European Nuthatch

[adrian dancy]

I have not been doing much photography this year. This image was made at my local park which I like to visit when we have had decent snowfall. The image was made in 2010. The bird was baited without a hide (blind).
Canon 40D
Sigma f4.5 500mm EX lens
ISO 200
f7.1
1/640 sec
Crop about 10%

Minimal processing in Elements 2.


Many thanks for viewing and your comments.

[dankearl]

Nice intimate look and very close, perhaps too close....
Snow FG is nice as is the color palette/

[John Robinson]

Nicely exposed Adrian. Maybe lift the eyestripe a teeny -teeny bit ? No big deal. One of my favourite birds.
John

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely shot I would lift the darker areas just a smidgeon. Well done a different shot I have not seen a nuthatch in these circumstances.

[gail bisson]

I like the large in the frame look.
Snow looks great and this has a lovely wintery feel to it.
IQ is superb and I love the clear view of the pupil,
Gail

[keith mitchell]

Hi Adrian, you have got a real natural look on this smart looking Nuthatch in the snow, great work.

Keith.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the setting, details. tight composition and sharp where it needs to be. Very well done Adrian!

[Diane Miller]

Just lovely! The size in the frame works for me as there isn't much context to offset the subject. Great detail and tonalities. I had that lens back in the last century -- it gave me some tack sharp images.

[Karl Egressy]

Great image, the snow has texture, well exposed overall. Great work, Adrian.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I would prefer a touch more room left and top, but I like the pose, wintry setting, colours. A bit crunchy on the details on the head, easy fix. Good job on the snow, with a good look at the granular texture of it.