Autumn Goldcrest

[John Robinson]

Goldcrest
Smallest European bird (well almost )
The Birch leaf puts it in context I thought. Sprightly little fellas anyway- don't stop still very long.
Nikon D7000
Nikor 70-300 mm
800 ISO
120th @ f7.1
Slight crop.
PP in Paint Shop pro 7
Contrast and EV down 1 in camera.
Neat Image
Thanks for sparrow comments.
Cheers
JR
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[Iain Barker]

Hi Johnny

These are great birds and you have done well to catch one on the ground.
I think the Autumn leaves add to the image but would consider toning down the ones top left if it were mine. Other than that I don't think I woudl change anything. Well done.

TFS.
Iain

[John Robinson]

Thanks Iain
You're right ! Funny how you don't notice things till somebody mentions it ! Will do.
JR

[Martin Dunn]

Goegeous little (very little) bird Johnny. That's quite a busy little waterhole you've got there.
I agree with Iain's comment about the leaves in the top LH corner.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular image. Beautiful bird and colors. Love the golden crest.

Regards,
Satish.

[Jonathan Ashton]

What a gem of a shot, beautiful detail and exposure, excellent setting, that pool is really paying dividends, one of the most attractive goldcrest shots I have seen.

[John Robinson]

Thanks guys- appreciated.
Here.s a repost

The pool is about 100 yards from the house and that's a trip out for me !!
Doesn't cost a lot and I suppose the results are quite nice with what some have called an "entry level " camersa !

[arash_hazeghi]

nice little fellow, you got him sharp with a nice pose and angle, I like the yellow leaf but the rest of the leaves are a bit distracting. if you can get closer to your subject (if MFD of your lens allows) you can reduce dof and blur the surroundings so that they are less distracting.

TFS

[Bob Serling]

Very nice capture! I would have liked to have seen the bird standing a bit higher so we could see its feet, but that's minor. I do have to say that I disagree with a lot of people who prefer a blurred background most of the time. Although I do like them in many cases, especially for birds in flight, there's a wonderful quality to seeing the details of a bird in its natural surroundings.

[John Robinson]

Thanks all
Arash - Don't think I can get much closer than 5 foot, and if I did it ould be hard when the bigger stuff arrives ! At f 7.1, even the bird would be out of focus in parts dof wise.
Cheers
JRThe leaves etc are blowing about anyway so there,s no chance of jving them in the right place every time.

[Michael Wayne]

Beautiful image and bird...I love the slight reflection of the bird and detail is great.

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks all
Don't think I can get much closer than 5 foot, and if I did it would be hard when the bigger stuff arrives ! At f 7.1, even the bird would be out of focus in parts dof wise.
Cheers
JRThe leaves etc are blowing about anyway so there,s no chance of jiving them in the right place every time.

If you could get closer you could zoom out for the bigger birds :). And making an effort to carefully place middle toned leaves in the right places would pay huge dividends...

[John Robinson]

If you could get closer you could zoom out for the bigger birds :). And making an effort to carefully place middle toned leaves in the right places would pay huge dividends...

Arthur
Hi thanks.
I think 5 foot is pushing it a bit, and I cannot keep getting out to "arrange leaves" It sometimes takes an hour for the birds to settle anyway after I have entered the hide.. The leaves wouldn't stay in the same place anyway. Maybe I am miss- understanding you.
Cheers
JR

[John Robinson]

I forgot to mention bye the way - the pool is spring fed with a circular water motion. keeping leaves in one spot to say the least would be slightly difficult. - (to say the least )
JR