Crested Tit

[Carel v/d Sanden]

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 22-9-2011 14:40:44
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/160
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 400.0mm
White Balance Mode Cloudy


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[Melissa Groo]

What an awesome looking bird. Looks like it should be headed to the Venice Carnival. Love the warm colors, the sharpness, the pose and perfect HA. Would like to see a bit more room below and to right of bird (mostly below). Great BG too.

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Carel, I love this. Killer bird, BKGR; head and crest angles are perfect. Could go a tad brighter with a bit more contrast. Yes to a bit more room below.

Was this at a feeding station?

[Carel v/d Sanden]

sorry
forgot to mention.
Indeed, a feeding spot.

[Amy Marques]

Sweet bird- I like the alert expression. Love the bg, too. I agree with the extra space needed along the bottom.

[RohanThakur]

Lovely colours and background ...

[Brendan Dozier]

Beautiful bird, capture, and composition, Carel! Surper IQ and lovely BG!

[girisholeti]

Beautiful shot. Agree with the space at the bottom.

[RAM MALLYA]

Awesome bird wit a lovely crest looks like a crowned king and the way its looking at you is terrific .

[Arthur Morris]

sorry, forgot to mention. Indeed, a feeding spot.

Carel, As long as you are in charge you need to spend lots of time looking for a better perch. The one in your image though a bit large for this species if fine but for the broken branch sticking up the bird's butt :e3. Easy to lose in Photoshop with a warped Quick Mask but much simpler to choose and use better perches. :S3:

[Mital Patel]

Beautiful image. very sharp features. I might love to have this . But further ? Yeah Artie has pointed really well on the perch as this is on station you can sure try diff perch option.

[Craig Brelsford]

I fell in love with this Parid when I was living in Europe; I'd covet a shot this good. The suggestions for improvement are noteworthy. I hope you continue to have good luck with your ever-improving setup.

[Carel v/d Sanden]

Thanks for all comments.
@ Arthur: I'll be there the next time period certainly plug for the excellent shot making.