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male bullfinch and hazel catkins

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Posted by eric weight on November 16, 2010 at 1:13 PM
male bullfinch and hazel catkins
Quite a few of these about these days which is nice. They light the place up.

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Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on November 16, 2010 at 1:33 PM
Great shot - super BG and composition :toast: :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by Paul Rosser on November 16, 2010 at 1:39 PM
Great shot, only nit from me is the vertical line going from light to dark in the BG, otherwise a treat to view.
Paul Rosser. :wavey:
Posted by keith mitchell on November 16, 2010 at 2:09 PM
Hi Eric .
Little nit covered,super sharp detailed bird and the + of catkins,excellent.
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Keith.
Posted by Karen Summers on November 16, 2010 at 3:29 PM
very nice Eric love the perch
Posted by Heath McDonald on November 16, 2010 at 3:30 PM
Great image Eric, excellent composition, as mentioned nit covered.

Heath :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on November 16, 2010 at 4:18 PM
I really like this one Eric.
Posted by John Robinson on November 16, 2010 at 4:19 PM
Very pleasant shot Eric.
None of these around here of late.
JohnR
Posted by Ian Mason on November 16, 2010 at 4:51 PM
Lovely bullfinch! A wee bit more space for the catkins top right would be good.
Posted by Maggie Campbell on November 16, 2010 at 4:56 PM
Minor nit re BG but a lovely image Eric. Nice composition and attractive perch. :wavey:
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on November 16, 2010 at 6:18 PM
A fine capture :smile:
I like the catkins too.
Well done.

Geoff.
Posted by PhilH on November 17, 2010 at 4:19 AM
Nit mentioned, still a great image......

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Andrew Mason on November 17, 2010 at 4:38 AM
Eric, lovely image. and sorry to be boring, but I agree about the line in the background being a minor nit. Andrew
Posted by Shaun Boycott-Tayl on November 17, 2010 at 7:18 AM
Hi Eric,

Great image, nice BG subject with just the right head turn. Focus point bang on the eye with a catchlight. Sympatheic perch that suits the subject that looks natural. :toast: :toast: :toast:

Sadly few and far between on my turf! :frown:

Shaun :wavey:
Posted by Guy Rogers on November 17, 2010 at 12:32 PM
Hello Eric.

Love the composition and the pose of the Bullfinch.

If this was mine I would make a second layer and darken the whole image and them just rub through the layer and bring back just the Bullfinch. As I find the Bullfinch is spot on but find the background and the perch to bright.

I hope you dont mind I have had a little go to see what you think .

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by eric weight on November 17, 2010 at 1:33 PM
No problem at all Guy, and I love what you have done to this, it's transformed it. That's another underlined tip in my little mental notebook.
Cheers
eric