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Great Tit (Talgoxe)


Great Tit (Talgoxe)
Photo Information
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: 2007-11-15
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon Ef 400mm /F5.6 L USM, Digital RAW 400
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/160 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Joe's Favourites 1 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-11-15 4:03
Viewed: 1014
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 48
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
First I will thank all for the nice comments and words of my last post.

This morning Micke and I was out to visit the hide in our bird area.
The snow from last week only last 2 days but now it has come some more snow,
and the temperature is around +-0 to -5C so maybe the snow stay this time.
I’m not a lover of snow but it will help to bright up the dark light we have here
at the moment.
The Great Tit is a very common bird but it is beautiful and the plumage really shinning in the winter light.
I hope you like it.

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 birds do not migrate.
It is an easy tit to recognise, 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. Upperparts 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.
There are many races of this widespread species, but they fall into three groups. Birds in temperate Europe and Asia are essentially green above and yellow below. Great Tits in China, Japan and southeastern Russia are green above and white or yellow-tinged white below, and birds in India and southeast 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. Interestingly, the birds from the two south Asian groups of races do not recognise 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 eggs, spotted red, are normal, with bigger clutches being laid by two or even more hens. The bird is a close sitter, hissing when disturbed.
Like other tits, its food is insects, especially caterpillars when feeding young, and seeds. In England, Great Tits learned to break open the foil caps sealing bottles of milk that had been delivered to homes to get at the cream floating on top. This is a common and popular European garden bird, due to its acrobatic performances when feeding on nuts or seed. It will join winter tit flocks with other species.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedi.

Canon 400mm/5.6 L USM, tripod
ISO 400, Raw-format. Spot metering.
Converted, Levels, Contrast, Crop, resized to 800 pixels, Smart sharpen
I used Adobe Photoshop CS3 for PP
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To marmottelolo: BGellis49 1 11-15 09:43
To joey: Thanks Joeellis49 1 11-15 05:57
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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3040 W: 148 N: 4529] (14629)
  • [2007-11-15 4:20]

Hi Gert.
Thank you for so amazing picture of the fine tit and so wonderful forest (I think). It is clear the bid and FG are reproduced outstandingly. It your firm style. But I am also impressed with the beautifulness of the BG and terrific light zones. It is fantastic and pleasant. Superb done. My congratulations.
Alexei.

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2007-11-15 4:22]

Hi Gert,
Wonderful shot of this Tit with lovely colours and details on its plumage. Superb lighting, exposure and BG and you have captured a fine pose. The snow add a nice effect and the DOF is perfect. Excellent POV and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

This is stunning photo of this beautiful bird. The composition is superb and the detail perfect.
So interesting to see birds with snow, coming from a country where we rarely see snow.

Good morning Gert,
A work of art, you've taken birding to a new level :)
I'm sorry to be brief, but there's really nothing to say, one can only enjoy your work.
Very well done mf.
Howard

Hello Gert,
Very beautiful shot of this Great Tit you present here, with excellent details and sharpness.
Also, you captured very nice pose with very nice composition & POV.
Well presented with perfect focusing as well!
TFS and best wishes,
Kevin

Hej Gert
Nice shot of this colorful tit with great details.
Hoppas allt väl med dig? En vecka innan resan och massor med jobb. Har du set någon ny fågel i skogen? Jag kommer till dina trakter en eller två veckor efter NY för att testa kameran. Vi hörs...
TFS / Hälsningar
Ralf

Hi Gert,
Amazing capture!
I like very much the sharpness got on the picture.
Details are amazingly clear and sharp.
Lighting and exposure were the proper ones.
I enjoy a lot the DOF and the way the pines? leaves looks like at the background, so nicely blurred.
Congratulations and thanks to post it.
My best regards,
JM

Beautiful - a picture book image of this Great Tit. Excellent detail and wonderful light makes this a keeper. Bravo! Cheers, Klaus

  • Great 
  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1692 W: 242 N: 5589] (19849)
  • [2007-11-15 5:34]
  • [+]

This is the 50th addition to my favourites theme :)
Basically this photo couldn't get any better!
Perfect sharpness and detail... superb clarity.
Excellent DOF that blurs the BG well but not too much that we wouldn't be able to see those criss-crossing pine branches that give a great sign of this bird's habitat.
Superb POV, pose, eye-contact and the composition is also very good.
Lovely colours and lighting.
The other bonus is the snow and ice which gives this photo a unique touch.
Aptly bordered and framed aswell :D
Just outstanding...

