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Posted by tony flashman on March 10, 2010 at 1:19 PM
Firecrest
Had a visit from a number of Goldcrests and a couple of Firecrests. Despite the freezing weather they spent quite a time bathing in my pond.

Nikon D300
Nikon 300mm f2.8 +1.7tc
250th sec
f5
800 iso
cropped from landscape to portrait
Posted by Graham Goddard on March 10, 2010 at 2:54 PM
Well caught at that ss - these fellows do not stay still for a moment...... :wink:

Maybe a tad off the bottom ?
Posted by Mark Davies on March 10, 2010 at 3:05 PM
Smart capture .
Posted by Cliff Young on March 10, 2010 at 3:54 PM
Works well, Tony, particularly the pinpoint lighting on the subject. :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on March 10, 2010 at 5:45 PM
Nice shot Tony

tricky little buggers to get as thay dont stand still for more than a second :wink:
Posted by Brett Lewis on March 10, 2010 at 7:16 PM
You now my comments on this Tony but the fact that your actually out of the house and doing the gardening and getting a reward for it all makes for a pleasing image.. LOL! Cracking garden visitor and nicely recorded.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on March 10, 2010 at 7:47 PM
Very good. I,ve done these "poolside " and boy are they fast !! (And small ! )
JohnR
Posted by eric weight on March 11, 2010 at 12:56 AM
Very jealous of that. Excellent capture,
:toast: eric
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 11, 2010 at 1:16 AM
Great capture, Tony. :smile:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 11, 2010 at 3:27 AM

One of my bogey birds Tony, so congrats on capturing this very difficult species.

Andy...
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on March 11, 2010 at 3:33 AM
Excellent capture Tony.

Phil.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Matt Cole on March 11, 2010 at 3:37 AM
a very nice visitor to have and a well taken shot, particularly given how these rarely stay still for more than a second.

Matt :toast:
Posted by Mark Green on March 11, 2010 at 4:06 AM
Nice capture of a very elusive bird. !! Nice catch light too.

:toast:
Mark.G
Posted by John Chapman on March 11, 2010 at 5:11 AM
Hi Tony, well caught of a special bird. :toast:
Posted by Karen Summers on March 11, 2010 at 9:36 AM
super shot would love one of these
Posted by Justin on March 11, 2010 at 12:57 PM
Very nice. The bird's wonderful colouring stands out particularly well here. :toast:
Posted by Tom_W on March 12, 2010 at 4:33 AM
I think a a tighter crop would have been better as it takes out quite a lot of the OOF foreground.
Posted by Paul Hobson on March 12, 2010 at 5:43 PM
delightful

Paul
Posted by Maggie Campbell on March 13, 2010 at 4:18 PM
Minor nit re foreground crop but a cracking image of a stunning little bird. :smile: :wavey: