Blue Tit

[Jonathan Ashton]

Canon 50D Canon 500mm f4 L IS Tripod, ISO 320 -1/3 1/800 sec f8.

Image taken from a hide in the back garden, all comments welcome.

[Steve Canuel]

Love the colors in this. The stacked comp of berries and bird goes very well with the color of the BG. Super sharpness too. Well done.

[Nancy A Elwood]

Jonathan this image is such a treat!! The Tit in between the berries is just so special. And what a killer BG. Big congrats!!!

[DustinFinn]

Really love the colors you have going on here and agree with the above comments about the berries and background - just killer.

[Bryan Hix]

All the colors go very well together. Although I have never seen one of these birds live, I really love their coloration. Did you consider using fill flash for the shadows?

[Lorant Voros]

Jon, it is really getting better and better. You composed this very nicely. Your feeder set up and blind pay off for sure. Nice colors and great BG. Congratulations.

[Dave Leroy]

Very nicely done. I really like the bird's pose and placement between the berry clusters. Dave

[RAM MALLYA]

Lovely perch and lighting on the bird amazing shot

[Stu Bowie]

Nicely framed, and I like the detail and colours on the head. Killer BG too.

[Steve Zamek]

This is a very sweet image, with that little guy perched among the berries. Nice job with the DOF, keeping all the berries in focus.

[Danny Laredo]

Sweet image Jonathan. Love the pose BG perch and detail.

[Jonathan Ashton]

All the colors go very well together. Although I have never seen one of these birds live, I really love their coloration. Did you consider using fill flash for the shadows?

Bryan - same old story, when I remember to consider fill in flash the birds don't arrive, when I forget they do! I have tried and it does make a real difference, I usually place the gun on a tripod outside the hide pointing at the subject - right I will try it today!!

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful seeting here, nice BG and eye contact too...

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Even without fill flash this ROCKS Jon. Love the setting and the pose. Outstanding job!

[Ofer Levy]

Very nice! The vertical presentation works really well. Berries slightly compete with the bird but still a lovely shot.