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Great Tit


Great Tit
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Copyright: NICHOLAS GLEN (nglen) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2924 W: 34 N: 8671] (32310)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-12-14
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 40D, Canon 400 F5.6 L.
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/125 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-12-16 10:18
Viewed: 588
Points: 62
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This was taken on Sunday when we had a dull day with a lot of fog so i was pleased with the result from the lens.

Great Tit ( Parus Major ) Length 14cm. Common woodland and garden species. Appreciably larger than the Blue Tit which it is often seen with. Has bold black and white markings on its head and a black bib line running down its chest, larger in the Male than the Female. Underparts otherwise yellow and its upper parts mainle greenish. The young has sombre plummage with no white on the head. Feeds mainly on Insects in the summer months but eats seeds and nuts in the winter

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2269 W: 10 N: 2650] (15641)
  • [2008-12-16 10:21]

Hola Nick,
precioso encuadre,
buen foco y color,
bellas hojas fg,
saludos amigo

Hello Nicholas,

Superb picture.
Beautiful colours with fantastic details.
Light,focus and definition are splendid.
Good composition.

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2008-12-16 10:33]

Hi Nick,

A beautiful capture of this Great Tit. It may have been a dull day but there is nothing dull about this picture. You always capture your birds in wonderful poses and this is no exception. Wonderful colors and details of the face, wings and plummage. The composition is marvelous - I love the beautiful leaves.

Jane

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1385 W: 56 N: 4777] (16434)
  • [2008-12-16 10:34]

Hello Nicholas,
This is pretty close to perfection! Perfect composition and framing. Spot on exposure with the beautiful colors and sharp detail. Great OOF backround. Superb work!
Regards Siggi

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1069 W: 0 N: 162] (870)
  • [2008-12-16 11:12]

Hello Nicholas,
Great image with of this tit wonderful colors, composition and focus. TFS.
G's,
Mehmet

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1115 W: 23 N: 3667] (13111)
  • [2008-12-16 11:35]

Great shot Nick, not a spot of noise at ISO800, pin sharp and even a bit festive withe Holly! Nicely done mate.
Paul

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2411 W: 94 N: 5569] (17712)
  • [2008-12-16 11:57]

Hello Nick,
Yes indeed, you could be pleased. Excellent photo in every aspect. Fantastic composition.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Nick, fascinating composition with fantastic great tit, splendid colors, fine details, great sharpness and wonderful blurry BG, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3002 W: 162 N: 991] (2901)
  • [2008-12-16 12:50]

Hello Nick,
In spite of the poor weather another very nice capture of the Great Tit showing great sharpness and natural colours. Once again you've got a background that's very beautiful too!
Many thanks and regards, Ulla

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3831 W: 190 N: 11410] (35161)
  • [2008-12-16 12:55]

Hello Nick,
Lovely one of a Great Tit showing sharply and well against a great OOF dark BG in ambient light. I like composition and the holly leaves give it a Christmas touch.
Thanks for sharing this and reminding me that I must try to take a Great Tit when the weather brightens up a bit. It's been dark and cloudy for ten days here now.
Ivan

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  • gondox Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 332 W: 63 N: 294] (1427)
  • [2008-12-16 13:20]

Hi Nick!

Very nice take in bad conditions, superb details and nice bg!
The pov is somehow different from usual, I don't know why but I like it...
TFS!

Best regards,
Andor

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  • volkan Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 464 W: 10 N: 2] (1132)
  • [2008-12-16 13:23]

Hi Nick,
Great details on the plumage despite the dull weather
conditions..
very well captured my friend..cheers.

Hello Nick,

How clever to give a festive feel to your shot by including the holly!
The day may have been dull but it has not hampered your ability to capture the excellent details of the colour and texture of the plummage.
Good positioning of the bird in frame.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16524)
  • [2008-12-16 15:15]

Hi Nick

Lovely shot - excellent close-up with very good detail.

