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Bullfinch

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Posted by Vincent Jones on December 2, 2008 at 1:48 PM
Bullfinch
Taken today after spotting him in the hedge as I got in the vehicle to go out to the garage to get fuel.

Its a pleasure to see these birds about on site.

Nikon D2X
Nikon 200mm F2 VR
ISO 100
F2 (Wide Open)
1/180th sec
Handheld through the vehicle window.

Thanks for looking :toast:
Posted by Ian Mason on December 2, 2008 at 2:33 PM
Lovely! I've been chasing these for a few days but can't get anywhere as near as this.
Posted by Major Gilbert on December 2, 2008 at 2:34 PM
Now thats a real favourite. What a great looking bird and youve caught him well Vincent. :toast: :toast:

Major
Posted by John Robinson on December 2, 2008 at 2:44 PM
Thats a good one. With a 200mm too!
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Craig Nash on December 2, 2008 at 3:39 PM
I can never get close to them. I sometimes think the vehicle can be the best hide. Nice photo.
Posted by Simon Litten on December 2, 2008 at 3:50 PM
Cracking shot! Very jealous, never got close to one!

Simon
Posted by John Lee on December 2, 2008 at 3:50 PM
These are lovely birds and you have shown it off well in this image. Love the old blackberry perch.

John Lee
Posted by John Varley on December 2, 2008 at 4:02 PM
Well caught with a 200 Vincent, beautiful looking bird. :toast:

John
Posted by Kim Connolly on December 2, 2008 at 5:47 PM
It is a pleasure to look, a really beautiful composition.
Posted by Dave Bartlett on December 2, 2008 at 6:07 PM
Nice image. One of my favourite birds.

Dave
Posted by Graeme Lee on December 2, 2008 at 6:19 PM
Sweet shot Vince. Love these birds. great comp and processed very well too :toast:
Posted by eric weight on December 3, 2008 at 1:07 AM
That's a really fine shot Vince and how nice it is to see the saturation slider resisted.
I can't remember who it was (sorry) but somebody once made a comment on one of my posts to the effect that saturation is the enemy of true colour. As far as I am concerned, this shot is proof of how true that is.
:toast: Eric
Posted by David Sewell on December 3, 2008 at 5:44 AM
Another one of my bogey birds, I would be delighted with something half as good as this.

David
Posted by Rene de Heer on December 3, 2008 at 8:42 AM
A bogey bird in the UK for me....very nice Vincent!
Rene de Heer
Posted by Colin Crowdey on December 3, 2008 at 12:07 PM
well processed (not too over saturated as is easy to do) and nice feather detail,

cheers

Colin
Posted by Magnus Hird on December 4, 2008 at 2:12 PM
Really good Vincent, also like the perch a lot :smile:
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on December 4, 2008 at 2:37 PM
Hi Vincent a nice image, Pennington flash just of the M6 the junction that takes you to Haydock Park you only need to sit in a hide at the feeding station last time I went there was up to 35.

Phil.

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