Exceedingly well done,
Joe

  • Great 
  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 924 W: 5 N: 2259] (8370)
  • [2007-11-15 6:27]

Fantastic shot Gert, very nice capture with a superb composition
Superb detail, and excellent colours.TFS

bonjour gert
voila
le WS est posté merci de laisser la posibilité de vous montrer ce que je reproche a l'image,c'etait juste ce point qui me genait.evidemment le reste est excellent,details netteté et exposition.
laurent

  • Great 
  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1210 W: 68 N: 2509] (8277)
  • [2007-11-15 10:49]

Hello Gert,
What an amazing photo of this Tit. I think it can't be much better. The sharpness, details, pose, colours, light, environment, DOF, POV, composition, BG and what so ever it's all so good! Congratulations with this masterpiece.
Regards,
Peter

  • Great 
  • marcin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 126 W: 0 N: 155] (1371)
  • [2007-11-15 12:00]

Hello Gert,
Very beautiful shot of this Great Tit, wonderful light and great sharpnes,
my best regards
marcin

  • Great 
  • dejo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 355 W: 51 N: 476] (2056)
  • [2007-11-15 12:01]

Fantastic capture Gert!
Colors and details are great, very nice pose
very good exposure
Regards, Dejan

Hello Gert,
splendid shot technicaly perfect with an outstanding background,
cheer and thanks,
friendly,
Pat

  • Great 
  • Ena Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 359 W: 61 N: 570] (2341)
  • [2007-11-15 16:28]

Hi Gert,
Wonderful shot! Excellent colors and sharpness!
Regards
Ena

Great Tit pic Gert.
Just looks wonderful on the snowy log.
Nice composition with excellent colour and sharpness.
A simply perfect Tit pic.
Great work Gert!
Steve

hello Gert

very beautiful close-shot of this beautiful little bird,
wonderful colours of the bird with excellent details
on the subject and the foreground snow,
i realy like the point of view and framing of the image

TFS

Asbed

  • Great 
  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5726 W: 605 N: 3416] (9137)
  • [2007-11-15 20:40]

Hi Gert

Just a quick update while I am being eagle-eyed by my wife hurrying me on to finish up here so that we can depart to the Itala Nature Reserve for the weekend. Rather intimidating stuff… (chuckle).

Reading your notes about the snow and its capacity to brighten and enhance the lighting condition helps me so much to understand why you like to go out in the cold to capture these amazing shots. This little Tit looks so delicate in the soft light and you have managed to capture every bit of detail of its tantalising features. The lovely colours, sharpness, composition, DOF, and fitting BG rates this as another Ellis49 beaty.

Very well done MF and TFS.
Regards
Loot

Hello Gert
Very intersting shot of this Great tit,
Perfect detaild,exposure and POV,
Superb shot,Welldone.

Regards
fartashphoto.com

Hello Gert!
WOW ... Breathless close-up of this fantastic and colourful little Tit !!!!!!!!!
Excellent details and light. Snow makes of this photo an excellent Christmas postcard :-)
Best regards and TFS,

Claude

  • Great 
  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3452 W: 144 N: 5895] (17468)
  • [2007-11-16 11:28]

Hello Gert, This is a super portrait of this beautiful bird. The colours, sharpness and details are great. I like seeing how his feet are curled up on the branch too.
And I see snow!! BBBrrrr.
Lovely sunny weather today, nice and warm too....
Kia ora
Janice

  • Great 
  • Debz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 582 W: 0 N: 866] (3283)
  • [2007-11-16 17:40]

Hi Gert, this is a super shot of the Great Tit. So crisp, clean and sharp with a lovley pov. Looks good in the snow. The light and exposure perfect. I don't think it could be any better.
Great work
tfs
debz

  • Great 
  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1330 W: 107 N: 4804] (21334)
  • [2007-11-18 10:06]

Hello Gert, very nice shot of the Great Tit, very sharp, great exposure and the surroundings with the snow are just beautiful. Thanks !

Mario

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