James

The Holly and the Ivy...so Xmas of you Nick and then add a nice bird to fill the whole story in and you have the "Church of England"!:-) HA! I think I am saying...nice perch....but you already knew the aviary was super....so what else is new in the Glen household...still awaiting images of "Sir Nick" in said suit!
Bob

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2008-12-16 20:00]

Hello Nick,
Great image, so sharply detailed and nicely colored and the holly leaves this Great Tit is by are great.
Well done my friend.
Rick

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3596 W: 143 N: 5696] (18621)
  • [2008-12-16 22:06]

Hi Nick.
I like so much dark key of execution of the nice scene. Charming bird, fine leaves on a FG as well as small twig are looked on a damped up BG greatly. Exposure and details are the best and front POV cannot be better too. Bravo. Superb job.
Alexei.

A pesar de que en tu galería casi solo habitan pájaros, siempre es una sorpresa porque cada uno de ellos es un pequeño mundo y siempre nos deparas alguna sorpresa, bien en la especie, en la pose, en la luz ... genial !!


Un abrazo: Josep Ignasi.

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2008-12-17 7:03]

Nick, Beautiful colors and superb lighting. Sharp picture and wonderful composition. Ganesh

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1161 W: 32 N: 1196] (3668)
  • [2008-12-17 10:01]

Hi Nicholas,
Very nice capture of great tit.POV,clear eyes,details,dark BG and pose of bird are wonderful.
Thanks for posting.

Ciao Nicholas,
la cinciallegra è uno dei miei soggetti preferiti, ma le condizioni di luce quando e dove la posso osservare non sono buone, come in questo caso, ma tu hai saputo catturare con la poca luce una meravigliosa immagine dai bellissimi colori saturi, esaltati dal BG scuro, ottima la definizione.
TFS.
Maurizio

Hello Nicholas, great and lovely shot of a beautiful Great Tit with wonderful details, sharpnes and nice composition.
TFS and regards,
Bahadır

Hi Nicholas,

you have a lot of beutiful bird shots, this are no exeption.
Exellent sharpness, etc...

Gert

Hi Nick, a great capture of a beautiful tit on a Quercus branch with great details, splendid colours, nice POV/DOF and composition.
TFS this fine capture my friend!
Cheers,

Bayram

Hello Nicholas,
Great shot of this lovely little bird, superb
sharpness and depth of feild, excelletn details
in the plummage, lovely catchlight, beautiful vivid
colors and good composition.
well done
Angela

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1731 W: 0 N: 3942] (15822)
  • [2008-12-18 5:23]

Hello Nicholas,
What a fine picture of the great Tit. The colors appear very natural, the fine grey background underlines the beauty of the bird's plumage. I also like the beautiful green leaves of the European Holly on which the bird is posed. For me it's a lovely shot.
Thanks so much
Anne

Hi Nick,
Very beautiful picture of Great Tit that seems to be very deep in his thoughts. Good POV and composition, sharp fine details, good lighting and natural BG.
TFS
Pekka

Hello Nicholas
very nice capture for lovely great tit with you usual quality. Everything great. BG colors and roosted place different in this time. I think these are daphne leaves. Great object for composition. Thanks for sharing this beauty. best wishes.
Ahmet

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  • smurali Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 207 W: 14 N: 609] (3582)
  • [2008-12-18 10:26]

Nic, Rain or shine, you are able to make great pictures. This is no exception.

- Murali

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2001 W: 226 N: 6845] (24727)
  • [2008-12-18 13:48]

Hi Nick,
a fine shot of this Great Tit.
Very, very sharp.
Excellent composition.
Great DOF.

Well done,
Joe

Hello Nick

The holly leaves add a nice accent to the shot.
Excellent focus and sharpness.
Lovely plumage detail and colour.
The POV and DOF are well done.
Another top notch image.
TFS

Wolf

Hello Nicholas,
Tou got your depth of field here in poor light conditions...
And you 'applied' the tripod very well:-)
Well done and thanks
Annick

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