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Great Tit


Great Tit
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Copyright: NICHOLAS GLEN (nglen) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1995 W: 5 N: 5588] (21102)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-22
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 40D, Canon 70 - 300 IS USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/320 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-07-11 8:55
Viewed: 458
Points: 70
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Having a bit of a tidy up on the hard drive and found this one of the Great Tit. This was taken hand held from my car window.

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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hello nicholas,
very fine capture, you got this shot with 70/300 lens, great work. i liked the way this cute bird is looking in your direction, the dof is precise, spot on focus with good details,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Hi Nick,
This is a fine capture of this colorful and beautiful creature. I like the almost isolated effect, excellent details, contrast, superb lightning and exposure. Have a good weekend!
Claudine

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2615 W: 133 N: 7512] (23431)
  • [2008-07-11 9:52]

Not much wrong with this one, Nick!
Superb sharpness, POV, pose, composition and BG all contribute to making this a great portrait of a male Great Tit. Oddly enough I haven't posted one of it yet, mainly because I am trying to achieve as good an image as this one.
TFS this inspiration and have a good weekend,
Ivan

Hello Nick,
very nice capture of great tit,superb sharpness and lighting,good composition,
very well done,
tfs

Hi Nicholas,
very good shot of this great tit.
Sharpness and colors aer perfect.
TFS Tatjana

Hello Nicholas,
Very good pose/moment. Excellent lighting with catchlight in ist eye. Good compo.
TFS
Good weekend!
Annick

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 391 W: 0 N: 377] (2014)
  • [2008-07-11 11:13]

Hi Nicholas
very nice colors and composition
very good sharp and detail
very well done.

Hello Nick
This is a stunning capture of Mr Great Tit..You really have a style all of your own now...And its a great style...Stunning sharp captures of birds and insects and where the capture allows a fantastic background as shown here.
I also think Ivan summed this capture up very well!!

Have a great weekend Nick and I hope the weather picks up a bit!
I am off to Duxford for the flying legends show.

Paul

Hello Nick
Comme toutes tes photos d'oiseaux sont exceptionnelles, je pense qu'il faut que tu passes au bruitage, ainsi, tu enregistres les chants d'oiseaux...(jock)
Merci pour toutes ces belles photos
amicalement
Laurent

Hello Nick,
Very nice capture, with lovely details and colours. TFS,
Catherine

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 294 W: 3 N: 800] (2856)
  • [2008-07-11 13:51]

Hi Nicholasnice capture and composition.
very pretty bird, full of colors and with a good BG.
well done.
Siggi

Hi Nick, an exceptional capture, difficult to comment... I reckon pretty darn good!!!

Hi my dear friend Nick,

Perfectly focused and detailed capture of this beautiful Great tit. TFS this beauty. Have a nice weekend my friend!
Cheers,

Bayram

Hello Nick,
Another great shot of the Great Tit, very good closeup shot with great sharpness, nice colour and details
well done
Tony

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2352 W: 61 N: 3814] (12240)
  • [2008-07-11 15:12]

Hi Nick,
I like the light, details on the plumage,focus, sharpness, POV and background. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

Sir Nick...your old standby has not lost any of its technical qualities...You seem to have it all down real pat. You and a few others have more knowledge and images of birds, than any combined professors I have seen here in my local town who work at the University..of course aviary is not one of the majors:-) Very nice Nick!
Bob

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1791 W: 8 N: 4653] (15039)
  • [2008-07-11 16:28]

Hi Nick,

You catch these Great Tits in the nicest poses. Great shot from a car window! I really would love to see a Tit one day. Beautiful colors, wonderful details from beak to tail. I had better start cleaning up my hard drive too.

Jane

I ind this bird poised t take off!What perfect timing, Nick!
Superb image!
Goldy

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 663 W: 98 N: 1260] (4181)
  • [2008-07-11 22:12]

Hi Nick. I love this shot. The details are fantastic and the colors are stunning. You had great exposure. The light is wonderful. The composition is picture perfect with a beautiful background nicely blurred and excellent DOF. BRAVO! ...Ken

Hello Nick,

This is a very good pose!
You have captured its plummage details with great skill; the colours and pattern are perfectly shown.
It is very nicely isolated from its b/g.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Buena foto de este carbonero común. la nitidez y el colorido son muy buenos y se aprecian hasta los mínimos detalles.
Saludos
Jacobo

Hello Nick,
Very beautiful photo of this Great Tit.
The sharpness and details are superb. Great natural colours and light. Very good POV, DOF and composition.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Nick,
A nice capture of this beautiful great tit. Superb details with a very good composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2043 W: 6 N: 2025] (13279)
  • [2008-07-12 6:23]

Hola Nick,
preciosa captura y buen pov,
color y pose...
espléndido bg.
saludos

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1697 W: 242 N: 5609] (19923)
  • [2008-07-12 13:09]

Hi Nick,
superb photo of this Great Tit!
Loads of detail in the feathers and pin-sharp.
Great colours that are nice and vivid.
Superb DOF.

Well done!

Joe

Beautiful, Great shot, nice pose and lovely colors....Look very pretty....Regards,Leyla

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  • Nilson Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 349 W: 0 N: 294] (2224)
  • [2008-07-12 17:12]

Exelente foto com nitides composição e cores muito agradavel meus parabéns por esta bela imagem.
Nilson

Hello Nicholas,
we see many tit captures from your objective. This is one of the best in your usual quality. Excellent focus, splendid colaration. But POV/OOF, BG and eyes contact also wonderful. Congratulations indeed. Thanks for sharing. have a nice weekend
Ahmet

Hi Nick, great capture of lovely bird in wonderful pose with greatcolors, fine details, perfect focus and good sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 567 W: 0 N: 1397] (4619)
  • [2008-07-13 6:48]

Beautiful post, Nicholas, I think this bird is my favourite. The light is superb and flatters nicely the head of the tit, showing the colours with clarity and sharpness. Thank you!

Francine

pts tomorrow!

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1331 W: 107 N: 4825] (21400)
  • [2008-07-14 9:22]

Hello Nicholas, another excellent shot of the Great Tit, the exposure is spot on and the pose and composition are perfect, well done my friend, thanks!

Mario

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 524 W: 87 N: 693] (5739)
  • [2008-07-15 9:20]

hi Nicholas,
très belle image de cette mésange, comme d'habitude le perchoir la met bien en valeur. Netteté parfaitement maîtrisée, couleurs vives et denses.

gl

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2008-07-15 14:41]

Hi Nicholas,
Outstanding shot of this Great Tit with such lovely colours and details on its plumage. Very neat and sharp image. Looks very cute and alert in this pose and the natural lighting is superbly handled. Excellent DOF, POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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  • iris Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 392 W: 41 N: 735] (2314)
  • [2008-07-16 0:49]

Hi Nick,
Excellent sharpness and clarity in the capture of this Great Tit..The focus is spot on and the catchlight in its eye looks fantastic.

The details and colour on the plumage is highlighted by the best use of light.The slight blur of the tails suggests the movement of the birdie. The white under the eye is perfectly exposed.
The perch is in a fine position in the composition and the muted Bg sets off the subject excellently.The olive green on the BG compliements the colours on titi's plumage very well.

Thanks for sharing this and cheers

Splendid capture.

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