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Could have been good


Could have been good
Photo Information
Copyright: Alan Turvey (liquidsunshine) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2047 W: 113 N: 3421] (11488)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-02-20
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 300 D, Canon EF 75-300/4.0-5.6 III, Hoya UV - 58mm
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Just Missed Shots. [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-02-25 3:22
Viewed: 1003
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
If only I'd got the exposure right on this. I know there's purple fringing. But I love the pose of the tit.
I'm not sure if this should go in Callies just missed theme or not. what do you think?

Some notes from a previous post.

At first glance the acrobatic and cheeky Blue Tit is a blue and yellow bird.

A closer inspection reveals blue wings, tail and crown, yellow underparts, greenish back and mantle, white cheeks, and black eye stripe, bib and collar. They also have a black streak down the middle of the belly, and a white wing bar (across the coverts).
The sexes are similar, though the female is slightly paler.
The juvenile birds are duller than the adults and have greener crown, wings and tail, and yellow cheeks.

Feeding
Blue Tits feed mostly on insects, especially caterpillars, and seeds. In springtime they feed also on pollen, nectar and sap, and in the autumn on berries.

Breeding
Blue Tits will nest in any hole in a tree, wall or nest box. They are well known for nesting in more unusual places, such as letter boxes, pipes, etc. The nest is a cup made by the female from moss, wool, dead leaves, spiders' webs, and lined with down.
Their clutch size is the largest among nidicolous species, laying typically 10 to 12 eggs. The eggs are laid at such a time that green caterpillars will be abundant when the chicks hatch. Second clutches are rare.
The eggs are smooth and glossy, and white with purplish-red or reddish-brown spots. They are about 16 mm by 12 mm. The female incubates the eggs by herself. After the young hatch, they are fed by both parents.

Thanks for looking

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Halo Alan!
Great photo - your little bird looks like painted!

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1654 W: 79 N: 1456] (4742)
  • [2005-02-25 6:30]

I still like it. It's like Joanna wrote: it looks painted.

Alan, Comments later, running late.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2005-02-25 8:41]

Alan,I like Blue Tits.They seem very cute to me... White feathers on the cheek are overexposed,but anyway I liked your shot!TFS

I understand... It could have been great with a good exposure and better focus. But I think it's not too bad, it has a little artistic effect.
It's at the right place in the Near Missed.
Well missed.
TFS.

It's a very nice pose and is really not a bad shot Alan. by my standards, it's good. I like it but as you say, it the exposure was right, it would have been a great shot. I'm always amazed at how birds are able to land on a branch full of thorns and never hurt themselves, or am I wrong

Its still a nice capture Alan despite the exposure error. The overall effect is rather nice here. Composition and pose is great. Thanks for sharing.

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
  • [2005-02-26 17:55]

Alan, a nice miss. Great composition and pov. Besides, a cool pose.

Nice contribution to the theme Alan. Its very sharp and has a pleasing overall effect. Not a bad shot, really.

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