Blue Head bird

I really love this picture. I hope you too.

I do love it - where is this, and what kind of bird is it?

Lovely!!!

To: Courtney Doerksen, it's a blue titmouse (Paus caeruleus) what lives in Europe. By the way it's a nice picture!

The red twigs contrast really nicely with the plumage. Nice shot!

I like the harmony of colors, almost an abstract study in colors :) That said, I would loose the blue spot on the right (flare? background?) as I think the bird should be the only non-red/brown spot in the picture. Excellent picture!

Of course I could have done a crop. But I like it with more space, more freedom.

Great color and composition! A very striking photo.

Nice Capture, great DOF! Congrats.

I agree with Daniel Rufer. The bluetit should be the center of attention and the blue light in the background is interferring with it. If the photographer's intention of this picture is "the sense of space", then perhaps a wide angle shot of the surrounding area is more appropriate, not a close-up shot of the bluetit. Also, by removing the blue background you're positioning the blue closer to the rule of third which gives a stronger composition. That aside, the picture was well captured, the bird was sharp and the backgournd was nicely blurred. The contrast between the bird and red is very nice and the lighting is soft. Very good effort.

 

BTW, bluetit is a common bird in Europe.

Incredible contrast in colours, it jumps out of the screen :). Try to compress the picture less in the future, it leaves a nasty mark. Keep shooting

Hi Marius, I prefer this version over the tighter crop version. I like more of the habitat showing in this. Very nice work!

Love this picture of a blue tit, like the closer cropped ones even more.

With or without the blue in the back, it looks great. WOW, what a great shot.

I know this has been up now for a few years, but it still inspires. The composition is very nice and the color is wonderful. Cheers, Jerry

Marius

 

This is a shot that takes my breath away! The colors are simply STUNNING!

 

deb

A photo being resurected out of the archives. This is an amazing photo. Lovely colours and a very impresive little bird. VWD!!