Eurasian Nuthatch

[Graham Wilkes]

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Nuthatch taken a year ago in local woods enticed with beef suet in tree bark.
Light levels were low hence slow shutter speed and a big crop. Camera mounted on gimble and tripod.
The weather here is poor at the moment for photography.
Thank you for looking.



Canon 7D MK 1
Canon 400 f/5.6
ISO 800
1/50 sec @ f5.6
Exposure Comp -1/3
Raw conversion in Canon DPP 4.3.
Levels, background noise reduction and sharpening in PS

[Randy Stout]

Graham:

Classic nuthatch, going their own way on the tree! Like the angled trunk, more dynamic, lifted head, soft background.
You did well to freeze him at that shutter speed.

I could see lowering the luminosity of the brighter area above, just a bit.

Cheers

Randy

[John Robinson]

Typical utty Graham. They,ve really dropped in the forest here. had oneat the pool yesterday.
If anything I would lift the shadows a tinyn bit- on the eye patch for example but no big deal. Agree with bRandy re the light area,
Cheers
john

[gail bisson]

Every photographer needs the classic nuthatch pose, especially when it is so well executed.
I love the IQ and am amazed that you got the bird so sharp at 1/50 sec.
The angled perch creates a nice diagonal line and you have a lovely BG.
Terrific DOF throughout the bird.
I agree with Randy re: decreasing brightness at the top but not a big issue for me,
Gail

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Graham, we dont get Nuthatches here in SA, but they all seem to give off this classic pose leaning out. Great work getting this at such a slow ss, and I do like the colours on him.