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"waiting the bride"


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Copyright: omer sozer (eng55) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 353 W: 3 N: 376] (1127)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-10
Categories: Birds
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-30 1:44
Viewed: 984
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 112
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi,
This is my first post on Treknature.It was taken near
a stream.He was trying to built a nest on the willow.
He must to win approval.İf her wife doesn't like the
nest he must make a new one.Life is hard for male:)

Penduline Tit:
Infos from birguides.com

The Penduline Tit is not a tit at all, though it certainly looks like one. Adult Penduline Tits are very distinctive with their grey heads and bold black eye-masks, duller on the females, but the juveniles can be puzzlingly dull. They look basically all brown but their small size, tit-like manner and rounded greyish-brown heads should separate them from all small birds except juvenile Bearded Tits which are larger, longer-tailed and have heavily patterned wings.
Breeds and winters in and around reedbeds, ponds and ditches, nesting in nearby trees.
A very rare vagrant, mainly to the south coast. 98 records up to the end of 1995.
A widespread breeding bird of watersides in most of central and southern Europe. They are particularly numerous in parts of eastern Europe including Neusiedl (Austria), the Hortobagy (Hungary), Kopacki Rit (Croatia), Porto Lagos (Greece) and Lake Apolyont (Turkey) to name just a few good sites. They are spreading westwards and already breed at several sites in Denmark, Belgium and Holland, including Oostvaardersplassen, and are seen regularly in eastern France (eg. Lac Madine). They also breed at several sites in Sweden as far north as Kvismaren.

Technique:
Camera:Canon 30D
Lens:Canon EF 500mm f4 L + 1.4TC
ISO 400
Ev +1/3
Spot metering
A priority mode

Thanks for looking...

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Hi Omer,
you start with a beautiful picture of a beautiful bird.
This one is rare up here and for two years ago we had one here,
the first in my county, Gästrikland.
Fine sharp details with a nice POV and lovley colours.
Great work.

Welcome to TN.

Hello Omer,

Very beautiful capture of this penduline tit. I like very much the composition. Good POV, DOF and sharpness. Great soft colours.
Welcome to TN,
Cheers,
Mariki

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2596 W: 133 N: 7433] (23169)
  • [2008-04-30 2:46]

Hello Omer,
A great start! Welcome to TN!
Fine capture of a male Penduline Tit building its nest with good sharpness, from a fine POV and set in a pleasing composition.
I can just imagine that high pitched call!
Thanks for sharing this fine image and look forward to seeing more from you!
Regards, Ivan

Molto bella e didattica come foto: complimenti!

Ciao e grazie, Emanuele

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2458 W: 168 N: 7420] (23432)
  • [2008-04-30 5:10]

Hello Omer and welcome to TN!
What a start - this capture is wonderful. We have this bird nesting in our wetlands too but it's hard to get a shot like this! I love the way it has taken a pause in the nest-building to sing a little song! Excellent focus, sharp details and lovely colours in this beautiful composition.
Many thanks and regards, Ulla

Merhaba Ömer,
A fine start you've made in TN with this excellent shot of a male panduline tit in its newly built nest on a willow tree. Your shot also has ecological implications, well done indeed!
Mehmet

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1681 W: 242 N: 5550] (19643)
  • [2008-04-30 7:36]

Hello Omer,
I was waiting for your first post :-)
And what a fine one it is too!
Very sharp with lots of detail.
A lovely composition too.
Great light and colours.
The BG is excellent!
That nest looks very hard to make :-D

Cheers!!

Joe

Ömer merhaba, Öncelikle ilk fotoğrafını kutluyorum. Etkileyici bir giriş oldu. Çok güzel bir zamanlama. Umarım yuvasını tamalayıp uygun bir eş bulmuştur. Eline sağlık. Selamlar
Mustafa

Ömer Bey, TN'ye hoşgeldiniz. Trakuştan sonra sizi burda da görmek güzel. çok sevimli türlerden Çulhalar, geçen yıl yuvayla görüntülemiştim ama bu yıl yuvalısına henüz denk gelmedim.
çekiminiz çok çok güzel. elinize sağlık.
çok eşli olan bu kuşlarda erkek, yuvayı dişiye sizin görüntülediğiniz aşamada beğendirebiliyorsa kalanını dişi yapıyormuş. literatür öyle diyor:)
selamlar.

Hi Omer,
This is fantastic! What a beautiful capture of this tinny creature in his nest! Tones of colors, details, exposure and composition are very agreeable and your notes, much interesting. This is a superb picture; welcome to TN!
Claudine

great pic, TFS Ori

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1778 W: 8 N: 4597] (14871)
  • [2008-04-30 9:08]

Hi Omer,

A heartfelt welcome to TN! And what a first post this is. I have never seen this beautiful bird before. To capture him singing in that wonderful nest is amazing. Beautiful colors, nice details, and an unusual sight.

