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Balancing Act

By teocali
A Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus), balancing precariously on the tip of a New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax) seed pod. Taken in our garden in November against a background of autumnal red Acer foliage.

Many thanks for your support of my last upload, with a special thank you to Alex (AlexAppleby) for her User Award. Very much appreciated Smile

Tags: Red Wild Garden Bird Blue tit Acer Foliage Phormium tenax Wildlife and nature New zealand flax Cyanistes caeruleus

Voters: M_squared, Mike_Young, gwynn56 and 37 more

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Uploaded:
11 Dec 2013 8:58AM
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Specifications
Lens:
EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
Shutter Speed:
1/1600s
Aperture:
f/6.3
ISO:
640
Focal Length:
700.0 mm
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Comments


M_squared Plus
7 1 United Kingdom
11 Dec 2013 9:00AM
Wow! Stunning image. Well captured.

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Mike_Young Plus
11 12 9 United Kingdom
11 Dec 2013 9:04AM
A beautiful pose, against that glorious background colour
craggwildlifephotography 9 137 1 United Kingdom
11 Dec 2013 10:25AM

Quote:A beautiful pose, against that glorious background colour


totally agree

David
ColleenA Plus
5 367 6 Australia
11 Dec 2013 12:39PM
Just love that bg once again....showing the bird off to perfection....great photography as usual
TonyDy Plus
9 10 3 United Kingdom
11 Dec 2013 4:12PM
Lovely shot, Sylvia.
Tony
fotobee Plus
4 4 3 South Africa
11 Dec 2013 4:43PM
Superb orangey background!
Regards
Martin
Greyheron 16 282 7 England
11 Dec 2013 5:04PM
Stands out as an almost 3D effect in all its glorious detail - beautifully taken Sylvia…

Mike
JuBarney 7 26 3 United Kingdom
11 Dec 2013 5:19PM

Quote:Just love that bg once again....showing the bird off to perfection....great photography as usual


Ju
Holmewood Plus
5 6 United Kingdom
11 Dec 2013 7:12PM
Lovely shot against that background. Cathy
viscostatic 11 36 5 United Kingdom
11 Dec 2013 8:22PM
Beautiful Sylvia - great pose.

Phil.
Lillian Plus
8 22 17 United Kingdom
12 Dec 2013 12:23PM
Against the back ground Sylvia a awesome image
wonderfully captured
lillian
Glostopcat 12 255 2 England
13 Dec 2013 7:23PM
A fabulous image of this cute little bird taken against another of your wonderful backgrounds
SteveMackay 5 1
13 Dec 2013 8:47PM
The colours and light are just amazing, Sylvia!, same for detail, pose and composition, this jumps out of my screen!......a superb image in every way!SmileSmileSmile

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