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Bullfinch (juvenile)

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Posted by Dave Bartlett on July 6, 2008 at 5:52 AM
My local pair of bullfinches managed to raise three chicks this year and I had all five birds scrapping at the feeding station yesterday. Eventually one stayed still enough for a shot under rather dismal light conditons.

Comment welcome as ever.

Dave

1D3 + 500mm + 1.4x TC
1/125sec at f/5.6 and ISO800
Levels and h/s in LR; 5% crop off rhs
Posted by Justin on July 6, 2008 at 5:56 AM
A fine shot :toast:
Posted by Daniel Read on July 6, 2008 at 7:10 AM
I wouldn't have guessed the lighting conditions were bad, it looks very good to me :toast:

Dan.
Posted by Major Gilbert on July 6, 2008 at 7:24 AM
Dave I think you have done this really well and for me a subject of great interest.
You dont see too many of these now days. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 6, 2008 at 11:11 AM


Very nice shot Dave , i've never seen a juvenile Bullfinch before so thanks for posting.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on July 6, 2008 at 12:29 PM
I have not seen one for a long time.
Like it, :toast:
Bertl
Posted by Andy Astbury on July 6, 2008 at 1:28 PM
Very well captured Dave, what a lovely little tinker he is :biggrin:

Nice comp, great sharpness and detail and well processed - good job sir :toast: