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Common Bird
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Copyright: Gert Ellstrom (ellis49) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3661 W: 349 N: 8862] (28609)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-20
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark II, Canon Ef 400mm /F5.6 L USM, Digital RAW 400
Exposure: f/8, 1/125 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-14 6:56
Viewed: 1293
Points: 40
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today’s post is a picture of one of common birds here on TN the Blue tit. It’s very common up here so we hesitate to shoot it when it visits us by the hide.
But I like it a lot and think it is beautiful in the colors of the Swedish Flag and this one posed very nice.
I hope you like this common fellow.

I think you know most of the Blue Tit but here is some info.

The Blue Tit, Cyanistes caeruleus (often still Parus caeruleus), is a 10.5 to 12 cm long passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and western Asia in deciduous or mixed woodlands. It is a resident bird, i.e., most birds do not migrate
The azure blue crown and dark blue line passing through the eye and encircling the white cheeks to the chin give the Blue Tit a very distinctive appearance. The forehead and a bar on the wing are white. The nape, wings and tail are blue; the back is yellowish green; the under parts mostly sulphur-yellow with a dark line down the abdomen. The bill is black, the legs bluish grey, and the irides dark brown. Young Blue Tits are noticeably more yellow. This is a common and popular European garden bird, due to its perky acrobatic performances when feeding on nuts or suet. It swings beneath the holder, calling tee, tee, tee or a scolding churr.
The song period lasts almost all the year round, but is most often heard during February to June.
Source and more info in different language here

PLS
No points for this, I have given them up like some others. I have turn of the points, so don’t waste your green ones.

I shot in raw as most of you know, and when I converting I set it to 16 bits and set the colour-space to Pro-photo space, all to have as much as possible to work with in photoshop,
The last pp-work after sharpen is to set it back to 8 bits and convert to sRGB for the web.
Canon 400mm L USM, Tripod, hide,
ISO 400, Raw-format, tv-mode, spot metering.
Levels, Contrast, Crop, re-sized to 800 pixels, Smart Sharpen ,PP in PS CS3
goldyrs, JoseMiguel, Proframe, uleko, NinaM, earthtraveler, Alex99, Tamrock, Royaldevon, Ena, LordPotty, CeltickRanger, boreocypriensis, bobcat08, Juyona has marked this note useful
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To Tamrock: Hej Mickeellis49 1 03-14 10:01
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Hi Gert,
What a delightful image!
It's so enjoyable the colorful plumage got with that fine details.
I like the pose, alighted on the tip of the branch, as well as the good composition made along the diagonal.
My compliments and thanks for share.
Best regards,
JM

Hi Gert,
A very nice shot!I love the fine details!You call this a common bird, I've yet to see it!;)
Thank you!
Goldy

Wonderful bright colors on the bird Gert.
Really looks like a living example blue of the blue and yellow Swedish flag.
Especcially the blue on the head of this lovely bird.
Extreme fine feather details wich is great.
I'm not so sure about the bigger branch in the left upper corner, distract a little in my opinoin, but I like the image a lot anyway.

Best regards and have a nice weekend,

Harry

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1864 W: 2 N: 4738] (18250)
  • [2008-03-14 7:34]

Hi Gert. And why not show this little beauty. You have captured it with fine detail and bright colours of spring. you have a nice pose on the old branch with good use of the light. well done TFS.
Nick..

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2297 W: 163 N: 6694] (21146)
  • [2008-03-14 7:41]

Hej Gert,
Nice to see the Swedish flag again!! The bright colours really cheers you up on a grey day like today! Wonderful sharp capture of this little beauty in a fine pose. I agree with Harry about the "branch" on the left but at the same time it frames the bird.
TFS and cheers, Ulla
Ha en skön helg och jag hoppas ni får bättre väder snart!

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 544 W: 0 N: 1303] (4365)
  • [2008-03-14 8:13]

Hi Gert, I never get tired of looking at those beautiful birds, mostly when they are pictured with skill and beauty, like this one. I love this picture, it is clear and sharp, the light is sensational. You used it to your advantage and it's surprising how beautiful and bright it is. Thank you!

Francine

Common bird with extraordinary colors and photographed with extraordinary talent Gert. Super pose and the focus detail is wonderful here. Wish these were common here. Tfs and have a great weekend. Richard

Hello Gert,
I like the image especially in terms of colours.
TFS
Annick

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2935 W: 142 N: 4217] (13775)
  • [2008-03-14 8:51]

Hi Gert.
What a clean and rich colours of the shot. Bird, broken tree branch and BG are coloured amazingly. The details and reproduction of every feather of the tit is ultimate as well as the dry twig. Lighting and exposure are spot on. Simply great work. Bravo.
Alexei.

