Blue tit in snow

[adrian dancy]

I might have used this for last month's theme but decided to hold it over for this month.
Image made at Heaton Park. The bird was baited.

Canon 40D, Canon 100-400 @ 260mm
ISO 320
f6.3
1/500sec

Elements 2. Small crop and cloned out nut skin. Levels, saturation and sharpening.

Many thanks for your kind comments an observations.

[christopher galeski]

nice capture Adrian,like the peekaboo look of the bird,not sure about the BG,is it a brick wall? TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Adrian, I always like these type of images where the subject blends into the FG. Good detail on the bird, and although the FG is OOF, Im wishing for a bit more detail. There is a huge contrast between the snow and the BG, and would try a version by maybe reducing the reds in the BG. Just a thought.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the cloud like feel and the bird has good detail and is sharp. I like Stu's suggestion on reducing the strong impact of the BG. Well done Adrian.