Coal Tit

[adrian dancy]

Full frame image of this bird which was baited at Heaton Park.

Canon 40D, Sigma 500f4.5
ISO 200
f7.1
1/500 Sec.
Processed in Elements 2 with selective dodging and sharpening. I have reduced the brightness of the snow laden branches in the background but not by much.

[keith mitchell]

Hi Adrian ,really like the artistic look you have captured here with the buds and just enough ice/snow to give that wintery effect, nice relaxed pose on the bird, just wonder if it would take a little more brightness it does look a tad dark on my monitor, nice work that I like a lot.

Keith.

[John Robinson]

Hi Adrian
seems a little dark on my gear- just the head maybe. head on look is never easy either !. One of my fav birds.
Cheers
John

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the eye contact, sharpness, perch, buds and OOF branches in the BG add depth to the image. Nice image Adrian.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Adrian, I like your comp with the perch extending into the frame, and the bird giving you direct eye contact. As mentioned, I too find the head a touch dark, but the rest of the body is fine.

[Jonathan Ashton]

A very nice image, I like the composition and the colours, I too would suggest lifting the dark head a little bit.