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Linnet

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Posted by Simon Litten on January 9, 2010 at 10:06 AM
Linnet
Canon 1dIII 700mm f7.1 1/1000 iso320


Hi all

I've been spending a lot of time in my hide just lately and I can confirm that the weather is on the chilly side!
I've set up a supplimentary feeding site amongst a set-aside field of kale hoping to attract the interest of the resident flock of a hundred-or-so chaffinches and after a couple of weeks it's starting to yield results. They're coming down in large numbers now and attracting the interest of the other birds, linnets being one of them.
This fella made life very easy for me by perching directly in front of the hide...and then showed me what he was having for breakfast!

Simon
Posted by Guy Rogers on January 9, 2010 at 10:52 AM
Hello Simon.

The lighting,detail and colours in this a lovely and I like the winter setting.

The only nit would be for a bit more room on the bottom and the right just to give the bird some more room and I think it would make the composion stronger.

Lovely image though.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Liam Pauling on January 9, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Lovely image, really nice light but I agree with Guy on the comp.

:toast:
liam.
Posted by Kim Connolly on January 9, 2010 at 11:07 AM
Beautiful shot - lovely colour and detail, small nit already covered. :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on January 9, 2010 at 11:26 AM
Love the nice,warm colours of the image Simon,the detail in the bird is stunning,love the tongue :wink: Very nice :wink: :wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on January 9, 2010 at 1:05 PM
Excellent !.
Small nits covered.
JohnR
Posted by Mark Davies on January 9, 2010 at 2:31 PM
Nice image . a tadge more space right ?
Posted by Simon Litten on January 9, 2010 at 3:14 PM
Hmmmm...I have cropped in a smidgen for web viewing - about 10% all round - so I've got options but I think I like the composition as is, to be honest. I thought it accented the awkwardness off its perching.

Simon
Posted by Ron McCombe on January 9, 2010 at 3:42 PM
Lovely image
nits covered

Ron
Posted by Ian Macdermott on January 9, 2010 at 6:19 PM
Lovely shot and detail :toast:


Very minor nits covered :wink:
Posted by eric weight on January 10, 2010 at 1:23 AM
Absolutely lovely image Simon; not one we see very often.
:toast: Eric
Posted by Major Gilbert on January 10, 2010 at 3:36 AM
Lovely detail Simon I like it.

Major.
Posted by Ian Haskell on January 10, 2010 at 8:02 AM
Really nice. I like it.

Ian
Posted by David Sewell on January 10, 2010 at 8:23 AM
Nits covered, and otherwise a lovely image.

David
Posted by David Kjaer on January 10, 2010 at 11:30 AM
A little large in the frame but superb light and detail!

David :toast:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on January 10, 2010 at 1:02 PM
Nit covered a lovely shot Simon. Beautiful lighting and complimentary BG colours. :smile:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 10, 2010 at 1:17 PM
A great shot Simon. Normally I would like to see more space but I do like this one as it is as, to my eye, the details of the seed in the mouth are a major part of the image and as such it needs to be seen big.
Robert
Posted by Ian Mason on January 10, 2010 at 2:24 PM
I like the composition as it is - lovely image.