One from yesterday when it finally stopped snowing... all the lying snow bounces the light around giving some interesting effects...
Been clearing snow most of the day and have to wait for British Gas tomorrow, to get the central heating up and running again, brrr, so not much photography this weekend....
All the best
Phil
Posted by Shaun Simpson on December 4, 2010 at 1:06 PM
Nice detail in this Phil, like the composition and a nice clean background.
Been working on my sharpenng techniques by the way and thanks toyour help they have come on nicely, hopefully get out tommorrow for some new images to work on.
Posted by Jeff Harrison on December 4, 2010 at 1:33 PM
You've really made the best of what is a comparatively dull looking bird here Phil, with a nice 'characterful' perch, a lovely clean and complementary background, beautiful lighting and a superb composition - well done
Posted by Ian Mason on December 4, 2010 at 3:32 PM
Another fine capture of a beautiful, often overlooked bird.
Posted by Scott Tilley on December 4, 2010 at 4:00 PM
I really love this one. One of those images where you read the title and think oh, a chaffinch, open it up and wonder how someone has made a common bird and female at that look so stunning. Makes me want to go away and try harder!
I agree Phil, think the soft reflective light from below makes this.
Regards,
Des
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 5, 2010 at 10:04 AM
An often overlooked species but they're beautiful in the right conditions.
The snow has helped you here by bouncing some light back on the bird.
Well captured Phil.
Geoff.
Posted by Roy Bailey on December 5, 2010 at 10:54 AM
Beautiful natural looking sharpness here and all the colours work very well here.If it wasnt full frame I would have looked at it with a slight counter clockwise rotation as its stance may have look more comfortable?.Your chaffinches do seem prettier than ours, as I said in a recent post they seem darker.
Posted by Barry Southon on December 5, 2010 at 11:47 AM
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8 repliesISO640, 1/125 @ f6.3, manual exposure.
LR3 + resize & sharpen CS5
Full Frame, warm hide....
Hi,
One from yesterday when it finally stopped snowing... all the lying snow bounces the light around giving some interesting effects...
Been clearing snow most of the day and have to wait for British Gas tomorrow, to get the central heating up and running again, brrr, so not much photography this weekend....
All the best
Phil
Been working on my sharpenng techniques by the way and thanks toyour help they have come on nicely, hopefully get out tommorrow for some new images to work on.
Wonderful
Scott
Regards,
Des
The snow has helped you here by bouncing some light back on the bird.
Well captured Phil.
Geoff.
Do they get any better than this?