Wednesday 8 September 2010

Long Tailed Tits

These delightful little birds have generally eluded me photographically for a long time.  They are regulars in my garden, but have never really obliged for me.  Maybe I need more of Dave's patience.

Anyway, getting home from work tonight, I put the kettle on and walked into the garden for the usual look around.  I could hear the little 'check-check' calls and could see quite  few.  So I went back into the house, stuck the 500 + 1.4 on the 7D and went outside and sat down on the log pile still in my bright white work shirt.

I was taking it as an opportunist chance rather than a planned shoot.

Well I got a few images that I am pleased to share with you in lovely evening light.







I had a little chuckle to myself as I was processing these images of this bird in my apple tree, thinking what sort of comments would I have got had I still posted on photo forums.

Too cluttered, crop is wrong, distracting bits of apple tree -  blah blah


Well that was the environment folks, so that's what you get.  I am not cropping out the environment it was in  :-)

Anyway, it was a pleasant little interlude before I cooked the supper

Martin

2 comments:

  1. Lovely pics Martin, they would cause a stir if they turned up here. I agree about the backgrounds also.

    Robbie

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  2. Martin like your bold stance and I agree I think I know the sort of replies ;-)

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