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Goldfinch

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Posted by eric weight on December 9, 2007 at 4:03 PM
Goldfinch
The only upside of this weather is that I get all the hides at the local reserve to myself. I was hoping just to see the lesser spotted woodpecker rumoured to be in the area, but it didn't show so I passed the time trying to get passable shots of more obliging species in the half- light. This was the best of the day.
C&C very welcome

400D 100-400 & 400
iso 1600 1/50 f/5.6
light NN applied to BG USM 100/0.5/2
crop 80% of original retained.
:wavey:
Posted by Rob Howard on December 9, 2007 at 6:02 PM
Hi Eric,

Well done for going out on such a terrible day! Couple of things needed to improve this IMO, is to have a bit more room at the bottom, some off of the top, and crop closer to the tail and give it more space to look into,so it's not so central.

HTH

Regards

Rob
Posted by Dave Sewell on December 10, 2007 at 3:30 AM
The techs show what conditions were like so I have nothing but admiration for anything produced on a day like that!
Posted by John Chapman on December 10, 2007 at 5:48 AM
Nice capture Eric. :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by PhilH on December 10, 2007 at 5:57 AM
Agree... well done to have gotten an image in those conditions any nits have already been covered but congrats...

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on December 10, 2007 at 6:27 AM
Nice bird with a nice background

Dave :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on December 10, 2007 at 7:13 AM
Hi Eric,

Nice shot , think all the nits have been covered , keep up the good work.

Regards

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Barry Southon on December 10, 2007 at 7:59 AM
Eric

I'd like one as good as that.

Barry
Eastbourne
UK :wink: