Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)

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Another image from the garden, the Long-Tailed Tits arrive in noisy chirruppy family groups sometimes as many as 12 appear, they gorge on the fat balls and dissappear, returning periodically.
 
Quite nice Jon, I feel you are a bit dark overall, not as bad as the Reedpol but easily could open it up by half a stop, or more adding a touch of warmth NOT Vibrance for a bit of life, but appreciate light has not been in abundance. Just watch the whites especially around the eye and on the back.
 
Aren´t they gorgeous , Jon ?!
Nicely captured pose and I do like the head turn a lot . Nice fine details rendered .
Light was not on your side here , but I think you can more from the shadow parts .
Overall too dark for my taste and I would throw in more color .

TFS Andreas
 
Thanks Andreas, it would appear I kept things a little too low key.
I have bought a new Tragopan hide which I will be installing before too long, however heavy snow is due so it won't be in the next day or so. It is the large hide so I can sit down or lie on the ground and Pam can sit with me and watch nature too.
The lighting should be better from the new direction and I am hoping to get more low level shots. I have installed a couple of large perches and a hedge in the hope I can get Magpies Crows and Rooks - maybe the odd Jay - you never know there is a Kesterel and Sparrowhawk about too. The hedge will act as refuge for the smaller passerines. The Redwings and Fieldfares are in the adjacent field to ours - hundreds of them - just need them to come through the cattle fence and onto our patch! I will concentrate intially on perches - portraits and flight and ground feeding then consider installing the reflection pool.
We have a 30m x 20m pond which has a few plants in we will be adding more in spring.... lots (Kgs) of wildflower seeds have been sown, a fruit orchard and close to 400 small trees planted - need to get about 100 more....... just hoping next time there is a blizzard I remember to put the hide in the garage!!!
Busy times ahaead - hoping for a few more migrants to drop in.
 
Thanks Andreas, it would appear I kept things a little too low key.
I have bought a new Tragopan hide which I will be installing before too long, however heavy snow is due so it won't be in the next day or so. It is the large hide so I can sit down or lie on the ground and Pam can sit with me and watch nature too.
The lighting should be better from the new direction and I am hoping to get more low level shots. I have installed a couple of large perches and a hedge in the hope I can get Magpies Crows and Rooks - maybe the odd Jay - you never know there is a Kesterel and Sparrowhawk about too. The hedge will act as refuge for the smaller passerines. The Redwings and Fieldfares are in the adjacent field to ours - hundreds of them - just need them to come through the cattle fence and onto our patch! I will concentrate intially on perches - portraits and flight and ground feeding then consider installing the reflection pool.
We have a 30m x 20m pond which has a few plants in we will be adding more in spring.... lots (Kgs) of wildflower seeds have been sown, a fruit orchard and close to 400 small trees planted - need to get about 100 more....... just hoping next time there is a blizzard I remember to put the hide in the garage!!!
Busy times ahaead - hoping for a few more migrants to drop in.
Sounds like you are quite busy with loads of possible options , wish I have the same .
On my neighbors property ... species are quite limited , but hey we cannot have everything .
Good luck with the Tragopan ... I decided for a simple tent from Buteo , did not want to invest in the more expensive Tragopan .

Cheers Andreas
 
I am envious of your opportunities (or potential opportunities) right in your backyard. I agree with Steve about bringing the entire image up a bit. After having some issues with flying in Vietnam with my heavy Canon gear, OM is looking more appealing.
 
After having some issues with flying in Vietnam with my heavy Canon gear, OM is looking more appealing.

James, I would suggest you ask Jon, if agreeable, to forward some Raw files at various ISO ranges: 1k, 3200, 6400, 10k and see what the OM system delivers at those higher ISO ranges. Jon has had plenty of time to grasp what is required, but IMHO the files need a different approach in PP to what you are perhaps used too. You will find you have more DoF at lower f-stops, but your mega pixel will be less I think?

Saying all that, Jon would be key in helping you.

I do agree the kit is light, ideal for travel, with a good range of optics, Pro Capture is a cool feature with some other options like fps, filters etc, but when I saw it in action about 6 years ago the EVF was not great, that could well have changed, but I really would just look at a selection of files and see how you get on in PP of them having seen numerous files and not just from BPN.

Just my take.
 

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