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Hi Mike, front half of the bird looks really nice and sharp unfortunately wings and tail are a bit on the soft working on a new monitor so take my critique with a pinch of salt.
Cheers Keith.
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Good clean shot Mike, I agree tail a little soft, I also think there is a very slight blue cast, it looks little bit cold (even if it was!
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Hi Mike, good angled pose, and we have a great view of the near foot holding onto the perch. I do like the smooth BG.
I removed the image for you. 
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Nice image Mike, I think it would be better with the whole bird in focus
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T think at a feeding station you would have had the luxury of being close so DOF would be narrow. I am very forgiving in such circumstances and given the light you did well.
PS ...have we met? I see you are in Manchester....I'm on Bury New road.
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Originally Posted by
keith mitchell
Hi Mike, front half of the bird looks really nice and sharp unfortunately wings and tail are a bit on the soft working on a new monitor so take my critique with a pinch of salt.
Cheers Keith.
Not the monitor Keith, just limited DoF! Thanks for the comment
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Good clean shot Mike, I agree tail a little soft, I also think there is a very slight blue cast, it looks little bit cold (even if it was!
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Thanks Jonathan, I'll take another look at the colours. Still looking for time to get to Hilbre!
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adrian dancy
T think at a feeding station you would have had the luxury of being close so DOF would be narrow. I am very forgiving in such circumstances and given the light you did well.
PS ...have we met? I see you are in Manchester....I'm on Bury New road.
Cheers Adrian, I got another I'll post later with a more side on view from the same session. I live in Denton so not too far away, possibly bumped into you somewhere like Pennington Flash? I'm always up for a meet / petrol sharing session if you ever fancy it
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Cheers Adrian, I got another I'll post later with a more side on view from the same session. I live in Denton so not too far away, possibly bumped into you somewhere like Pennington Flash? I'm always up for a meet / petrol sharing session if you ever fancy it
I will keep you in mind...I don't drive. We may have met at PF, or possibly when doing Glossy Ibis? Check out date... https://www.flickr.com/photos/24940353@N03/10025843266/
Edit to correct jibberish:)
Last edited by adrian dancy; 10-30-2014 at 06:16 PM.
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Looks like you were close enough where a couple of stops on aperture wouldn't have helped you too much. Although even handheld I think you can get away with 1/200".
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A pleasent portrait of this Blue tit Mike and sharp where it counts. Love the soft BG.
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You have a pleasing portrait here with a nice pose. I think the bird could use a little more sharpening. If this is a set up you are going to continue using, I would remove the vertical vine right in front of the bird.
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I like it. The limited DOF does not bother me as it concentrated the view on the head, which could use a bit more sharpening. The pose and the nice BG add to the frame. I might try to add some black or contrast to this one. Well done
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A rather nice bird, I believe everything has been said. Many thanks for sharing.
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Agree with all the positive comments above. A lovely portrait shot! TFS
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