I did warn you about posting a lot of bird pictures (and I didn’t promise that they’d be good, either). But today I’m trying to present some alternative poses so it’s not just the traditional bird on a stick all the time. I was actually very close to trashing the great tit picture because there’s no eye visible. But the image is sharp enough and I realised that the bird is looking (or seems to be looking) straight at the spot of light in the background… so I thought it was kinda nice, actually, and saved the picture.
The willow tit image is perhaps not critically sharp, but the bird is looking straight at the camera. So it’s another one that came very close to the trash can. Another thing I like about both these images is that they are full frame – the willow tit image is rotated by one degree but no cropping otherwise. So as long as I get the composition right, I’m close enough for the 300mm lens to deliver.