Jane

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  • Karin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 418 W: 5 N: 268] (2089)
  • [2008-04-30 10:01]
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Hi Omer,
Beautiful first post with good focus on the bird and nice pose.
Is it a waterfall we can see behind and makes this unusual paterned background?
Well done and TFS and also welcome to TN

Merhaba Omer, welcome on TN, splendid composition with lovely little bird in the nest, waiting for food, fantastic colors and great details, excellent sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

Ömer bey , TN a hoşgeldiniz , ilk fotoğrafınız olarak nefis bir çalışma , tebrikler , bol şanslar .

Bellissima immagine col nido in costruzione e il pendolino che emette il canto territoriale, ottimi POV e DOF, molto bella la composizione, buona nitidezza,
molto belli i colori e BG. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

Omar,
Welcome to TN.
Firstly for the FIRST presentation you've done quite well for yourself.
I can describe this image with one word: OUTSTANDING.
Great notes too.
Warm greetings from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Mario.

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  • RP1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 163 W: 1 N: 124] (1966)
  • [2008-04-30 17:04]

Hi Omer,
Very special photo. First that i see a bird in a nest like this one.
TFS,
Roger

Merhaba Omer,
First of all, a hearty welcome to our small global community of nature photographers.
You have posted a fantastic picture by way of your entry to the site.
It is a sharp and clear image of a bird making a well-crafted nest to win the favours of a female. The bird sitting inside the airy nest and presumably giving a call to the prospective 'wife' looks very beautiful.
We look forward to seeing many more images of this quality from you in the future.
Best regards.
Ram

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2339 W: 59 N: 3777] (12120)
  • [2008-05-01 1:21]

Merhabalar Omer Bey,
Süs gibi duruyor,cok hos. Cok guzel fotograf, emeginize saglik.
Selamlar,
Selen

Hi Omar,
WELCOME to TN. What a nice capture to start with. Excellent composition and details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1714 W: 24 N: 4988] (16346)
  • [2008-05-01 6:02]

Hi Omer,
A grand welcome to you on TN and you begin your journey well with this outstanding shot. Very impressive sharpness and lovely colours. Superb lighting and exposure levels and I like the way you have portrayed that little house of that tiny bird. Excellent DOF, POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Welcome Omer.
What a fortunate shot, and a good one to star your gallery in Trek.
This is a scene I would like to see and capture too.
Thanks for sharing. Hope to see more.
Doug

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 916 W: 4 N: 2277] (10628)
  • [2008-05-03 2:11]

Hello Omer, You started with a superb shot. Excellent composition and lovely focus. The clarity is perfect Ganesh

Hello Omer,
What a lovely situation that is captured!
Seems like building a nest like this is hard work indeed, the details and craftsmanship are impressive...
Well composed presentation, good point of view and sharp fine details!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hi Omer,
nice shot!
The nest of this bird looks really interesting.
Composition with the blurred leaves in the foreground is good.
TFS Tatjana

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3184] (10918)
  • [2008-05-03 23:57]

Welcome to TN Omer !!!
You start at the top with this superb photo ! I notice that you have impressive DSLR ;-)
This scene is a pleasure for my eyes. This lovely bird is so nice in his superb nest and you catched him well.
Congratulations and thanks for the photo + the useful note, in the sprit of TN :
Christian

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3446 W: 144 N: 5881] (17425)
  • [2008-05-04 2:08]

Hi Omer, Welcome to Trek Nature
And what a beautiful photo of this bird making his nest. Such a lovely image to start with. The focus and colours and lighting are all very good - it looks a 'happy' photo - I just hope Mrs Penduline Tit was happy with the building of it.
Well done
Janice

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3029 W: 148 N: 4520] (14595)
  • [2008-05-04 4:10]

Hi Omer.
Thanks for visit and kind comments also as well as the opportunity to watch your amazing picture. Simply great start on TN-life. Subject cannot be imagine better. Despite the long telelens combination image is sharp, has nice bokeh. Its colour palette is sweet and very pleasant for look. Bravo and best wishes.
Alexei.

Hello Omer,
Life is hard...:-)
Nevertheless you captured a great moment.
Welcome and
TFS
Annick

excellent shot.
Those nests are beautiful but seldom on TN. Nice to see them.
The pose is tremendous and the combinaition of green and grey tones is brilliant.
2 little nits:
- the frame is black while the pic doesn't contains real black. Consequently the pic looks a little flat. I would go for another frame color, or I would bring the darkest tone of the pic to pure black (this should be a very slight change).
- composition is very centered. Not sure what the best would have been. cropping the right would cause the bird to face the frame border. Cropping the left would cut out a part of the nest. Maybe a vertical pic would do the trick.

