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Goldfinch

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Posted by Brian Davis on January 19, 2010 at 5:08 AM
Goldfinch
Two hours spent in the Kingfisher hide at Slimbridge WWT waiting for the Bittern, this was the best I got. Two very cold hours I hasten to add.

Hope you like it.

Canon 1D mk3, 600mm lens 1.4x conv
ISO 400
f8
1/320
Posted by David Sewell on January 19, 2010 at 7:33 AM
Bitterns have a funny habit of vanishing whenever I turn up as well, not that they are easy birds at the best of times. I would say that a goldfinch on teasel is still a good reward for those cold hours. I do wonder though if a portrait crop would suit this shot better, assuming you have sufficient canvas to do so.

David
Posted by eric weight on January 19, 2010 at 8:58 AM
I think I'd look at a portrait crop as well Brian, you have a lot of blank canvas that is not really adding anything to the shot for me. That said it's a nice shot and I like the little bit of rim-lighting. If it's any consolation, we turned up to try for a bittern that had been present locally for a fortnight only to meet a load of people wondering where it had gone. Still the goldie is some consolation.
:toast: Eric
Posted by Brian Davis on January 19, 2010 at 9:12 AM
Hi Thanks for the advice people, Tried it in Portrait form, what do you think?

Brian
Posted by Dawn Monrose on January 19, 2010 at 10:54 AM
Nice shot, I prefer the portrait, but perhaps with a little extra room on the left, so it's not so central. Really like the lighting and slightly fluffed up feathers. :toast:
Posted by Lewis Thomson on January 19, 2010 at 11:14 AM
Hi Brian,

Nice shot. I personally like the first, perhaps with a touch more sharpening and a slither (really not much) off the top is all I would suggest. Whats the background out of interest, water or snow?

Cheers,

Lewis.
:toast:
Posted by Andrew Parkinson on January 19, 2010 at 11:33 AM
It's the first for me as it has a lovely, graphic simplicity and bold punctuations of color :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on January 19, 2010 at 11:55 AM
Lovely portrait and the first image for me,love the pose,very nice :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Philip Newman on January 19, 2010 at 1:53 PM
Thats bird photography for you. Perfer the composition on the repost, lovely image indeed. :toast:

Posted by Brian Davis on January 19, 2010 at 2:19 PM
Everyone is different I guess and comp is an individual thing. I prefer the first personally hence the original post but I also warmly welcome any suggestions and am willing to look at anything that might make my photography better.
Hi Lewis it was mostly frozen water behind the bird.

Thanks everyone.
Posted by Guy Rogers on January 19, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Hello Brain.

First one for me as well as the Goldfinch and Teasel site better in the frame with the extra space in front.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Karen Summers on January 20, 2010 at 10:15 AM
love to see the golfinch image on the teasel nice image like you said comp can be a personnal choice