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  • Tamrock Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 362 W: 0 N: 688] (3617)
  • [2008-03-14 9:59]
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hejsan!
jag ska tala om för bernt att du fotar blåmesar:)
perfect shot on the blue tit with very
good sharpness and the little beauty
really stands out in the pic!
good work!

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1675 W: 8 N: 4022] (13255)
  • [2008-03-14 10:04]

Hi Gert,

Your birds are always exceptional. I have never seen a Blue Tit except in pictures - so much for being common. Beautiful pose - beautiful colors - fantastic details of the face, plummage and tail feathers.

Jane

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  • Nilson Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 342 W: 0 N: 263] (2095)
  • [2008-03-14 10:07]

Ola Gert
Maravilhosa foto desta ave belissima, a luminosidade é esplendida e me agrada.
A nitidez desta foto esta perfeita, muito boa mesmo, as cores da plumagem da ave são belissimase bem chamativas.
Parabens
Nilson

Hello Gert
Indeed, common bird, but beautiful. Good capture and very sharp!
Oana

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1555 W: 233 N: 5091] (17959)
  • [2008-03-14 13:59]

Gorgeous photo Gert!
Wow the colours are so vibrent!
Very good DOF that blurs the BG perfectly.
Razor-sharp with good detail and clarity.
Great composition.
Very well done,

Joe

Hello Gert,

I agree with you, it is a very beautiful bird and has a great deal of charm. I love to watch its acrobatic antics on the nuts or fat balls.

This is a very sharp and beautifully detailed image. I can clearly see all its markings and interesting features like its beak, feet and sharp eye.
Lovely composition.

kind regards,
Bev :-)

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  • Ena Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 360 W: 60 N: 569] (2319)
  • [2008-03-15 2:20]

Hello Gert,
Beautiful bird!
Lovely details!
TFS
Ena

Thats a beautiful shot of this pretty little bird Gert.
I used to enjoy putting food out for these Blue Tits and watching them at my grandmothers house in England when I was a boy.
Lovely work.
Thanks
Steve

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 729 W: 4 N: 1811] (8608)
  • [2008-03-15 10:27]

Gert just superb and lovely. Great clarity and super quality. Well done and great composition. Ganesh

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3339 W: 144 N: 5643] (16725)
  • [2008-03-15 12:27]

Hello Gert, yes, I have seen many photos of this pretty bird, but I never tire of looking at them. And he has the Swedish colours too - Blue and Yellow.
Well captured my friend
Janice

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1687 W: 20 N: 4738] (15476)
  • [2008-03-15 21:03]

Hi Gert,
Outstanding shot again and this beautiful Blue Tit looks majestic in this pose. Excellent colours and details on its plumage and the image is tack sharp. Superb lighting and exposure witha good DOF and a nice POV. A magnificent composition from a true master.

* A big THANKS for your wishes on my 200th post.

hello Gert

beautiful shot of this Blue Tit, with lovely colours, excellent POV,
excellent DOF, lovely pose of the bird, excellent sharpness
and details and lovely luminosity of the foreground, TFS

Asbed

Hello Gert,

Indeed the beautiful colors of the Swedish flag. But this Pit has more, it lives and I think she/he has cold. She's blow up the feathers. Nice composition. Sharp as usual. POV and BG are oké. The diagonal line of the branche is also oké. Thanks to show us this little beauty. Interesting notes. Regards and TFS BOB

Hola Gert.
Un elegante Herrerillo, bellos y delicadas tonalidades.
Excelente background.
Saludos, JL.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2416 W: 132 N: 6653] (20877)
  • [2008-03-18 8:30]

Hej Gert,
An excellent capture of our blåmes, a fine individual in fresh breeding plumage. I like the POV and composition and the BG is not disturbing, rather it helps to allow the blue tit to stand out well. The technical quality is up to your high standard.
Thanks for sharing this beauty,
Hälsningar,
Ivan

Här har vintern kommit, det blåser svinkallt men snön är borta nu. Det är inget fotaläge.
Lycka till med smådoppingen!

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  • Popye Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 11 W: 0 N: 27] (158)
  • [2008-03-19 8:30]

Gert,
Excellent work: Great colors and sharpness. Comp is spot on, and I love the way you positioned yourself before taking the photo. I works for the background.
Well done
TFS
Jan

Hola Gert,
olvidé al hermoso Tit,
pose, colores y pov. hermosos,
buen foco y hermosos detalles del plumaje,
saludos amigo.

PS, ahora voy a trabajar :(

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