Be welcome on TN
Brilliant first shot
Keep up the good work

TFS
JM

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2338] (8400)
  • [2008-05-05 10:51]

Merhaba Omer,
A very nice capture with great details and beautiful colours.
TFS, José M.
Let's hope that Penduline Tit females would be explicit in nest specifications LOL.

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1262 W: 78 N: 869] (7848)
  • [2008-05-05 10:57]

merhaba omer bey
siteye hosgelmissiniz
guzel bir tur ve basarili cekim sunmussunuz
pozu, bakis acisi, renkler ve netligi iyi bir kadraj
elinize saglik
selamlar
izler

MERHABA OMER BEY NEFIS BIR FOTOGRAF SANKI BEBEK GIBI. NE GUZEL KUS BU. HARIKA GORUNTULEMISSINIZ. ELINIZE SAGLIK.
LEYLA YASEMIN

Ömer Bey selamlar, bu fotonuz da diğeri gibi mükemmel ve aynı zmanda fantastik. Bana kameryayı çağrıştırdı. Gerçekten çok tatlı bir enstantane. Elinize emeğinize sağlık. Paylaşım için teşekkürler.
Bayram

Hola Omer, una excelente fotografia, nitida, buen color y con buena luz. El momento que has captado es muy buenao. Un saludo

Omer, I've taken this shot into my favs as well.
Very well done.This is an excellent composition.
Goldy

Ömer Bey mükemmel bir çekim daha. Elinize sağlık.
Deniz

Hello Omer,
Very good colors, detail, and exposure.
Just enough DOF to blur the surroundings well..
Great POV, and a I love the singing pose also.
I hope she approved ;-)
Well done!
Howard

Hi Omer. Stunning first post with the male perched well in open beaks in the nest. Super sharp image with beautiful inclusion of the foliage. Well done and best regards. Jusni

Merhaba Omer,
Selam!!
I compliment for your first and best presentation in this great site and I do not want to miss it good one!
the image is in perfection with good pov, sharpness, good colour and details
we welcome you with both hands and a hug!
regards
Tony

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  • meyerd Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 386 W: 63 N: 1137] (3485)
  • [2008-05-21 11:13]

Hi Omer,
I did'nt notice your gallery until now. What an entry you made in TN with this absolutely masterful picture of a Penduline tit! Welcome here, and I hope you will entertain us with great slides!
My best regards
Dietrich

Hallo Omer
I do not have time to leave proper critique; I do however want to tell you that in my opinion this is a most spectacular, but also just about heartfelt scene. This bird really looks as if it is longing for somebody (somebirdie) special. Details of both the bird and the nest are great, but I must admit that nest is something special and almost looks handwoven. Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards.
Anna

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  • mlines Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 505 W: 17 N: 555] (2548)
  • [2008-05-23 20:04]

Hi Omer, This is an excellent first photo for TN. The subject is very good and the focus on the nest and bird with the blurred background is very effective. TFS. Murray.

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 527 W: 0 N: 95] (583)
  • [2008-05-28 9:52]

Selam Ömer bey bence bu en mükemmeli hepsi güzel ama bu çok da tatlı bir poz olmuş. Elinize sağlık.
Mehmet

Nefis bir kare ömerbey. elinize sağlık.
Kıbrıstan selamlar.
Nazım

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-06-09 12:08]

Hello Omer

This is a wonderful capture.
The basket is amazing.
Excellent detail,the penduline tit shows well.
The plumage is well defined.
Excellent colours.
TFS


Rob

He is so cute, and this is a wonderful picture!!!!!!!!!!!

Very nice. Tons of detail in the main subject and lovely blurred background. Perhaps needing a little more contrast?

Merhaba Ömer bey gerçekten çok güzel çekmişsiniz. çok sevimli duruyor. elinize sağlık.
Bahadır

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1251 W: 0 N: 4829] (14332)
  • [2008-06-21 14:38]

Hi Omer

A wonderful pose with nice light and great detail, Well seen and captured.

James

simdiye kadar gordugum en tatli fotografiniz bu galiba. Yuvada guzel kus da... tesekkurler... cypturk

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 227 W: 0 N: 184] (890)
  • [2008-07-02 23:17]

Hello Omer,
a very exciting shot. Lovely and great composition. Great clarity and beautiful subject. Timing is right and beautifully rendered.

Regards,
Foozi

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2036 W: 6 N: 2017] (13253)
  • [2008-07-04 0:26]

Hola Omer,
preciosa escena,
original captura y bello momento...
saludos amigo.
pt

hello Omer

very beautiful shot of a wonderful scene, very fine POV & DOF,
beautiful softness of the composition with excellent
sharpness and details of the bird and his nest,
i liked to read first part of your notes, sife is hard for male (smiling),

TFS

Asbed

Hello Omer
A nice capture of this Penduline Tit waiting patiently in the nest singing away. I love the unique nest, it's very intricate the shape and the way it's built onto the branches. Excellent DOF, ballance, lighting and composition. Good note too.
TFS Janice

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