Blue tit
Blue tit
Blue tit
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Location
Believe it or not, this wintry scene was captured from the warmth of my lounge at home in Suffolk (GB). It had snowed and the snow was melting. You can see odd drops of water falling and making white lines on the picture. The bush is a huge viburnum just a couple of metres outside my window. Nearby are numerous bird feeders, stocked with different foods. The Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) is a small passerine bird in the tit family, Paridae.Time
Just after lunch, 13:25.Lighting
The lighting was natural, but being winter it can be dull, so I was fortunate to capture this. Of course the snow helps to reflect what little light there is.Equipment
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 handheld with 300mm zoom lens, For the technically-minded f 5.6, 300 mm., 1/200 sec, ISO 400.Inspiration
I just love photographing birds, and as I'm often at home, it's usually the birds in my own garden.Editing
I edit my images with Gnu Image Manipulation - a freely-available program (GIMP 2). Usually I crop the photo if necessary, then adjust brightness and contrast. I often remove any grain using a grain extract facility in the program.In my camera bag
Panasonic G1 and zoom lens usually accompanies me everywhere.Feedback
Put feeders out for birds (and don't worry about feeding in the summer too as the RSPB recommends year round feeding). The birds will come, and it's useful to have feeders not too far from bushes where they can seek refuge before and after visiting the feeders. One or two branches kept bare of leaves in summer make for good perches. In winter they're leafless anyway!
