Photographer's Note
I mentioned earlier that we recently rented a former forest warden's house in the middle of the forest for a week, apart from experiencing total peace and quietness one of the highlights were the birds that surrounded the house and their displays in the early morning looking for food.
The nuthatches were a regular visitor and after observing them for a morning I was able to set the camera to a position where I knew or hoped they would come and to sit very, very still. I don't have a lens longer then 300mm so was pretty close. An enjoyable morning resulted it a dozen pretty decent shots and something so very different to my normal street scenes. I hope your enjoy this.
holmertz, ikeharel, pajaran, romanaa, jhm, pierrefonds, Royaldevon, jean113, ChrisJ, COSTANTINO marcou esta nota como útil
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holmertz
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(101980) 2021-04-02 1:30
Hello Elaine,
This little beauty is holding its head perfectly for a portrait. The tuft of moss is a bright detail in this photo of mainly soft and discreet colours. I like the shallow dof which blurred the neutral background perfectly.
Best regards,
Gert
romanaa
(8430) 2021-04-02 2:07
Hello Elaine,
what a beautiful shot I remember days here on TE when moderators kept deleting pictures like these though, I hope it no longer applies. Superb sharpness and composition.
Best regards and Happy Easter
Romana
dedee
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(2931) 2021-04-02 2:47
Hi Elaine
You show great patience in getting such a lovely shot. To get birds to sit still for any length of time is very difficult. Your image shows its colours perfectly.
Silvio1953
(220577) 2021-04-02 4:49
Ciao Elaine, great capture of lovely bird in nice pose on beautoiful blurry BGy, fine details, splendid sharpness and wonderful natural colors, very well done, my friend, have a good Easter week end, ciao Silvio
jimmyjimmy
(6164) 2021-04-02 5:34
Hello Elaine
I like the pose the bird has provided. Always looking to avoid danger. The bokeh in the background almost gives your subject a 3d feel to your image. nice
Jimmy
lousat
(138599) 2021-04-02 6:17
Hi Elaine,your trip in the forest has offer a great opportunity like that,and you caught this nuthatch in a perfect quality despite the distance and the difficult light,very well done. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano
jhm
(211734) 2021-04-02 10:07
Goedenavond Elaine,
Uw 300mm lens heeft hier zeker zijn werk gedaan.
Vogels spotten, en een mooi beeld maken is altijd een beetje engelen geduld, maar eenmaal dat men het resultaat zie, wordt alles anders.
Ook deze foto getuigd van rust en geduld.
Mooi pose en perfect scherp gepresenteerd.
Bedankt voor het delen.
Nog een goed Paasweekend,
John
pierrefonds
(113572) 2021-04-02 15:02
Hi Elaine,
The bird is well placed in the frame. You got a good eye contact with it. The point of view is showing the details of the Nuthatch. Have a nice day.
Pierre
jemaflor
(146274) 2021-04-02 23:28
Salut Elaine,
Nice photo with this well presented bird, interesting spontaneous attitude, perfect sharpness and bokeh, beautiful colors, well made, tfs.
Royaldevon
(85606) 2021-04-03 5:02
Hello Elaine,
This is a cracking shot of the nuthatch!
You were very patient and very skilled to get this sharp, close-up without a very long lens.
The bird stands out so well against the blurred b/g. We can see the plumage colours and textures as well as the catchlight in the bird's eye.
He really looks to be posing for you!
I have only seen nuthatches visit our garden twice. They actually came to the feeders but were quickly there and gone!
Have a good w/e,
Bev :-)
jean113
(27637) 2021-04-03 8:52
Hello Elaine, nuthatches are quite nervous birds, but if you do see them, you are lucky. They are so pretty.
This is a beautiful picture, the bird in a lovely pose.
The totally blurred background is perfect, nothing to distract our attention.
Kind regards, Jean.
ChrisJ
(171220) 2021-04-04 23:50
Hello Elaine,
Missed this one. A good profiled shot of the blue and white bird with a dark stripe across its head. Perfect use of selective focus with a neutral oof bg. Tfs!
abmdsudi
(95869) 2021-04-07 7:31
Hi Elaine
Cracking Image of a fine looking Nuthatch, great catch light and lovely detail throughout especially those delicate plumage. Excellent close up work and wise use of shallow dof.
Best regards
COSTANTINO
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(115515) 2021-04-07 22:37
Hello dear Elaine and have a nice day
anda happy evening
delicate and pretty
sweet and beautiful
...hello my little bird...
regards
costantino
mkamionka
(73344) 2021-04-08 11:41
Hi Elaine,
fantastic wild life capture. Nuthatch is usually very nervous, very shy I have seen it sometimes in the park but never managed to photograph it.
Beautiful work here with such a perfect sharpness of the eye and well blurred background.
Excellent work,
M
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Copyright: Elaine springford (everlasting)
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(19680) - Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2021-03-25
- Camera: Nikon Z6, Nikkor 70-300 f4-5.6, Digital RAW
- Exposição: 1/160 segundos
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original
- Date Submitted: 2021-04-02 1:18
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