lindapersson

Blue tit in snow

Had to crop the photo a little bit but otherwise I like how it turned out.

Had to crop the photo a little bit but otherwise I like how it turned out.
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NIKON D750

settings

Aperture 56/10 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 5000/10

upload_date

Jan, 2017

Views

5121

Likes

+1.8k

Awards

Peer Choice Award

Contest Finalist in Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 18

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Peer Award

+461

Superb Composition

+182

Absolute Masterpiece

+109

Top Choice

+94

Magnificent Capture

+53

Outstanding Creativity

+45

All Star

+15

Superior Skill

+13

Genius

Emotions

Impressed

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This is an awesome capture....bird, snow and the curving branch

Thank you so much!

PRO+

Very nice. Thank you for the like.

Thank you and you're welcome!

PRO+

A fragile creature contemplating the might of nature... Unique captures are salient rewards of photography. Well done Linda. This is an exquisite shot, for the lack of better word.

My humble thank you for those words!

❤ this!! シ

Thank you! :-)

PRO+

Exceptional!

My humble thank you!

Beautiful capture. Truly beautiful.

Thank you very much!

Ooooohhh so cute! One of my favourite birds and you've captured it perfectly!

Thank you so much!

I like bird photos in general but this one goes beyond and to the artistic level. Very nice!

You are very kind, thank you!

PRO

Amazing capture....wonderful composition and focus/detail on the bird!! : )

Thank you kindly for the comment!

Awesome capture !

Many thanks, Ester!

Adorable shot

Thank you!

Awesome

Many thanks!

PRO+

such a cool and unusual image!!

Thank you kindly!

A beautiful moment in time, it's like a scene from a Fairytale!

Thank you, that's very kind :-)

As a judge always said to me "begin with the positive". To me bird photos should have detail in the plumage, detail in the white areas, be able to see he beak (not covered by a wing flap or he bird turned away), create a sense of 3D by depth of field. All are here. My suggestion would be to clone the biggest white snow drop and the one directly below it and also the foliage at near top left. Well exposed, focused and executed.

Thank you very much for your input. I have had the same thought so I might do it now. :-)

In my humble opinion - whenever an observation is made it should be either a compliment or suggestion of improvement. Suggestions can be taken on board or disregarded. Criticisms are from those who either haven't taken the time to achieve what you have done or they feel better when they criticize. To encourage is to inspire - what does criticism do - I have seen someone give up photography because of unwarranted criticism - what did that gain. Enjoy photography and SMILE when you get a photo that is better than you expected - I know I do.

like it!

Thank you! :-)

Absolutely classic ma'm...
You are genius...

I'm honored, thank you!

Wow so beautiful

Thank you so much!

Fabulous piece of art. This is what happens when patience meets skill. Love the composition, the muted, lyrical background ... and the beautiful little bird off-centre in the foreground. Wow!

You are very kind, thank you!

PRO

Stunning work, awesome image:0)

Many thanks!

Impressive shot Linda, I haven't managed to get a good blue tit photo yet... I'm working on it though...

Thank you Kevin!

Gorgeous!

Thank you very much!

PRO+

I love your take on the world around you

That means a lot to hear, thank you!

Wow just love this picture, so much detail, absolutely outstanding

You are very kind Thank You!

Stunning

Thank you very much!

Beautiful capture!!

Thank you so much!

this is one amazing master piece im baffled

Thank you for the kind words!

Fantastic capture

Thank you so much!

Platinum

Extremely beautiful. viewbug.com/challenge/winterwonderland-photo-challenge-by-monikasigrist - would be an honor if you could participate 🙏🏻❄️☃️ 😁👋🏻 - thank you very much 🚂

Thank you!

Congratulations on your ranking. This is a beautiful picture.

Thank you, I appreciate it.

superb composition

Many thanks! :-)

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Location

In my parent's front yard, in the West coast of Sweden. They have a beautiful corkscrew hazel where these little birds like to sit and eat. Corkscrew hazel is very photogenic in itself, by the way.

Time

I believe it was in the afternoon as I knew the birds came out about this time to eat from the bird feeders.

Lighting

It's natural light. I had to use somewhat high ISO as it was pretty grey and dull and the 200-500mm has an F-stop of 5.6.

Equipment

Nikon D750, 200-500mm, monopod to hold up the heavy lens.

Inspiration

The snowflake contest here on Viewbug.

Editing

Not too much. I cropped the photo some as the bird was a little bit more centered in the orginal photo. I darkened the upper corners a little bit and lightened the light parts behind the bird a tad, just to make him/her stand out more.

In my camera bag

Nikon D750, Nikon lenses ranging from 10 to 500 mm. Tripod, monopod, Manfrotto Led8, remote release and some ND filters for long exposures.

Feedback

Patience. The smaller the birds, the harder to catch. Sometimes you're lucky and they stay in the same spot for a few seconds. I have been trying to capture these in flight for months. I spend hours around the bird feeders so patience is my main tip to capture something similar. Second is to watch the light. Small birds and the sun behind = total picture failure. I keep all my feeders around bushes and plants not too far away from where I want to sit/stand and photograph. After a while they get more and more used to you being around and it will be easier to capture close ups of them.

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Blue tit in snow

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Blue tit in snow

Had to crop the photo a little bit but otherwise I like how it turned out.

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Submitted to Photo Contests

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