarillo. No se estan quietos ni un segundo. Me agrada la pose. Muy buena nota. Luis52.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3184] (10918)
  • [2007-11-02 4:22]

Bonjour Gert,
Superb version for this nice bird... Good result for your patience in the hide.
The "+++++" : smart composition, lovely subject, pose, POV, sharpness, DOF, neutral blurred BG, colors, exposure, very useful complementary note...
The "-" : nothing...
Bravo my old friend and thanks for sharing your talent,
Christian

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  • meyerd Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 388 W: 63 N: 1144] (3523)
  • [2007-11-03 11:16]

Hi Gert,
that's not bad for a "first"!. This fellow is so small and nervous, it takes a lot to make this excllent picture. My congratulations! Thanks for presenting it and for the entertaining note.
Best regards,
Dietrich

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3452 W: 144 N: 5895] (17468)
  • [2007-11-04 11:18]

Hello Gert, what a pretty little fellow - I have heard of these birds but can't remember seeing one before today. Cute pose standing on the branches like this.
Bravo my friend
Janice

PS Getting warmer Down Under - hurrah!

Hi Gert,
I have seen the same in my garden but it stay not longer enough; this is well showed with great details and colors superb BG and composition
thank you
Friendly
Jean-Michel

Hello Gert, In the order of what I liked best: A good BG, Composition, Colours and the details. All these have come out in perfect harmony.

Warm regards, Kiran

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  • tiklod Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 300 W: 74 N: 883] (3367)
  • [2007-11-14 12:11]

Hello Gert,
A wonderful capture! Very nice pose in «V» between these two branches. Excellent sharpness and LOVELY DEEP GREEN BG!!!
TFS and best regards,

Claude

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