Painted Finch

Gallery: AvianPosted June 3, 2013157 views12 comments

This is an arid zone species here in Australia. They have evolved with a sharp pointed beak which enables them to pick up spinifex seeds in their rocky habitat.

Ormiston, NT, April 2013.

D800, 300 2.8, 1.7TC, f/8, 1/500, ISO800.

Thanks, Greg.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 3, 2013 at 2:46 AM

What a spectacularly-coloured bird!
Nice perch, BG, and a perfect view of that sharp beak.
The oof branch is a bit bothersome but likely unavoidable. Still, a squar-ish crop might be able to cut out some of it.
Very fine image!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 3, 2013 at 3:39 AM

Greg,

Whoever "painted" this did a mighty fine job

I would give consideration to taking some from the bottom to eliminate the "worst" of the lower part of the perch.

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on June 3, 2013 at 6:40 AM

Stunner Greg, what a beautiful bird captured perfectly. I do find the lower part of the perch distracting, but that's easily fixed. This is a winner.

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on June 3, 2013 at 7:04 AM

Another winner Greg. The lower part of the perch is out of focus but that dsoesn't bother me as the bit i want to look at is nice and sharp and colourful.

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Comment posted by LeRoy Gunderson on June 3, 2013 at 8:48 AM

What an appropriate name. Very nice. I might crop a little off top and bottom but then that is just me.

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Comment posted by Iain Campbell on June 3, 2013 at 10:56 AM

Fantastic shot, just fantastic.

I have chased this bird many times and have never got anything that comes close to this.

Congratulations.

Registered on December 21, 2010, 23 Posts, 11 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on June 3, 2013 at 5:01 PM

That's a pretty interesting array of patterns and colors. Looks pretty much flawless from here. Well done, Greg!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 3, 2013 at 8:40 PM

Excellent, Greg. Great looking bird and tack sharp.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 4, 2013 at 1:25 AM

Extraordinary bird, Greg. The color palette is very nice. If it were mine, I might try a tighter crop, clipping some of the OOF branch out and a bit off the back.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on June 4, 2013 at 7:47 AM

Cool pose of a beautifully colored bird. Sharp as a tack. I like the smooth BG. I also echo the thoughts about cropping.

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 4, 2013 at 6:41 PM

Beautiful. No nits from me.
May

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on June 6, 2013 at 10:25 AM

Stunning Greg, just beautiful. I would agree with what I believe Sandy suggested, and cropping a bit from the bottom. In scrolling down it squares it off, but seems to help a bit--not that this needs any help at all!!

Registered on March 2, 2009, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments